Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard · Alabama
International Paper - Decatur, Alabama
Decatur, AL · ~136 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
International Paper - Decatur, Alabama runs at 15% 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 - Decatur, Alabama: 0.5 TCR = 15% of Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
International Paper - Decatur, Alabama safety composite
International Paper - Decatur, Alabama scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 96% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
80/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 96% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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 - Decatur, Alabama held a steady TCR band
International Paper - Decatur, Alabama's TCR held near 0.1 from 0.7 in 2016 to 0.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 1.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.7 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.7 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322211 · Decatur, AL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.5 · 15% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/22
- PHOTO Carolina Container C…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~136 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Carolina Container CAROCON (0.0 TCR gap)
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International Paper - Decatur, Alabama in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
International Paper - Decatur, Alabama
0.5 TCR
- Carolina Conta
Carolina Container CAROCON
0.5 TCR
- BCI - Wooster
BCI - Wooster Division
0.5 TCR
- Toledo Manufac
Toledo Manufacturing
0.5 TCR
- Hood Container
Hood Container York
0.5 TCR
What this shows International Paper - Decatur, Alabama averages 0.5 TCR (15% of the Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS benchmark).
International Paper - Decatur, Alabama TCR series: 2016=0.7 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0.7 · 2021=0 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 3.3
Where International Paper - Decatur, Alabama falls in its industry
1,338 Boxes, corrugated and solid fi establishmentsSafer than 96% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 22 Boxes, corrugated and solid fi employers in Alabama.
International Paper - Decatur, Alabama 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 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322211 · AL · Decatur
1,338 Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 239 employers in Decatur, AL · 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 | Carolina Container CAROCON | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BCI - Wooster Division | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Toledo Manufacturing | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hood Container York | 0.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | AL030 Fayette Sawmill | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2489 Caldwell Court | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central States Manufacturing - Jasper | 136 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Webb Wheel Products - Cullman AL | 136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Supply Chain - Decatur | 1,450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur processing plant | 885 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ULA-Decatur | 701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Decatur Fresh Plant | 671 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Daily Journal | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AZCO INC. - Short Term Projects | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North Campus | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oceaneering International - Advanced Technologies Hanover | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mrs. Ressler's Food Products Company | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakeside Surfaces Inc. | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Colorado Springs (54) | 136 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | University of Chicago | 136 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.