Cores (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of any material), fiber, made from purchased paperboard · New York
Caraustar Buffalo
Cheektowaga, NY · ~26 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Caraustar Buffalo runs at 148% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cores (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of any material), fiber, made from purchased paperboard workplace, earning a grade D.
Caraustar Buffalo: 4.9 TCR = 148% of Cores (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of any material), fiber, made from purchased paperboard BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Caraustar Buffalo safety composite
Caraustar Buffalo scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−5.5
2016→2020
Caraustar Buffalo injury rate improved
Caraustar Buffalo's TCR fell 5.5 from 7.4 in 2016 to 1.9 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.7 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.4 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=7.7 · 2019=7.4 · 2020=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322219 · Cheektowaga, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 148% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK P37
- PHOTO Aspen Products - Eas…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Aspen Products - East (VA) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Caraustar Buffalo in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- United Ammunit
United Ammunition Container, Inc.
5 TCR
- This site
Caraustar Buffalo
4.9 TCR
- Aspen Products
Aspen Products - East (VA)
4.9 TCR
- Caraustar Pala
Caraustar Palataka Tube Plant
4.9 TCR
- Dart Container
Dart Container Fiber
4.8 TCR
What this shows Caraustar Buffalo averages 4.9 TCR (148% of the Cores (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of any material), fiber, made from purchased paperboard BLS benchmark).
Caraustar Buffalo TCR series: 2016=7.4 · 2017=0 · 2018=7.7 · 2019=7.4 · 2020=1.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Caraustar Buffalo falls in its industry
140 Cores (i.e., all-fiber, nonfib establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Caraustar Buffalo has fewer employees than the Cores (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.7 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322219 · NY · Cheektowaga
140 Cores (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of any material), fiber, made from purchased paperboard employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 150 employers in Cheektowaga, NY · 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 - East (VA) | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dart Container Fiber | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Caraustar Palataka Tube Plant | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Ammunition Container, Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Volles Dairy Farm, LLC | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RG&E Mushroom Blvd | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RG&E Fillmore | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brookfield Renewable - Fulton | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Office of Field Operations - Buffalo | 1,643 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health Force | 548 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sisters of Charity Hospital, St. Joseph Campus | 457 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Visiting Nurses Association - Erie | 407 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Innovative Companies | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DGS Aviation Services : PVD - Providence | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northbrook - LRS | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ross store 1805 | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Metals USA | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Piggly Wiggly 196 | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Whaley Foodservice-Raleigh | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Parsec Ft. Lauderdale | 26 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.