Refuse collection services · Virginia

Waste collection - refuse

Name: Waste collection - refuse Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Fairfax, VA · ~139 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 5.8
Avg TCR: 2.6
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Waste collection - refuse runs at 223% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Refuse collection services workplace, earning a grade F.

Waste collection - refuse: 5.8 TCR = 223% of Refuse collection services BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Waste collection - refuse safety composite

Waste collection - refuse scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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).

42/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 5.8 per 100 workers

Safer than 42% of industry peers
DART rate: F 4.92 per 100 workers

Safer than 34% 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%).

Waste collection - refuse held a steady TCR band

Waste collection - refuse's TCR held near 0.0 from 6.3 in 2017 to 6.3 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.1 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.85× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=6.3 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=9.1 · 2020=6.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Fairfax, VA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 5.8 · 223% of ind

DART 4.9 DART
RANK #29/43
PHOTO Western Disposal Ser…
BOOK 4y book
INJ 27 inj
SIZE ~139 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Western Disposal Services (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows Waste collection - refuse averages 5.8 TCR (223% of the Refuse collection services BLS benchmark).

Waste collection - refuse TCR series: 2017=6.3 · 2018=1.4 · 2019=9.1 · 2020=6.3 · BLS 2.6

Where Waste collection - refuse falls in its industry

2,322 Refuse collection services establishments

Safer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #29 safest of 43 Refuse collection services employers in Virginia.

Waste collection - refuse (139 employees, TCR 5.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Waste collection - refuse has more employees than the Refuse 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
2020	6.3	4.9	7	2
2019	9.1	4.9	11	2
2018	1.4	1.4	1	1
2017	6.3	4.9	8	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · VA · Fairfax

2,322 Refuse collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 226 employers in Fairfax, VA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Western Disposal Services	BOULDER, CO	5.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Coastal Waste & Recycling of Palm Beach County LLC.	WEST PALM BEACH, FL	5.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	S04528 - WM of Skagit	BURLINGTON, WA	5.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	CR&R Incorporated -San Juan Capistrano	SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA	5.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Simpson Unlimited Inc	MANASSAS	139 FTE
STATE-SIZE	AWC	ORANGE	139 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Catalina Cylinders, Inc.	HAMPTON	139 FTE
STATE-SIZE	idX Impressions	FREDERICKSBURG	139 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Inova Health System	Fairfax	2,608 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Inova Physician Group	Fairfax	2,539 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Inova Fair Oaks Hospital	Fairfax	1,153 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Northern Virginia Community College - Annandale	Fairfax	870 FTE
NAT-TCR	M&E Cold Storage	Bolingbrook, IL	5.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Trend Offset Printing	Los Alamitos, CA	5.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	CMC Tire - North Las Vegas	North Las Vegas, NV	5.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	South Central Power Co. Canal Winchester	Canal Winchester, OH	5.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Avera Mother Joseph Manor	Aberdeen, SD	139 FTE
NAT-SIZE	War Memorial Hospital Rehabilitation Center	Sault Sainte Marie, MI	139 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Mariani Packing Company	Wisconsin Rapids, WI	139 FTE
NAT-SIZE	ARYZTA - Austin	Austin, TX	139 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

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: 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.