Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · Texas
Cole & Ashcroft - Houston
Houston, TX · ~38 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Cole & Ashcroft - Houston runs at 175% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Cole & Ashcroft - Houston: 5.8 TCR = 175% of Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Cole & Ashcroft - Houston safety composite
Cole & Ashcroft - Houston scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.42 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
−0.6
2016→2024
Cole & Ashcroft - Houston injury rate improved
Cole & Ashcroft - Houston's TCR fell 0.6 from 3.0 in 2016 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.0 · 2017=3.8 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=8.3 · 2020=6.2 · 2021=9.1 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=11.8 · 2024=2.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322220 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 175% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #16/17
- PHOTO Kansas City (formerl…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kansas City (formerly Gateway Packagin Company LLC) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Cole & Ashcroft - Houston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Infinity Speci
Infinity Specialty Tapes
5.9 TCR
- This site
Cole & Ashcroft - Houston
5.8 TCR
- Kansas City (f
Kansas City (formerly Gateway Packagin Company LLC)
5.8 TCR
- Neenah
Neenah
5.7 TCR
- Sealed Air
Sealed Air
5.7 TCR
What this shows Cole & Ashcroft - Houston averages 5.8 TCR (175% of the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Cole & Ashcroft - Houston TCR series: 2016=3 · 2017=3.8 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=8.3 · 2020=6.2 · 2021=9.1 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=11.8 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Cole & Ashcroft - Houston falls in its industry
349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat establishmentsSafer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 17 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat employers in Texas.
Cole & Ashcroft - Houston has fewer employees than the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper M median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.1 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.2 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322220 · TX · Houston
349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | Kansas City (formerly Gateway Packagin Company LLC) | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Neenah | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sealed Air | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Infinity Specialty Tapes | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bovina Cattle Company | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PILGRIMS MT. PLEASANT BREEDER AND BROILER | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Agricultural- Danevang | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2362/3714-Lubbock, TX-R&D (Monsanto Co.) | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Milwaukee L&M | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Davis Electric, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Geisinger Shamokin Area Community Hospital | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Enterprise Rent A Car (Mobile Airport) | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Topa | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Philadelphia | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Westminster (28) | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Greenville Pioneer Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 38 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.