Garbage collection services · Minnesota
Walters Recycling & Refuse Inc.
Blaine, MN · ~133 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Walters Recycling & Refuse Inc. runs at 388% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade F.
Walters Recycling & Refuse Inc.: 10.1 TCR = 388% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Walters Recycling & Refuse Inc. safety composite
Walters Recycling & Refuse Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−5.0
2018→2024
Walters Recycling & Refuse Inc. injury rate improved
Walters Recycling & Refuse Inc.'s TCR fell 5.0 from 11.1 in 2018 to 6.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 17.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=11.1 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=9.1 · 2023=17.9 · 2024=6.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Blaine, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 10.1 · 388% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #49/60
- PHOTO Waste Pro 608 - Natc…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 81 inj
- SIZE ~133 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Waste Pro 608 - Natchez (0.0 TCR gap)
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Walters Recycling & Refuse Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Walters Recycling & Refuse Inc.
10.1 TCR
- Waste Pro 608
Waste Pro 608 - Natchez
10.1 TCR
- JE Gibson Inc
JE Gibson Inc
10.1 TCR
- Conwaste Recog
Conwaste Recogido Viejo San Juan
10.1 TCR
- GFL Environmen
GFL Environmental Wayne
10.1 TCR
What this shows Walters Recycling & Refuse Inc. averages 10.1 TCR (388% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
Walters Recycling & Refuse Inc. TCR series: 2018=11.1 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=9.1 · 2023=17.9 · 2024=6 · BLS 2.6
Where Walters Recycling & Refuse Inc. falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #49 safest of 60 Garbage collection services employers in Minnesota.
Walters Recycling & Refuse Inc. has more employees than the Garbage collection services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 | 6.0 | 3.6 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17.9 | 15.5 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.1 | 10.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · MN · Blaine
2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 163 employers in Blaine, MN · 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 | Waste Pro 608 - Natchez | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JE Gibson Inc | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Conwaste Recogido Viejo San Juan | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GFL Environmental Wayne | 10.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Silver Tree Plumbing and Heating LLC. | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Louisiana-Pacific Two Harbors | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Strongwell | 133 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cherne Industries | 133 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Estee Lauder - Blaine | 669 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Infinite Campus, Inc. | 471 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1832 - Blaine | 400 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 3498 | 352 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Generations of Red Bay, LLC | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Reedsport | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Winston-Salem | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Paw, Inc. | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Apple Rehab Colchester | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Honeywell International Inc | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MANTECA | 133 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Magna Seating Auburn Hills | 133 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.