Paperboard (e.g., can/drum stock, container board, corrugating medium, folding carton stock, linerboard, tube) manufacturing · Georgia
Caraustar Mill 1
Austell, GA · ~109 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Caraustar Mill 1 runs at 193% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Paperboard (e.g., can/drum stock, container board, corrugating medium, folding carton stock, linerboard, tube) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Caraustar Mill 1: 6.4 TCR = 193% of Paperboard (e.g., can/drum stock, container board, corrugating medium, folding carton stock, linerboard, tube) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Caraustar Mill 1 safety composite
Caraustar Mill 1 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 1%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Caraustar Mill 1: 5.1 → 7.7 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 7.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.2× in 2017
Caraustar Mill 1's TCR rose 2.6 from 5.1 in 2016 to 7.7 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 1.2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322130 · Austell, GA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.4 · 193% of ind
- DART 7.7 DART
- RANK #11/11
- PHOTO The Newark Group DBA…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~109 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Newark Group DBA Greif - Los Angeles Mill (0.1 TCR gap)
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Caraustar Mill 1 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Caraustar Mill 1
6.4 TCR
- The Newark Gro
The Newark Group DBA Greif - Los Angeles Mill
6.3 TCR
- Jackson Paper
Jackson Paper Manufacturing Company
6.2 TCR
- Allpak Contain
Allpak Container
6.2 TCR
- CALLENOR CO
CALLENOR CO
6.1 TCR
What this shows Caraustar Mill 1 averages 6.4 TCR (193% of the Paperboard (e.g., can/drum stock, container board, corrugating medium, folding carton stock, linerboard, tube) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Caraustar Mill 1 TCR series: 2016=5.1 · 2017=7.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Caraustar Mill 1 falls in its industry
181 Paperboard (e.g., can/drum sto establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 11 Paperboard (e.g., can/drum sto employers in Georgia.
Caraustar Mill 1 has fewer employees than the Paperboard (e.g., can/drum stock, contai median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322130 · GA · Austell
181 Paperboard (e.g., can/drum stock, container board, corrugating medium, folding carton stock, linerboard, tube) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 113 employers in Austell, GA · 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 | The Newark Group DBA Greif - Los Angeles Mill | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jackson Paper Manufacturing Company | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Allpak Container | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CALLENOR CO | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Satilla REMC | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Smith Douglas Atlanta | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Performance Contractors, Inc. - Southern LNG | 109 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Utility Lines Construction Services | 109 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WellStar Cobb Hospital | 2,856 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Six Flags Over Georgia | 1,044 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ATLANTA OPERA WAREHOUSE | 863 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Plateau Excavation, Inc | 762 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 0215 - Philadelphia, Pa | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Roadrunner Drywall Arizona | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oldcastle OPI - Middle Island | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jackson (Mijac) | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rai Mx Ind | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Riverview Manor Health Care Center | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stop & Shop 100500 | 109 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Avante at Concord | 109 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.