Barrel heading and staves manufacturing · Indiana
Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill)
Salem, IN · ~112 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill) runs at 162% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Barrel heading and staves manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill): 5.3 TCR = 162% of Barrel heading and staves manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill) safety composite
Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill) scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 63% 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.34 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% 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
−4.4
2023→2024
Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill) injury rate improved
Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill)'s TCR fell 4.4 from 7.5 in 2023 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=7.5 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321920 · Salem, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 162% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #14/31
- PHOTO Paltech Enterprises …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~112 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Paltech Enterprises of Arkansas Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill)
5.3 TCR
- Paltech Enterp
Paltech Enterprises of Arkansas Inc.
5.3 TCR
- Recycled India
Recycled Indianapolis (USVK)
5.3 TCR
- Recycled Burli
Recycled Burlington (UT2V)
5.3 TCR
- Terzo Albany
Terzo Albany
5.3 TCR
What this shows Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill) averages 5.3 TCR (162% of the Barrel heading and staves manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill) TCR series: 2023=7.5 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill) falls in its industry
952 Barrel heading and staves manu establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.3.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 31 Barrel heading and staves manu employers in Indiana.
Blue River Wood Products (Southern IN Mill) has more employees than the Barrel heading and staves manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.3. 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 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321920 · IN · Salem
952 Barrel heading and staves manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 24 employers in Salem, IN · 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 | Paltech Enterprises of Arkansas Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Recycled Indianapolis (USVK) | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Recycled Burlington (UT2V) | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Terzo Albany | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 310-NiSource-Michigan City IN-Gen Sta | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Meijer Distribution, Inc-862 | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pratt Paper (IN), LLC | 112 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4314 Columbus Container | 112 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN Sinter Metals - Salem, Indiana | 490 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kimball Salem | 385 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN Sinter Metals | 360 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 8027611-GKN | 339 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Select Specialty Hospital - Springfield, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dearborn Brothers Construction, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Compton | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DV | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | el super 10 | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JX Nippon Mining & Metals USA | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stewart EFI CT | 112 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lake Marion Nursing Facility - 005 | 112 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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