Recyclable material collection services · Illinois

International Paper Recycling - Itasca

Name: International Paper Recycling - Itasca Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Itasca, IL · ~23 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 6.4
Avg TCR: 2.6
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

International Paper Recycling - Itasca runs at 247% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Recyclable material collection services workplace, earning a grade F.

International Paper Recycling - Itasca: 6.4 TCR = 247% of Recyclable material collection services BLS 2.6 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

International Paper Recycling - Itasca safety composite

International Paper Recycling - Itasca scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 19%), 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).

34/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 6.41 per 100 workers

Safer than 36% of industry peers
DART rate: F 7.56 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 52% 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%).

Rising injury rate

International Paper Recycling - Itasca: 10.1 → 11.3 TCR

Peak year 2021 @ 11.3 TCR · DART/TCR 1.18× in 2021

International Paper Recycling - Itasca's TCR rose 1.2 from 10.1 in 2016 to 11.3 in 2021. In 2021, DART was 1.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 562111 · Itasca, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 6.4 · 247% of ind

DART 7.6 DART
RANK #88/143
PHOTO Ecology Auto Parts
BOOK 4y book
INJ 6 inj
SIZE ~23 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Ecology Auto Parts (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows International Paper Recycling - Itasca averages 6.4 TCR (247% of the Recyclable material collection services BLS benchmark).

International Paper Recycling - Itasca TCR series: 2016=10.1 · 2018=0 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=11.3 · BLS 2.6

Where International Paper Recycling - Itasca falls in its industry

2,322 Recyclable material collection establishments

Safer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #88 safest of 143 Recyclable material collection employers in Illinois.

International Paper Recycling - Itasca (23 employees, TCR 6.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 55 employees and a TCR of 5.1

International Paper Recycling - Itasca has fewer employees than the Recyclable material collection services median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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
2021	11.3	7.6	3
2020	4.2	0.0	1
2018	0.0	0.0	0
2016	10.1	0.0	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

562111 · IL · Itasca

2,322 Recyclable material collection services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 110 employers in Itasca, IL · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Ecology Auto Parts	CERRITOS, CA	6.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Republic Services of North Carolina (3186)	SPINDALE, NC	6.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	S04045 - WM of Dallas	FERRIS, TX	6.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	AAW - New Haven	NEW HAVEN, CT	6.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Oak Grove	BURNSIDE	23 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Eagle Point Farms, LLC.	TABLE GROVE	23 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Mendota Office	MENDOTA	23 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Nokomis Area Fire Protection District	NOKOMIS	23 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Diverzify	Itasca	1,004 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Fellowes, Inc Itasca	Itasca	536 FTE
CITY-NEAR	JH Associate Management LLC	Itasca	526 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MTS Titan Electric	Itasca	460 FTE
NAT-TCR	DEW Construction Corp	Williston, VI	6.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	42141a - Boyslton	Boylston, MA	6.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	ROTH'S - McMINNVILLE	Mcminnville, OR	6.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	4818-TX15	Corpus Christi, TX	6.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE	OCI	New Castle, DE	23 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Options MN - River Ridge, LLC Burnsville	Burnsville, MN	23 FTE
NAT-SIZE	BW Plus Kelly Inn Billings	Billings, MT	23 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Stryker Instruments	Portage, MI	23 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: 2021, 2020, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.