Paperboard (e.g., can/drum stock, container board, corrugating medium, folding carton stock, linerboard, tube) manufacturing · Georgia
Caraustar Mill 2
Austell, GA · ~95 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Caraustar Mill 2 runs at 60% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Paperboard (e.g., can/drum stock, container board, corrugating medium, folding carton stock, linerboard, tube) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Caraustar Mill 2: 2.0 TCR = 60% of Paperboard (e.g., can/drum stock, container board, corrugating medium, folding carton stock, linerboard, tube) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Caraustar Mill 2 safety composite
Caraustar Mill 2 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.55 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% 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 2: 0.7 → 3.4 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 3.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.28× in 2018
Caraustar Mill 2's TCR rose 2.7 from 0.7 in 2016 to 3.4 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 1.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322130 · Austell, GA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.0 · 60% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #6/11
- PHOTO US Gypsum Oakfield
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~95 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: US Gypsum Oakfield (0.0 TCR gap)
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Caraustar Mill 2 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Caraustar Mill 2
2 TCR
- US Gypsum Oakf
US Gypsum Oakfield
2 TCR
- International
International Paper
2 TCR
- Kalamazoo MI M
Kalamazoo MI Mill
2 TCR
- Wisconsin Pape
Wisconsin Paperboard
2 TCR
What this shows Caraustar Mill 2 averages 2.0 TCR (60% of the Paperboard (e.g., can/drum stock, container board, corrugating medium, folding carton stock, linerboard, tube) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Caraustar Mill 2 TCR series: 2016=0.7 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=3.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Caraustar Mill 2 falls in its industry
181 Paperboard (e.g., can/drum sto establishmentsSafer than 55% 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 #6 safest of 11 Paperboard (e.g., can/drum sto employers in Georgia.
Caraustar Mill 2 has fewer employees than the Paperboard (e.g., can/drum stock, contai median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.4 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 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 | US Gypsum Oakfield | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | International Paper | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kalamazoo MI Mill | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wisconsin Paperboard | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Habersham Electric Membership Corporation | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hart EMC, Hartwell Office | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IMMEC Inc. | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Graves Electrical Services | 95 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 | Crystal Lake | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BASF - West Memphis (AR) | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amcoer Allentown | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Compassionate Care Hospice of The Villages | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Associated Milk Producers Inc (Blair) | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BPI Technology, Inc. - Corporate Office | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ksi Trading Corp - 11hq | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation/Charlotte | 95 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.