Hazardous waste treatment facilities · Michigan
US Ecology Detroit South
Detroit, MI · ~83 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Ecology Detroit South runs at 32% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Hazardous waste treatment facilities workplace, earning a grade A.
US Ecology Detroit South: 0.8 TCR = 32% of Hazardous waste treatment facilities BLS 2.6 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Ecology Detroit South safety composite
US Ecology Detroit South scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).
70/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 73% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% of industry peers
Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).
TCR Δ
−2.8
2016→2024
US Ecology Detroit South injury rate improved
US Ecology Detroit South's TCR fell 2.8 from 2.8 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.8 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562211 · Detroit, MI AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 32% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #4/11
- PHOTO NUCLEAR SOURCES AND …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~83 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: NUCLEAR SOURCES AND SERVICES, INC (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Ecology Detroit South in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
US Ecology Detroit South
0.8 TCR
- NUCLEAR SOURCE
NUCLEAR SOURCES AND SERVICES, INC
0.8 TCR
- Clean Harbors
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc.
0.8 TCR
- Clean Harbors
Clean Harbors El Dorado LLC 69EL
0.8 TCR
- CWM-LCH Gulf C
CWM-LCH Gulf Coast Transportation
0.8 TCR
What this shows US Ecology Detroit South averages 0.8 TCR (32% of the Hazardous waste treatment facilities BLS benchmark).
US Ecology Detroit South TCR series: 2016=2.8 · 2017=0 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.6
Where US Ecology Detroit South falls in its industry
211 Hazardous waste treatment faci establishmentsSafer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.8.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 11 Hazardous waste treatment faci employers in Michigan.
US Ecology Detroit South has more employees than the Hazardous waste treatment facilities median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.8. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562211 · MI · Detroit
211 Hazardous waste treatment facilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 673 employers in Detroit, MI · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
| Rel | Establishment | Metric |
|---|---|---|
| NAICS-TCR | NUCLEAR SOURCES AND SERVICES, INC | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clean Harbors El Dorado LLC 69EL | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CWM-LCH Gulf Coast Transportation | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | F&V Operations and Resource Management, Inc. | 83 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scodeller Construction Inc. | 83 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vos Glass, LLC | 83 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1557_3151 | 83 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Henry Ford Hospital | 8,838 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Detroit Campus | 8,632 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Delta Air Lines - DTW | 6,640 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Motors Corporation | 5,241 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kerrville | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | FCL Builders Georgia, LLC | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Skelton's Fire Equipment, Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kansas Ethanol, LLC | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Redner's Warehouse Market Fredericksburg | 83 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | George R. Smalley Co., Inc. | 83 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | USD | 83 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ULB | 83 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.