Flexible packaging, plastics film, manufacturing · California
Emerald Packaging
Union City, CA · ~241 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Emerald Packaging runs at 211% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Flexible packaging, plastics film, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Emerald Packaging: 7.0 TCR = 211% of Flexible packaging, plastics film, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Emerald Packaging safety composite
Emerald Packaging scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.97 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.51 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.4
2017→2024
Emerald Packaging injury rate improved
Emerald Packaging's TCR fell 2.4 from 8.1 in 2017 to 5.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.1 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=9.0 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=8.4 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=7.0 · 2024=5.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326112 · Union City, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 7.0 · 211% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #13/19
- PHOTO Plastic Recycling Te…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 124 inj
- SIZE ~241 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Plastic Recycling Technology II, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Emerald Packaging in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Emerald Packaging
7 TCR
- Plastic Recycl
Plastic Recycling Technology II, Inc.
7 TCR
- 04533200-00W00
04533200-00W001 MTNA, INC.-MTNA, INC.
7 TCR
- Recycling
Recycling
7 TCR
- PRT Atlanta, I
PRT Atlanta, Inc.
7 TCR
What this shows Emerald Packaging averages 7.0 TCR (211% of the Flexible packaging, plastics film, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Emerald Packaging TCR series: 2017=8.1 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=9 · 2020=6.7 · 2021=8.4 · 2022=5.8 · 2023=7 · 2024=5.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Emerald Packaging falls in its industry
396 Flexible packaging, plastics f establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 19 Flexible packaging, plastics f employers in California.
Emerald Packaging has more employees than the Flexible packaging, plastics film, manuf median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 5.7 | 3.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.8 | 2.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.1 | 6.5 | 16 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326112 · CA · Union City
396 Flexible packaging, plastics film, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 142 employers in Union City, CA · 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 | Plastic Recycling Technology II, Inc. | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 04533200-00W001 MTNA, INC.-MTNA, INC. | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Recycling | 7.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PRT Atlanta, Inc. | 7.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mainas Farms LLC | 241 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fowler Packing Field | 241 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Calpine Energy Solutions | 241 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OHL USA INC- CA ALL locations | 241 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carson Consulting Corp | 953 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Zoetis LLC | 646 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 4818-48180003-33321 DOWE AVE-WC | 597 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Zoetis (Formerly Abaxis) | 563 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Iron Horse Brewery | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | All-Color Powder Coating | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Liberty Mayaguez | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gene'S Heartland Foods 710 | 7.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Covered Wagon Trailers | 241 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hyosung USA Inc. | 241 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southwire Company Starkville Plant | 241 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southwire Denton | 241 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.