Plates, molded pulp, manufacturing · Ohio
Buckeye Paper Co Inc
Canton, OH · ~36 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Buckeye Paper Co Inc runs at 171% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Plates, molded pulp, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Buckeye Paper Co Inc: 5.6 TCR = 171% of Plates, molded pulp, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Buckeye Paper Co Inc safety composite
Buckeye Paper Co Inc scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 2%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 2% 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
Buckeye Paper Co Inc: 6.7 → 11.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 11.3 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2024
Buckeye Paper Co Inc's TCR rose 4.6 from 6.7 in 2017 to 11.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322299 · Canton, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 171% of ind
- DART 11.3 DART
- RANK #17/19
- PHOTO Felix Schoeller Nort…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~36 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Felix Schoeller North America, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Buckeye Paper Co Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Buckeye Paper Co Inc
5.6 TCR
- Felix Schoelle
Felix Schoeller North America, Inc.
5.6 TCR
- Circle, Inc.
Circle, Inc.
5.6 TCR
- Applegate Insu
Applegate Insulation Mfg of MI
5.5 TCR
- Hawk Convertin
Hawk Converting, LLC
5.5 TCR
What this shows Buckeye Paper Co Inc averages 5.6 TCR (171% of the Plates, molded pulp, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Buckeye Paper Co Inc TCR series: 2017=6.7 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=9.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=6 · 2023=2.9 · 2024=11.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Buckeye Paper Co Inc falls in its industry
236 Plates, molded pulp, manufactu establishmentsSafer than 22% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 19 Plates, molded pulp, manufactu employers in Ohio.
Buckeye Paper Co Inc has fewer employees than the Plates, molded pulp, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.5 | 6.3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322299 · OH · Canton
236 Plates, molded pulp, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 330 employers in Canton, OH · 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 | Felix Schoeller North America, Inc. | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Circle, Inc. | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Applegate Insulation Mfg of MI | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hawk Converting, LLC | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | STEYER SEEDS LLC | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Biosecurity Building | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BrennCo Inc | 36 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EAST CREEK FARM LLC | 36 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aultman Main Campus | 3,796 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aultman Hospital | 3,406 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center, Inc | 2,600 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hosp | 2,321 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Carlson Pet Products Inc | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DFW-C | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Karlins Center - Day Training & Habilitation | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Admiral Beverage - Ogden Production | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Professional Aviation Management | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Valley-Extrusions, LLC | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Excavating Company | 36 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northland Screw Products, Inc. | 36 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.