Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard · Arkansas
International Paper Fort Smith South
Fort Smith, AR · ~147 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
International Paper Fort Smith South runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard workplace, earning a grade B.
International Paper Fort Smith South: 1.9 TCR = 58% of Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
International Paper Fort Smith South safety composite
International Paper Fort Smith South scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% 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
−0.7
2020→2024
International Paper Fort Smith South injury rate improved
International Paper Fort Smith South's TCR fell 0.7 from 1.9 in 2020 to 1.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2020=1.9 · 2021=2.0 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=1.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322211 · Fort Smith, AR AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 58% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #14/25
- PHOTO International Paper …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~147 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: International Paper Biglerville Container (0.0 TCR gap)
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International Paper Fort Smith South in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
International Paper Fort Smith South
1.9 TCR
- International
International Paper Biglerville Container
1.9 TCR
- The Royal Grou
The Royal Group - Marion
1.9 TCR
- HIGH POINT, NC
HIGH POINT, NC
1.9 TCR
- Monroe Packagi
Monroe Packaging - Greer
1.9 TCR
What this shows International Paper Fort Smith South averages 1.9 TCR (58% of the Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS benchmark).
International Paper Fort Smith South TCR series: 2020=1.9 · 2021=2 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=3.7 · 2024=1.2 · BLS 3.3
Where International Paper Fort Smith South falls in its industry
1,338 Boxes, corrugated and solid fi establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 25 Boxes, corrugated and solid fi employers in Arkansas.
International Paper Fort Smith South 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 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.7 | 1.9 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322211 · AR · Fort Smith
1,338 Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 249 employers in Fort Smith, AR · 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 | International Paper Biglerville Container | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Royal Group - Marion | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HIGH POINT, NC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Monroe Packaging - Greer | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fort Smith | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bass Cat & Yar-Craft Boats | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Assembled Products Corporation | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steve Landers Toyota of NWA | 147 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH | 1,944 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ABB Motors and Mechanical, Inc. - Fort Smith | 1,298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Smith - 5713 RS Boreham Jr Street | 985 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Health Medical Center - Fort Smith | 970 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Bso Tanglewood | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 099k - South Charlotte Nc Rntl | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 016m - Nw Houston Tx Rntl | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 922 - Stockton | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | White Marsh MD | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 021m - St Paul Mn Rntl | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 012k - Minneapolis Mn Linen Rntl | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 287 - West Philadelphia | 147 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.