Food trays, molded pulp, manufacturing · Texas

International Cellulose Corporation

Houston, TX · ~48 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.0
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

International Cellulose Corporation runs at 122% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Food trays, molded pulp, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

International Cellulose Corporation: 4.0 TCR = 122% of Food trays, molded pulp, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

International Cellulose Corporation safety composite

International Cellulose Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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).

D

42/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.04 per 100 workers

Safer than 38% of industry peers

DART rate
D 2.04 per 100 workers

Safer than 41% 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%).

International Cellulose Corporation held a steady TCR band

International Cellulose Corporation's TCR held near 0.2 from 1.8 in 2017 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=1.8 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=10.6 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=5.1 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=5.0 · 2024=2.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 322299 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 122% of ind

  • DART 2.0 DART
  • RANK #11/12
  • PHOTO Greenfiber Decatur IL
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 19 inj
  • SIZE ~48 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Greenfiber Decatur IL (0.0 TCR gap)

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International Cellulose Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows International Cellulose Corporation averages 4.0 TCR (122% of the Food trays, molded pulp, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

International Cellulose Corporation TCR series: 2017=1.8 · 2018=3.5 · 2019=10.6 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=5.1 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=5 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.3

Where International Cellulose Corporation falls in its industry

236 Food trays, molded pulp, manuf establishments

Safer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 12 Food trays, molded pulp, manuf employers in Texas.

International Cellulose Corporation (48 employees, TCR 4.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 62 employees and a TCR of 3.2 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate International Cellulose Corporation
International Cellulose Corporation (48 employees, TCR 4.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 62 employees and a TCR of 3.2

International Cellulose Corporation has fewer employees than the Food trays, molded pulp, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 2.0 2.0 1 0 0
2023 5.0 3.3 3 0 0
2022 1.6 0.0 1 0 0
2021 5.1 3.4 3 0 0
2020 2.8 2.8 2 0 0
2019 10.6 3.5 6 0 0
2018 3.5 1.8 2 0 0
2017 1.8 1.8 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

322299 · TX · Houston

236 Food trays, molded pulp, 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 Greenfiber Decatur IL 4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Food Merchandising : MACON 4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Progressive Converting Pennsylvania 4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Hillside RTS 4.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE SAN ANTONIO SOD FARM 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE SUPPORT SERVICES 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE WRANGLER FEED YARD 48 FTE
STATE-SIZE Kempenaar Dairy LLC 48 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 Home Health Care Inc 4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Ammeraal Beltech Modular LLC 4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Lindquist Machine Corp 4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Parkdale Mills, Inc Plant 32-35 4.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE Micro Abrasives Corp. 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE Honc Enterprises Inc. dba Honc Marine Contracting 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE Brookdale Zanesville 48 FTE
NAT-SIZE Harbour Contractors, Inc. 48 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.