Garbage collection services · Illinois
West DuPage Recycling & Transfer
West Chicago, IL · ~137 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West DuPage Recycling & Transfer runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Garbage collection services workplace, earning a grade D.
West DuPage Recycling & Transfer: 3.6 TCR = 140% of Garbage collection services BLS 2.6 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West DuPage Recycling & Transfer safety composite
West DuPage Recycling & Transfer scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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
West DuPage Recycling & Transfer: 2.7 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 5.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.68× in 2020
West DuPage Recycling & Transfer's TCR rose 2.3 from 2.7 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · West Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.6 · 140% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #42/143
- PHOTO RES Inc.
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~137 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: RES Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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West DuPage Recycling & Transfer in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West DuPage Recycling & Transfer
3.6 TCR
- RES Inc.
RES Inc.
3.6 TCR
- S03170 - IA Ma
S03170 - IA Mason City
3.6 TCR
- 3047-Schaben S
3047-Schaben Sanitation
3.6 TCR
- Avid Waste Sys
Avid Waste Systems, Inc.
3.6 TCR
What this shows West DuPage Recycling & Transfer averages 3.6 TCR (140% of the Garbage collection services BLS benchmark).
West DuPage Recycling & Transfer TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2017=4.2 · 2018=2.7 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=5 · BLS 2.6
Where West DuPage Recycling & Transfer falls in its industry
2,322 Garbage collection services establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #42 safest of 143 Garbage collection services employers in Illinois.
West DuPage Recycling & Transfer has more employees than the Garbage collection services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · IL · West Chicago
2,322 Garbage collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 123 employers in West Chicago, IL · 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 | RES Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S03170 - IA Mason City | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3047-Schaben Sanitation | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Avid Waste Systems, Inc. | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - IL Sub Maint Ops | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | P.J. Hoerr Inc | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Newcastle Limited LLC | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Edwards Engineering Inc | 137 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Jel Sert Company | 830 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BALL HORTICULTURAL COMPANY | 713 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SIL3 | 351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Siemens West Chicago | 342 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NEP Missouri HQ | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | OC Concrete, LLC | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Children's Behavioral Health (CBHI) Haverhill | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ross store 356 | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | MacGregor Downs Health and Rehabilitation Center | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aspire Physical Recovery Center at Cahaba River | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0274 - Int. Doors-Grand Rapids | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0663 - Milliken Sterling Heights | 137 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.