Garbage hauling, local · Arizona

Vista Recycling

Safford, AZ · ~31 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
0.0
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities

The verdict

Vista Recycling runs at 0% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Garbage hauling, local workplace, earning a grade C.

C
Average Safety Record
0.0
avg TCR · per 100 workers
2.6
industry benchmark (BLS)
0
recordable injuries tracked

Grade compares Vista Recycling's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). This reflects reported recordable injuries, not an independent safety inspection -- underreporting is a known limitation of employer self-recordkeeping.

Injury rate over time

Vista Recycling's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 2.6 industry benchmark.

Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 562111.

-10123 20232024 02.6 Industry benchmarkVista Recycling TCR
Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 562111.

Where Vista Recycling falls in its industry

2,506 Garbage hauling, local establishments

Safer than 93% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Vista Recycling has an average TCR of 0.0, which is 0% of the industry average (2.6) for Garbage hauling, local. This is better than average.

Safety Insights for Vista Recycling

Vista Recycling operates an establishment with approximately 31 full-time equivalent workers in Safford, AZ, classified under the Garbage hauling, local industry (NAICS 562111). Across 2 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 0 recordable injuries, 0 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 0.0 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the C letter grade (Average Safety Record).

Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 2.6 for Garbage hauling, local, Vista Recycling's workforce experiences 0% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked, a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers, so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR below the benchmark signals that controls, training, or automation may be outperforming peers.

Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 2 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating Vista Recycling as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries, there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.

Verify This Employer with OSHA

All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Vista Recycling's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 562111 - Garbage hauling, local.

DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2024)

DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.

0 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 62,282 hours worked = 0.00 DART

Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping

Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State

Benchmark TCR Source
Vista Recycling (this establishment) 0.00 OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg
Garbage collection services industry avg 2.60 BLS IIF, NAICS 562111
Arizona state avg (all industries) 4.73 OSHA ITA, state-level rollup

Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program

Reportable Incident Timeline

Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Vista Recycling to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.

Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records

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

What this grade means for you

Use this grade as a relative read on Vista Recycling's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Garbage hauling, local peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.

  • At 0% of the Garbage hauling, local benchmark, Vista Recycling reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
  • Judge this record against the wider Garbage hauling, local sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
  • Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another

Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Vista Recycling's safety grade?
Vista Recycling has a safety grade of C (Average Safety Record). This grade is based on their average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 0.0 compared to the BLS industry benchmark of 2.6 for Garbage hauling, local.
How is the safety grade calculated?
Safety grades are calculated by comparing an employer's average Total Case Rate (TCR) - the number of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers per year, against the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) industry benchmark. Grade A means significantly below average injury rates; grade F means significantly above average.
How many injuries has Vista Recycling reported?
Vista Recycling has reported 0 total injuries and 0 fatalities across 2 years of OSHA data (2024, 2023). This data comes from mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reports.
Where does PlainSafetyScore get its data?
All safety data comes from OSHA's Injury Tracking Application (ITA), which collects mandatory establishment-level injury and illness reports from employers with 250+ employees or those in high-hazard industries. Industry benchmarks are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program.

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Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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