Solid waste combustors or incinerators, nonhazardous · Virginia
Wheelabrator Portsmouth Inc.
Portsmouth, VA · ~114 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 3.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.6
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wheelabrator Portsmouth Inc. runs at 146% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Solid waste combustors or incinerators, nonhazardous workplace, earning a grade D.
Wheelabrator Portsmouth Inc.: 3.8 TCR = 146% of Solid waste combustors or incinerators, nonhazardous BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wheelabrator Portsmouth Inc. safety composite
Wheelabrator Portsmouth Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 16%), 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 3.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−2.2
2016→2019
Wheelabrator Portsmouth Inc. injury rate improved
Wheelabrator Portsmouth Inc.'s TCR fell 2.2 from 5.3 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.3 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.3 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 562213 · Portsmouth, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 3.8 · 146% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #6/6
- PHOTO Dutchess County WtE
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~114 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Dutchess County WtE (0.1 TCR gap)
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Wheelabrator Portsmouth Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Hennepin Energ
Hennepin Energy Recovery Center
4.1 TCR
- This site
Wheelabrator Portsmouth Inc.
3.8 TCR
- Dutchess Count
Dutchess County WtE
3.7 TCR
- Wheelabrator N
Wheelabrator North Andover Inc.
3.5 TCR
- Westchester Wt
Westchester WtE
3.5 TCR
What this shows Wheelabrator Portsmouth Inc. averages 3.8 TCR (146% of the Solid waste combustors or incinerators, nonhazardous BLS benchmark).
Wheelabrator Portsmouth Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.3 · 2017=4.5 · 2018=2.3 · 2019=3.1 · BLS 2.6
Where Wheelabrator Portsmouth Inc. falls in its industry
74 Solid waste combustors or inci establishmentsSafer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 6 Solid waste combustors or inci employers in Virginia.
Wheelabrator Portsmouth Inc. has more employees than the Solid waste combustors or incinerators, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
562213 · VA · Portsmouth
74 Solid waste combustors or incinerators, nonhazardous employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 137 employers in Portsmouth, VA · 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 | Dutchess County WtE | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wheelabrator North Andover Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Westchester WtE | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hennepin Energy Recovery Center | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WVWA Field Operations | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cleco Corporation | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mid-Atlantic Steel Erectors, Inc. | 114 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ACTA, LLC D/B/A Russell's | 114 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Maryview Medical Center | 1,724 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Virginia International Gateway | 926 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ceres Hampton Roads | 797 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Virginia International Gateway by Virginia Interna | 545 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Countryside Health & Living | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coleman Company - NEKS | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hospital Couriers Denver (Cosp) | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 213 - Madison East | 3.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SCCY | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Refuse Division - Honolulu Collection Yard | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Comm HVAC NA and EMEA : SVC-New England District : SVC-Boston MA-USA | 114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 202 - Fargo | 114 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.