Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers · West Virginia
West Virginia Recycling, Inc.
Princeton, WV · ~60 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Virginia Recycling, Inc. runs at 354% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
West Virginia Recycling, Inc.: 7.8 TCR = 354% of Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Virginia Recycling, Inc. safety composite
West Virginia Recycling, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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%).
Rising injury rate
West Virginia Recycling, Inc.: 5.0 → 10.8 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 10.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.97× in 2024
West Virginia Recycling, Inc.'s TCR rose 5.8 from 5.0 in 2018 to 10.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 10.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.97× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Princeton, WV ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 354% of ind
- DART 7.5 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO Grade A Auto
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 40 inj
- SIZE ~60 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Grade A Auto (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Virginia Recycling, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Virginia Recycling, Inc.
7.8 TCR
- Grade A Auto
Grade A Auto
7.8 TCR
- Fortune Metal,
Fortune Metal, Inc. of RI
7.8 TCR
- Rome Plant
Rome Plant
7.8 TCR
- N Complete Rec
N Complete Recycling Services, LLC
7.8 TCR
What this shows West Virginia Recycling, Inc. averages 7.8 TCR (354% of the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
West Virginia Recycling, Inc. TCR series: 2018=5 · 2019=9 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=10.8 · 2023=8.9 · 2024=10.8 · BLS 2.2
Where West Virginia Recycling, Inc. falls in its industry
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automot establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to West Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Scrap materials (e.g., automot employers in West Virginia.
West Virginia Recycling, Inc. has more employees than the Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, indus median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 10.8 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.9 | 5.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.8 | 7.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · WV · Princeton
1,126 Scrap materials (e.g., automotive, industrial) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,269 rated employers in West Virginia with headcount on file · 49 employers in Princeton, WV · 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 | Grade A Auto | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fortune Metal, Inc. of RI | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rome Plant | 7.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | N Complete Recycling Services, LLC | 7.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Arclin Amines | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tabor Machine Company | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PARKERSBURG WV | 60 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 550564-BECKLEY PO | 60 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital | 1,064 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2933 | 337 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2933 | 328 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Southern Highlands #175 | 321 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado- Circle Retail | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wastewater Enterprise | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NE Norfolk | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 82 - St. Johns | 7.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Apaca Moving & Storage | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Strasburg VA | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ontario Hvc | 60 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado- Grand Junction Retail | 60 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.