Containers, light gauge metal (except cans), manufacturing · Florida
Wastequip Lakeland
Lakeland, FL · ~32 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wastequip Lakeland runs at 260% 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 Lakeland: 8.6 TCR = 260% of Containers, light gauge metal (except cans), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wastequip Lakeland safety composite
Wastequip Lakeland scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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%).
Wastequip Lakeland held a steady TCR band
Wastequip Lakeland's TCR held near 0.0 from 6.7 in 2016 to 6.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 19.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.7 · 2017=11.5 · 2018=19.9 · 2019=2.8 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=11.2 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=9.4 · 2024=6.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332439 · Lakeland, FL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.6 · 260% of ind
- DART 6.6 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO GT Supplies, Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 23 inj
- SIZE ~32 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: GT Supplies, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wastequip Lakeland in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Wastequip Lakeland
8.6 TCR
- GT Supplies, I
GT Supplies, Inc.
8.5 TCR
- Accurate Metal
Accurate Metal Fabricating
8.4 TCR
- Wastequip Lock
Wastequip Lockeford
8.3 TCR
- Container Tech
Container Technologies Industries, LLC
8.2 TCR
What this shows Wastequip Lakeland averages 8.6 TCR (260% of the Containers, light gauge metal (except cans), manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Wastequip Lakeland TCR series: 2016=6.7 · 2017=11.5 · 2018=19.9 · 2019=2.8 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=11.2 · 2022=5.9 · 2023=9.4 · 2024=6.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Wastequip Lakeland falls in its industry
175 Containers, light gauge metal establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Florida alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 6 Containers, light gauge metal employers in Florida.
Wastequip Lakeland 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 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.4 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.2 | 5.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19.9 | 5.7 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 11.5 | 5.7 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332439 · FL · Lakeland
175 Containers, light gauge metal (except cans), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 26,569 rated employers in Florida with headcount on file · 426 employers in Lakeland, FL · 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 | GT Supplies, Inc. | 8.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Accurate Metal Fabricating | 8.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wastequip Lockeford | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Container Technologies Industries, LLC | 8.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hunt Bros Service | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tamiami Citrus, LLC | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Osprey Energy Center | 32 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midulla Generating Station | 32 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeland Regional Medical Center | 5,518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeland Distribution | 2,927 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Clinic | 1,651 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - KLAL | 1,210 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Memorial Hospital Belleville | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Huntington Mall | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SERVICENTRO | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Masonic Villages at Elizabethtown | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Craft, Inc. | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Frit Industries | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | University Rd. | 32 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Holmes Redimix, Inc. | 32 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.