Refuse hauling, local · Colorado
Western Disposal Services
Boulder, CO · ~163 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western Disposal Services runs at 223% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Refuse hauling, local workplace, earning a grade F.
Western Disposal Services: 5.8 TCR = 223% of Refuse hauling, local BLS 2.6 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Disposal Services safety composite
Western Disposal Services scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 42%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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
−1.7
2018→2024
Western Disposal Services injury rate improved
Western Disposal Services's TCR fell 1.7 from 4.5 in 2018 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=4.5 · 2019=7.7 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=7.7 · 2024=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562111 · Boulder, CO ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 5.8 · 223% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #31/51
- PHOTO Coastal Waste & Recy…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 75 inj
- SIZE ~163 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Coastal Waste & Recycling of Palm Beach County LLC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Western Disposal Services in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Western Disposal Services
5.8 TCR
- Coastal Waste
Coastal Waste & Recycling of Palm Beach County LLC.
5.8 TCR
- Waste collecti
Waste collection - refuse
5.8 TCR
- S04528 - WM of
S04528 - WM of Skagit
5.8 TCR
- CR&R Incorpora
CR&R Incorporated -San Juan Capistrano
5.8 TCR
What this shows Western Disposal Services averages 5.8 TCR (223% of the Refuse hauling, local BLS benchmark).
Western Disposal Services TCR series: 2018=4.5 · 2019=7.7 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=7.7 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 2.6
Where Western Disposal Services falls in its industry
2,322 Refuse hauling, local establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
Narrower to Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #31 safest of 51 Refuse hauling, local employers in Colorado.
Western Disposal Services has more employees than the Refuse hauling, local 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 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562111 · CO · Boulder
2,322 Refuse hauling, local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 190 employers in Boulder, 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 | Coastal Waste & Recycling of Palm Beach County LLC. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waste collection - refuse | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S04528 - WM of Skagit | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CR&R Incorporated -San Juan Capistrano | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fransen Pittman General Contractors | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Catamount Constructors Inc. Denver Division | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mark Young Construction | 163 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Allen Company, Inc. | 163 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Boulder Campus | 1,554 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foothills Campus | 1,368 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Measurement Solutions-Boulder Flow | 761 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Flow Measurement Products | 711 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mitch Cox Construction, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bear River Valley Hospital | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sanborn Mfg., division of MAT Industries LLC | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LDF Sales & Distributing, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JRock Construction | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oak Grove Steam Electric Station | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Batavia | 163 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Birrell Bottling Company - Springville | 163 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.