Paper plates made from purchased paper or paperboard · California
AJM Packaging - El Cajon
El Cajon, CA · ~315 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
AJM Packaging - El Cajon runs at 229% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Paper plates made from purchased paper or paperboard workplace, earning a grade F.
AJM Packaging - El Cajon: 7.5 TCR = 229% of Paper plates made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
AJM Packaging - El Cajon safety composite
AJM Packaging - El Cajon scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 14%), 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 7.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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%).
Rising injury rate
AJM Packaging - El Cajon: 3.4 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 15.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.53× in 2024
AJM Packaging - El Cajon's TCR rose 2.0 from 3.4 in 2021 to 5.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 15.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322219 · El Cajon, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.5 · 229% of ind
- DART 4.0 DART
- RANK #4/6
- PHOTO Aspen Products - Sou…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 74 inj
- SIZE ~315 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Aspen Products - South (GA) (0.0 TCR gap)
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AJM Packaging - El Cajon in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Michigan City
Michigan City Paper Box Woodland Location
7.7 TCR
- Yazoo Mills, I
Yazoo Mills, Inc.
7.7 TCR
- This site
AJM Packaging - El Cajon
7.5 TCR
- Aspen Products
Aspen Products - South (GA)
7.5 TCR
- Greif
Greif
7.3 TCR
What this shows AJM Packaging - El Cajon averages 7.5 TCR (229% of the Paper plates made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS benchmark).
AJM Packaging - El Cajon TCR series: 2021=3.4 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=15.1 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 3.3
Where AJM Packaging - El Cajon falls in its industry
140 Paper plates made from purchas establishmentsSafer than 14% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 6 Paper plates made from purchas employers in California.
AJM Packaging - El Cajon has more employees than the Paper plates made from purchased paper o median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15.1 | 6.0 | 24 | 21 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 5.3 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322219 · CA · El Cajon
140 Paper plates made from purchased paper or paperboard employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 236 employers in El Cajon, CA · 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 | Aspen Products - South (GA) | 7.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Michigan City Paper Box Woodland Location | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Yazoo Mills, Inc. | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greif | 7.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Live Oak Farms | 315 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | M&J Farm Labor Contractor, Inc | 315 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | California Department of Transportation Facility 313 | 315 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | California Department of Transportation Facility 308 | 315 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SOUTHERN REGION : SDU | 1,176 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 370 | 1,148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN Aerospace Chem-tronics | 1,059 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN Aerospace Chem Tronics | 938 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Viking SupplyNet & Fabrication Services - Austin (TX) | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DMF8 | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sioux City #95 | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | COD041 | 7.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Trade Port 2 | 315 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC - 448 | 315 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Derby Health & Rehab | 315 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PA - Carlisle Multi-Client | 315 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.