Hazardous waste treatment facilities · Indiana
US Ecology Indianapolis
Indianapolis, IN · ~41 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
US Ecology Indianapolis runs at 162% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hazardous waste treatment facilities workplace, earning a grade D.
US Ecology Indianapolis: 4.2 TCR = 162% of Hazardous waste treatment facilities BLS 2.6 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
US Ecology Indianapolis safety composite
US Ecology Indianapolis scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 73% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
−0.7
2016→2024
US Ecology Indianapolis injury rate improved
US Ecology Indianapolis's TCR fell 0.7 from 3.2 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.2 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=2.9 · 2019=8.0 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=4.4 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562211 · Indianapolis, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 162% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #8/11
- PHOTO Processing Facility
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~41 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Processing Facility (0.0 TCR gap)
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US Ecology Indianapolis in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- HES Kansas Cit
HES Kansas City
4.3 TCR
- MF FS
MF FS
4.3 TCR
- This site
US Ecology Indianapolis
4.2 TCR
- Processing Fac
Processing Facility
4.2 TCR
- Geocycle, LLC
Geocycle, LLC
4.1 TCR
What this shows US Ecology Indianapolis averages 4.2 TCR (162% of the Hazardous waste treatment facilities BLS benchmark).
US Ecology Indianapolis TCR series: 2016=3.2 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=2.9 · 2019=8 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=4.1 · 2022=4.4 · 2023=0 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 2.6
Where US Ecology Indianapolis falls in its industry
211 Hazardous waste treatment faci establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.8.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 11 Hazardous waste treatment faci employers in Indiana.
US Ecology Indianapolis has fewer employees than the Hazardous waste treatment facilities median and a higher 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 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.0 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562211 · IN · Indianapolis
211 Hazardous waste treatment facilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 2,074 employers in Indianapolis, IN · 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 | Processing Facility | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Geocycle, LLC | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HES Kansas City | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MF FS | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bos Dairy, LLC | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IN15-SEL-TERRE HAUTE ADMIN' | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Herrema Dairy LLC | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Indiana University Health, Inc | 7,874 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Methodist Hospital | 6,862 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eli Lilly - Lilly Corp Center | 6,482 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lilly Technology Center | 6,472 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Palo Alto #403 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CMC Impact Metals Chicora | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Colantonio Inc | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Parks & Recreation | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Huebert Fiberboard Inc. | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | US Ecology Canton | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XWB | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | XSP | 41 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.