Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · Texas
Duro Bag-Brownsville
Brownsville, TX · ~121 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Duro Bag-Brownsville runs at 105% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
Duro Bag-Brownsville: 3.5 TCR = 105% of Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Duro Bag-Brownsville safety composite
Duro Bag-Brownsville scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
−4.8
2021→2024
Duro Bag-Brownsville injury rate improved
Duro Bag-Brownsville's TCR fell 4.8 from 6.5 in 2021 to 1.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.49× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=6.5 · 2022=5.0 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=1.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322220 · Brownsville, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 105% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #11/17
- PHOTO Nekoosa Coated Produ…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~121 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Nekoosa Coated Products (LV) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Duro Bag-Brownsville in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Duro Bag-Brownsville
3.5 TCR
- Nekoosa Coated
Nekoosa Coated Products (LV)
3.5 TCR
- Alsip Novolex
Alsip Novolex Plant
3.5 TCR
- Arclin Surface
Arclin Surfaces
3.4 TCR
- UPM Raflatac F
UPM Raflatac Fletcher
3.4 TCR
What this shows Duro Bag-Brownsville averages 3.5 TCR (105% of the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Duro Bag-Brownsville TCR series: 2021=6.5 · 2022=5 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=1.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Duro Bag-Brownsville falls in its industry
349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat establishmentsSafer than 37% 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 #11 safest of 17 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat employers in Texas.
Duro Bag-Brownsville has more 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 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 4.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.5 | 5.8 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322220 · TX · Brownsville
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 · 155 employers in Brownsville, 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 | Nekoosa Coated Products (LV) | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arclin Surfaces | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alsip Novolex Plant | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UPM Raflatac Fletcher | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pittsburg Complex 1 and 2 | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allen Keller Co | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stratum Reservoir, LLC -5200 | 121 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brookglen 6422 | 121 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brownsville, TX | 2,161 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4701-769 | 802 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HCA Valley Regional Medical Center | 764 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Valley Regional Medical Center | 759 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Beak & Skiff Apple Farms, Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Regent West Corporation | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mercy Perrysburg Hospital | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bobcat of Atlanta - Gainesville | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Finely Farms | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | William E. Walter, Inc | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 882 - Newport Cold Storage | 121 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Niagara Bottling, LLC - Kansas City 2 | 121 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.