Waste Collection · South Carolina
Waste Industries, Greenville/Spartanburg
Piedmont, SC · ~72 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Waste Industries, Greenville/Spartanburg runs at 158% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Waste Collection workplace, earning a grade D.
Waste Industries, Greenville/Spartanburg: 4.1 TCR = 158% of Waste Collection BLS 2.6 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Waste Industries, Greenville/Spartanburg safety composite
Waste Industries, Greenville/Spartanburg scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Waste Industries, Greenville/Spartanburg: 2.9 → 4.5 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 6.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.09× in 2023
Waste Industries, Greenville/Spartanburg's TCR rose 1.6 from 2.9 in 2017 to 4.5 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Piedmont, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.1 · 158% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #16/37
- PHOTO Area Disposal Servic…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 26 inj
- SIZE ~72 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Area Disposal Service Inc. Pittsfield HC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Waste Industries, Greenville/Spartanburg in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Waste Industries, Greenville/Spartanburg
4.1 TCR
- Area Disposal
Area Disposal Service Inc. Pittsfield HC
4.1 TCR
- Paine's, Incor
Paine's, Incorporated
4.1 TCR
- S04251 - Blue
S04251 - Blue Ridge / Harrisonburg Hauling
4.1 TCR
- Ceres Environm
Ceres Environmental Services - Minnesota
4.1 TCR
What this shows Waste Industries, Greenville/Spartanburg averages 4.1 TCR (158% of the Waste Collection BLS benchmark).
Waste Industries, Greenville/Spartanburg TCR series: 2017=2.9 · 2018=3.1 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=2.1 · 2022=5.4 · 2023=4.5 · BLS 2.6
Where Waste Industries, Greenville/Spartanburg falls in its industry
2,322 Waste Collection establishmentsSafer than 61% 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 #16 safest of 37 Waste Collection employers in South Carolina.
Waste Industries, Greenville/Spartanburg has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.4 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 3.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · SC · Piedmont
2,322 Waste Collection employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 71 employers in Piedmont, 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 | Area Disposal Service Inc. Pittsfield HC | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Paine's, Incorporated | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04251 - Blue Ridge / Harrisonburg Hauling | 4.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ceres Environmental Services - Minnesota | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Atlantic Mechanical Contractors, LLC | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Contec, INC. - Flatwood | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Valmet Aiken Roll Shop | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | USHERS MACHINE AND TOOL CO., INC. | 72 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Drive Automotive Industries of America | 1,325 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Blood Connection | 657 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PL Developments - OGR Plant | 591 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | C453 Greenville | 372 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 4ServicePros | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 580 - Newport DF | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Acuity Brands, Winona MN | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Electric Boat- NL | 4.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Performance Pulsation Control | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Berard Transportation, Inc. | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Frankfort Toyota | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Zosh13-Sia-Osha - Laundry | 72 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.