Garbage collection services · Alabama

Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc.

Name: Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Tuscaloosa, AL · ~46 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 6.7
Avg TCR: 2.6
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. runs at 258% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade F.

Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc.: 6.7 TCR = 258% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. safety composite

Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 33%), 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).

43/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 6.71 per 100 workers

Safer than 33% of industry peers
DART rate: D 3.42 per 100 workers

Safer than 48% 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

−6.6

2023→2024

Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. injury rate improved

Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc.'s TCR fell 6.6 from 10.0 in 2023 to 3.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=10.0 · 2024=3.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Tuscaloosa, AL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.7 · 258% of ind

DART 3.4 DART
RANK #41/50
PHOTO S04290 - Camp Hill
BOOK 2y book
INJ 8 inj
SIZE ~46 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: S04290 - Camp Hill (0.0 TCR gap)

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6.7
S04290 - Camp

6.7
Cheshire MA Co

6.7
101 - Sanford

6.7
S03507 - South

6.7

What this shows Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. averages 6.7 TCR (258% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).

Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. TCR series: 2023=10 · 2024=3.4 · BLS 2.6

Where Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. falls in its industry

2,322 Garbage collection services establishments

Safer than 33% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 50 Garbage collection services employers in Alabama.

Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. (46 employees, TCR 6.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Waste Connections of Alabama, Inc. has fewer 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	3.4	3.4	2	0	0
2023	10.0	6.7	6	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · AL · Tuscaloosa

2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 151 employers in Tuscaloosa, AL · 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	S04290 - Camp Hill	CAMP HILL, PA	6.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Cheshire MA Collection	CHESHIRE, MA	6.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	101 - Sanford	SANFORD, FL	6.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	S03507 - Southern West Virginia Hauling	PECKS MILL, WV	6.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Fairknoll Hatchery	ANNISTON	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Elkmont Vet Lab	ELKMONT	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Alabama Stone Co	RUSSELLVILLE	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Hillcrest	MOBILE	46 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Phifer Kauloosa	Tuscaloosa	1,419 FTE
CITY-NEAR	BFG3 Tuscaloosa Facility	Tuscaloosa	1,340 FTE
CITY-NEAR	McAbee Construction Inc	Tuscaloosa	680 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Tuscaloosa Processing	Tuscaloosa	526 FTE
NAT-TCR	Careone at Wall	Wall, NJ	6.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Safe Berks	Reading, PA	6.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Old Town Trolley Tours of Savannah Inc	Savannah, GA	6.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Granbury Care Center	Granbury, TX	6.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Kent City	Kent City, MI	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Rogers	Rogers, MN	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Tlc Pipeline Construction	Parachute, CO	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	David Santos Farming	Los Banos, CA	46 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: 2024, 2023. 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.