Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing · Illinois
Clearwater Paper Elwood LLC
Elwood, IL · ~228 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Clearwater Paper Elwood LLC runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Clearwater Paper Elwood LLC: 2.6 TCR = 79% of Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Clearwater Paper Elwood LLC safety composite
Clearwater Paper Elwood LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 65% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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
Clearwater Paper Elwood LLC: 0.8 → 2.4 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 5.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.75× in 2023
Clearwater Paper Elwood LLC's TCR rose 1.6 from 0.8 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322219 · Elwood, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 79% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #5/9
- PHOTO AJM Packaging - Joplin
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 37 inj
- SIZE ~228 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AJM Packaging - Joplin (0.0 TCR gap)
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Clearwater Paper Elwood LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Greif (IP Rivi
Greif (IP Riviera Beach)
2.7 TCR
- 6040 Hillside
6040 Hillside RTS
2.7 TCR
- This site
Clearwater Paper Elwood LLC
2.6 TCR
- AJM Packaging
AJM Packaging - Joplin
2.6 TCR
- Greif Wright C
Greif Wright City
2.5 TCR
What this shows Clearwater Paper Elwood LLC averages 2.6 TCR (79% of the Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Clearwater Paper Elwood LLC TCR series: 2016=0.8 · 2017=1.4 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=2.5 · 2020=3.4 · 2021=3.3 · 2022=5.3 · 2023=2.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Clearwater Paper Elwood LLC falls in its industry
140 Sanitary Paper Product Manufac establishmentsSafer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 9 Sanitary Paper Product Manufac employers in Illinois.
Clearwater Paper Elwood LLC has more employees than the Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322219 · IL · Elwood
140 Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 37 employers in Elwood, IL · 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 | AJM Packaging - Joplin | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greif Wright City | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Greif (IP Riviera Beach) | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6040 Hillside RTS | 2.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Antioch | 228 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Provisur Technologies Mokena | 228 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Gateway Truck & Refrigeration | 228 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Channahon | 228 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HFT Chicago DC | 850 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 7078 | 715 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IL-Elwood-Transloading | 705 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 7078 | 634 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #5426 Vinton, VA | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hampton Roads District Equipment Shop | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Heidelberg Distributing Company Lorain | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Live Oak Plant | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems | 228 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gettle Incorporated | 228 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Food Merchandising : MINERAL WELLS | 228 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CaaStle | 228 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.