Trash collection services · Kentucky

Waste Services of Kentucky

Elizabethtown, KY · ~26 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
6.1
Avg TCR
2.6
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Waste Services of Kentucky runs at 235% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Trash collection services workplace, earning a grade F.

Waste Services of Kentucky: 6.1 TCR = 235% of Trash collection services BLS 2.6 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Waste Services of Kentucky safety composite

Waste Services of Kentucky scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).

D

44/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 6.11 per 100 workers

Safer than 38% of industry peers

DART rate
D 3.6 per 100 workers

Safer than 46% 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

−3.1

2016→2024

Waste Services of Kentucky injury rate improved

Waste Services of Kentucky's TCR fell 3.1 from 10.3 in 2016 to 7.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 10.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=10.3 · 2017=6.9 · 2018=8.1 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=4.2 · 2024=7.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Elizabethtown, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.1 · 235% of ind

  • DART 3.6 DART
  • RANK #24/45
  • PHOTO Best Way Disposal In…
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 10 inj
  • SIZE ~26 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo (0.0 TCR gap)

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Waste Services of Kentucky in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Waste Services of Kentucky averages 6.1 TCR (235% of the Trash collection services BLS benchmark).

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

Waste Services of Kentucky TCR series: 2016=10.3 · 2017=6.9 · 2018=8.1 · 2019=0 · 2020=4.2 · 2024=7.2 · BLS 2.6

Where Waste Services of Kentucky falls in its industry

2,322 Trash collection services establishments

Safer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #24 safest of 45 Trash collection services employers in Kentucky.

Waste Services of Kentucky (26 employees, TCR 6.1) 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 Services of Kentucky
Waste Services of Kentucky (26 employees, TCR 6.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

Waste Services of Kentucky has fewer employees than the Trash 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 7.2 3.6 2 0 0
2020 4.2 0.0 1 0 0
2019 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 8.1 8.1 2 0 0
2017 6.9 6.9 2 0 0
2016 10.3 10.3 3 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · KY · Elizabethtown

2,322 Trash collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 130 employers in Elizabethtown, KY · 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 Best Way Disposal Inc., Kalamazoo 6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR Polk County 6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR BFI Waste Services of PA 6.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR S03810 - Telford Hauling 6.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE 830 Grassy Springs 26 FTE
STATE-SIZE 222-NiSource-Ashland KY-Service Cent 26 FTE
STATE-SIZE 3510 COLEMAN RD PADUCAH KY 26 FTE
STATE-SIZE INTEC Group LLC 26 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hardin Memorial Hospital 2,311 FTE
CITY-NEAR Baptist Health Hardin 2,058 FTE
CITY-NEAR Metalsa 1,807 FTE
CITY-NEAR Etown 956 FTE
NAT-TCR Luna 6.1 TCR
NAT-TCR BIGHORN Golf Club 6.1 TCR
NAT-TCR County Fair Food Store - Mitchell 6.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Biggs, Inc. 6.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE Peavler Corp 26 FTE
NAT-SIZE Prem Magnetics, Inc. 26 FTE
NAT-SIZE Kotis Design - Fairfield 26 FTE
NAT-SIZE Laborie Mechanicsburg 26 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, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. 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.