Containers, light gauge metal (except cans), manufacturing · Colorado
Wastequip Arvada
Arvada, CO · ~34 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wastequip Arvada runs at 225% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Containers, light gauge metal (except cans), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Wastequip Arvada: 7.4 TCR = 225% of Containers, light gauge metal (except cans), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wastequip Arvada safety composite
Wastequip Arvada scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.14 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−2.3
2016→2024
Wastequip Arvada injury rate improved
Wastequip Arvada's TCR fell 2.3 from 9.4 in 2016 to 7.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 16.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.96× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.4 · 2017=16.0 · 2018=6.6 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=10.8 · 2024=7.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332439 · Arvada, CO ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.4 · 225% of ind
- DART 7.1 DART
- RANK P30
- PHOTO Bucks Fabricating
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bucks Fabricating (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wastequip Arvada in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Bucks Fabricat
Bucks Fabricating
7.5 TCR
- Greif Packagin
Greif Packaging LLC
7.5 TCR
- American Keg C
American Keg Company
7.5 TCR
- This site
Wastequip Arvada
7.4 TCR
- Accurate Metal
Accurate Metal Fabricating Cicero
7.4 TCR
What this shows Wastequip Arvada averages 7.4 TCR (225% of the Containers, light gauge metal (except cans), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Wastequip Arvada TCR series: 2016=9.4 · 2017=16 · 2018=6.6 · 2019=3.4 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=2.4 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=10.8 · 2024=7.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Wastequip Arvada falls in its industry
175 Containers, light gauge metal establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Wastequip Arvada has fewer employees than the Containers, light gauge metal (except ca median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.8 | 6.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 3.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16.0 | 9.6 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332439 · CO · Arvada
175 Containers, light gauge metal (except cans), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 129 employers in Arvada, CO · 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 | Bucks Fabricating | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Accurate Metal Fabricating Cicero | 7.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greif Packaging LLC | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | American Keg Company | 7.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Nucla Generating Station | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northern Colorado Maintenance Center | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Limon Headquarters | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brikor Associates Inc | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sundyne LLC | 360 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WANCO, Inc. | 308 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lumin8 Transportation Technologies, LLC. | 298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LivaNova | 276 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | IKEA #027 Round Rock | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Unitex Meadow | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Butler Store | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clev Engine 1 | 7.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hoeganaes Corporation | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern WV Paving | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Excelsior Company Arlington | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Yuma Region Four | 34 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.