Flexographic plate preparation services · Missouri

B. W. J. Graphics, Inc.

Joplin, MO · ~35 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.7
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

B. W. J. Graphics, Inc. runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Flexographic plate preparation services workplace, earning a grade B.

B. W. J. Graphics, Inc.: 1.7 TCR = 53% of Flexographic plate preparation services BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

B. W. J. Graphics, Inc. safety composite

B. W. J. Graphics, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

69/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.74 per 100 workers

Safer than 76% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 74% 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

−2.9

2019→2024

B. W. J. Graphics, Inc. injury rate improved

B. W. J. Graphics, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.9 from 2.9 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 5.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=2.9 · 2020=5.8 · 2021=0.0 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 323120 · Joplin, MO AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.7 · 53% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #2/4
  • PHOTO STI
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 3 inj
  • SIZE ~35 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: STI (0.0 TCR gap)

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B. W. J. Graphics, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows B. W. J. Graphics, Inc. averages 1.7 TCR (53% of the Flexographic plate preparation services BLS benchmark).

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

B. W. J. Graphics, Inc. TCR series: 2019=2.9 · 2020=5.8 · 2021=0 · 2023=0 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where B. W. J. Graphics, Inc. falls in its industry

90 Flexographic plate preparation establishments

Safer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Flexographic plate preparation employers in Missouri.

B. W. J. Graphics, Inc. (35 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.3 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 050100150200 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate B. W. J. Graphics, Inc.
B. W. J. Graphics, Inc. (35 employees, TCR 1.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 48 employees and a TCR of 3.3

B. W. J. Graphics, Inc. has fewer employees than the Flexographic plate preparation services median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2020 5.8 0.0 2 0 0
2019 2.9 2.9 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

323120 · MO · Joplin

90 Flexographic plate preparation services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 203 employers in Joplin, MO · 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 STI 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Post Press Specialties 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Western Roto Engravers, Inc. 2.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Post Press Specialtites 2.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE AMEREN MISSOURI - Nuclear - Leadership Team 35 FTE
STATE-SIZE AMEREN MISSOURI - Substations South 35 FTE
STATE-SIZE AMEREN MISSOURI - Dorsett District 35 FTE
STATE-SIZE AMEREN MISSOURI - Meter Services - UEC 35 FTE
CITY-NEAR Freeman Health System 3,718 FTE
CITY-NEAR MERCY HOSPITAL JOPLIN 1,561 FTE
CITY-NEAR Marmic Fire & Safety Company Inc. 875 FTE
CITY-NEAR Jasper Products, LLC 782 FTE
NAT-TCR Lorne Byrne Middle School 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Diamond Technology Innovations 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR Solar Turbines Incorporated New Orleans District Office 1.7 TCR
NAT-TCR 901/904 Cotton O'Neil Clinic 1.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE Blastec, Inc. 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE Sugaright LLC 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE Wave Division Holdings, LLC-Roseville 35 FTE
NAT-SIZE 2501 Gateway Tire Birmingham, Inc. 35 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, 2021, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.