Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · Michigan

Argent International

Plymouth, MI · ~142 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.3
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Argent International runs at 162% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Argent International: 5.3 TCR = 162% of Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Argent International safety composite

Argent International 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).

F

32/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 5.34 per 100 workers

Safer than 16% of industry peers

DART rate
D 2.06 per 100 workers

Safer than 36% 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

−3.3

2020→2024

Argent International injury rate improved

Argent International's TCR fell 3.3 from 7.4 in 2020 to 4.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2020=7.4 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=5.5 · 2024=4.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 322220 · Plymouth, MI ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 162% of ind

  • DART 2.1 DART
  • RANK #6/9
  • PHOTO Neenah Quakertown
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 33 inj
  • SIZE ~142 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Neenah Quakertown (0.0 TCR gap)

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Argent International in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Argent International averages 5.3 TCR (162% of the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Argent International TCR series: 2020=7.4 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=2.9 · 2023=5.5 · 2024=4.1 · BLS 3.3

Where Argent International falls in its industry

349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat establishments

Safer than 16% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 9 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat employers in Michigan.

Argent International (142 employees, TCR 5.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 100 employees and a TCR of 2.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0200400600800 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Argent International
Argent International (142 employees, TCR 5.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 100 employees and a TCR of 2.8

Argent International has more employees than the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper M median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 4.1 2.1 6 0 0
2023 5.5 5.5 8 0 0
2022 2.9 2.9 4 0 0
2021 6.7 6.7 8 0 0
2020 7.4 3.0 7 3 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

322220 · MI · Plymouth

349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 139 employers in Plymouth, MI · 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 Neenah Quakertown 5.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR 1701 E. Kingsfield Rd. 5.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Berry Specialty Tapes RINY 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Pioneer Container Corp 5.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE LGC FM Global Energy 142 FTE
STATE-SIZE Moore Electrical Service, Inc. 142 FTE
STATE-SIZE Allied Electric, Inc 142 FTE
STATE-SIZE Butterball Farms, Inc. 142 FTE
CITY-NEAR ADIENT LLC Headquarters 1,544 FTE
CITY-NEAR Webasto Roof Systems Inc. 861 FTE
CITY-NEAR Comprehensive Care Services, Inc. 825 FTE
CITY-NEAR 11021 648 FTE
NAT-TCR Access USA Shipping LLC dba MyUS.com 5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Litania Sports Group 5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Thorne Ready Mix Plant 5.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Couts Heating and Cooling 5.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE Oak Brook 142 FTE
NAT-SIZE Dallas Corporate Office 142 FTE
NAT-SIZE Legend Oaks New Braunfels 142 FTE
NAT-SIZE Covington Court Health and Rehabilitation Center 142 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.