Waste Collection · South Carolina
Waste Industries Columbia
Columbia, SC · ~64 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 6.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Waste Industries Columbia runs at 255% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Waste Collection workplace, earning a grade F.
Waste Industries Columbia: 6.6 TCR = 255% of Waste Collection BLS 2.6 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waste Industries Columbia safety composite
Waste Industries Columbia scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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
−5.3
2017→2024
Waste Industries Columbia injury rate improved
Waste Industries Columbia's TCR fell 5.3 from 6.9 in 2017 to 1.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 18.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=6.9 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=10.6 · 2020=18.8 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=6.3 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=1.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Columbia, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 6.6 · 255% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #31/37
- PHOTO 3073-Stone Sanitation
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 43 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 3073-Stone Sanitation (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waste Industries Columbia in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Waste Industries Columbia
6.6 TCR
- 3073-Stone San
3073-Stone Sanitation
6.6 TCR
- S03840 - MN Sa
S03840 - MN Sauk Centre
6.6 TCR
- Apex Transfer
Apex Transfer Station
6.6 TCR
- Midco Commerci
Midco Commercial
6.6 TCR
What this shows Waste Industries Columbia averages 6.6 TCR (255% of the Waste Collection BLS benchmark).
Waste Industries Columbia TCR series: 2017=6.9 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=10.6 · 2020=18.8 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=6.3 · 2023=4.4 · 2024=1.5 · BLS 2.6
Where Waste Industries Columbia falls in its industry
2,322 Waste Collection establishmentsSafer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 37 Waste Collection employers in South Carolina.
Waste Industries Columbia has more employees than the Waste Collection 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 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18.8 | 17.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · SC · Columbia
2,322 Waste Collection employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 542 employers in Columbia, SC · 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 | 3073-Stone Sanitation | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S03840 - MN Sauk Centre | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Apex Transfer Station | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Midco Commercial | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Myrtle Beach Service Center/ Technical Services | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Metropolitan Sewer Subdistrict | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Reeves Structures | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kent Companies | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmetto Health Richland | 5,949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prisma Health Richland | 4,729 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Carolina Department of Transportation | 4,400 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC Department of Transportation | 3,864 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | DETROIT | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 704KEN | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TMR Executive Interiors | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bedford Stone & Masonry Supply Corp | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | USA IL Rockford Nelson Boulevard Plant | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FB Harding | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pensacola FL Yard | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Byron High School | 64 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.