Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard · Kentucky
International Paper Company
Bowling Green, KY · ~182 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
International Paper Company runs at 37% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard workplace, earning a grade A.
International Paper Company: 1.2 TCR = 37% of Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
International Paper Company safety composite
International Paper Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 50%), 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).
62/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.22 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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 Paper Company held a steady TCR band
International Paper Company's TCR held near 0.0 from 1.1 in 2016 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 2.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.83× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.1 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=0.5 · 2023=1.0 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322211 · Bowling Green, KY AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.2 · 37% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #7/26
- PHOTO WALLULA, WA CONTAINE…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~182 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WALLULA, WA CONTAINER PLANT (0.0 TCR gap)
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International Paper Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
International Paper Company
1.2 TCR
- WALLULA, WA CO
WALLULA, WA CONTAINER PLANT
1.2 TCR
- 4043 Spartanbu
4043 Spartanburg Sheet Plant
1.2 TCR
- 2115 Athens Sh
2115 Athens Sheet Feeder
1.2 TCR
- 4317 Sioux Cit
4317 Sioux City IA South Container
1.2 TCR
What this shows International Paper Company averages 1.2 TCR (37% of the Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS benchmark).
International Paper Company TCR series: 2016=1.1 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=1.1 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=0.5 · 2023=1 · 2024=1 · BLS 3.3
Where International Paper Company falls in its industry
1,338 Boxes, corrugated and solid fi establishmentsSafer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 26 Boxes, corrugated and solid fi employers in Kentucky.
International Paper Company has more employees than the Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made median and a lower 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 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322211 · KY · Bowling Green
1,338 Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 331 employers in Bowling Green, KY · 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 | WALLULA, WA CONTAINER PLANT | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4043 Spartanburg Sheet Plant | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2115 Athens Sheet Feeder | 1.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4317 Sioux City IA South Container | 1.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Art's Electric, Inc. dba AE Electrical Solutions | 182 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | West Plant | 182 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kobelco Aluminum Products & Extrusions Inc. | 182 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1006 LOWE S OF RICHMOND KY. | 182 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Western Kentucky University-Bowling Green | 2,237 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Medical Center at Bowling Green | 1,872 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Magna Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,441 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bowling Green Metalforming | 1,344 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bushman Excavating, Inc | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | A.N. Webber, Inc. - El Paso | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BC Supply | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spotswood Plant | 1.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dieffenbach's Potato Chips - Plant 1 | 182 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Apex-Nashville | 182 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tockwotton on the Waterfront | 182 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Orlando Service Center | 182 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.