Waste Collection · North Carolina

Waste Industries Columbus

Columbus, NC · ~29 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

A
Excellent Safety Record
1.2
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Waste Industries Columbus runs at 47% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Waste Collection workplace, earning a grade A.

Waste Industries Columbus: 1.2 TCR = 47% of Waste Collection BLS 2.6 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Waste Industries Columbus safety composite

Waste Industries Columbus scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 94% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).

B

81/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
A 1.21 per 100 workers

Safer than 94% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 88% 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

−9.7

2017→2024

Waste Industries Columbus injury rate improved

Waste Industries Columbus's TCR fell 9.7 from 9.7 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=9.7 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Columbus, NC AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 47% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #6/87
  • PHOTO Prairie State
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 3 inj
  • SIZE ~29 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Prairie State (0.0 TCR gap)

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Waste Industries Columbus in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Waste Industries Columbus averages 1.2 TCR (47% of the Waste Collection BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Waste Industries Columbus TCR series: 2017=9.7 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.6

Where Waste Industries Columbus falls in its industry

2,322 Waste Collection establishments

Safer than 94% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 87 Waste Collection employers in North Carolina.

Waste Industries Columbus (29 employees, TCR 1.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Waste Industries Columbus
Waste Industries Columbus (29 employees, TCR 1.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Waste Industries Columbus has fewer employees than the Waste Collection median and a lower 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2017 9.7 0.0 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · NC · Columbus

2,322 Waste Collection employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 17 employers in Columbus, NC · 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 Prairie State 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Denver North - #4636 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Republic Services 4802 1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Ozark Hauling 1.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Black Gold Farms - NCC 29 FTE
STATE-SIZE Buy Sod - Sandhill 29 FTE
STATE-SIZE Cowans Ford 29 FTE
STATE-SIZE Craven County Wood Energy 29 FTE
CITY-NEAR St Luke's Hospital 308 FTE
CITY-NEAR ACTS Retirement-Life Communities - Tryon Estates 233 FTE
CITY-NEAR ACTS Retirement-Life Communities-Tryon Estates 141 FTE
CITY-NEAR Milliken Hatch 77 FTE
NAT-TCR D03 North New Jersey 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Marc Glassman Inc 24WA 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR Service Complete Electric, Inc. 1.2 TCR
NAT-TCR CoorsTek, Inc. - Clear Creek Valley Plant 1.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE 5241 Taravella Rd Marrero La 29 FTE
NAT-SIZE 2833 W Market St Johnson City Tn 29 FTE
NAT-SIZE MidState Mechanical & Electrical 29 FTE
NAT-SIZE AL - Dothan 29 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, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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

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