Cores (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of any material), fiber, made from purchased paperboard · Washington
Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant
Tacoma, WA · ~20 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant runs at 145% 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 Tacoma PAB Plant: 4.8 TCR = 145% of Cores (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of any material), fiber, made from purchased paperboard BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant safety composite
Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant: 4.8 → 114.1 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 114.1 TCR · DART/TCR 23.91× in 2019
Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant's TCR rose 109.2 from 4.8 in 2017 to 114.1 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 23.91× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322219 · Tacoma, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 145% of ind
- DART 114.1 DART
- RANK #2/5
- PHOTO TUBE-TAINER
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: TUBE-TAINER (0.0 TCR gap)
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Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Caraustar Buff
Caraustar Buffalo
4.9 TCR
- This site
Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant
4.8 TCR
- TUBE-TAINER
TUBE-TAINER
4.8 TCR
- Dart Container
Dart Container Fiber
4.8 TCR
- IPG Longview
IPG Longview
4.7 TCR
What this shows Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant averages 4.8 TCR (145% of the Cores (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of any material), fiber, made from purchased paperboard BLS benchmark).
Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant TCR series: 2017=4.8 · 2018=4.7 · 2019=114.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant falls in its industry
140 Cores (i.e., all-fiber, nonfib establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 5 Cores (i.e., all-fiber, nonfib employers in Washington.
Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 114.1 | 114.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322219 · WA · Tacoma
140 Cores (i.e., all-fiber, nonfiber ends of any material), fiber, made from purchased paperboard employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 445 employers in Tacoma, WA · 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 | TUBE-TAINER | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dart Container Fiber | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IPG Longview | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Caraustar Buffalo | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | EGT ORCHARDS, LLC | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pacific Log Processing LLC | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ramos Reforestation Inc | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Box Canyon | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital (Companied 10 & 20) | 3,718 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Tacoma | 3,689 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tacoma General Hospital | 3,247 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2643-46080001-460801 | 3,061 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Michels Fleet- Brownsville | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Indiana Government Center | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plasma Biological Services - Memphis (Mendenhall), TN | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Elizabethtown Precast | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #4360 CHINO HILLS, CA | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #333 FLORENCE, AL | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #32 KETTERING, OH | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #1786 Woodstock, GA | 20 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.