Pulp manufacturing (made from bagasse, linters, rags, straw, wastepaper, or wood) without making paper · Tennessee
International Paper
Elizabethton, TN · ~67 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
International Paper runs at 42% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Pulp manufacturing (made from bagasse, linters, rags, straw, wastepaper, or wood) without making paper workplace, earning a grade A.
International Paper: 1.4 TCR = 42% of Pulp manufacturing (made from bagasse, linters, rags, straw, wastepaper, or wood) without making paper BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
International Paper safety composite
International Paper scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 54%), 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).
69/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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 held a steady TCR band
International Paper's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=4.6 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=2.4 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322110 · Elizabethton, TN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 42% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Chattanooga Southern…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~67 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Chattanooga Southern Cellulose (0.0 TCR gap)
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International Paper in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
International Paper
1.4 TCR
- Chattanooga So
Chattanooga Southern Cellulose
1.4 TCR
- Riegelwood Mil
Riegelwood Mill
1.4 TCR
- Columbus Mill
Columbus Mill
1.3 TCR
- ND Fairmont LL
ND Fairmont LLC
1.3 TCR
What this shows International Paper averages 1.4 TCR (42% of the Pulp manufacturing (made from bagasse, linters, rags, straw, wastepaper, or wood) without making paper BLS benchmark).
International Paper TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=0 · 2018=4.6 · 2020=1.2 · 2021=2.4 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where International Paper falls in its industry
46 Pulp manufacturing (made from establishmentsSafer than 65% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Pulp manufacturing (made from employers in Tennessee.
International Paper has fewer employees than the Pulp manufacturing (made from bagasse, l median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322110 · TN · Elizabethton
46 Pulp manufacturing (made from bagasse, linters, rags, straw, wastepaper, or wood) without making paper employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 30 employers in Elizabethton, TN · 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 | Chattanooga Southern Cellulose | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Riegelwood Mill | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Columbus Mill | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ND Fairmont LLC | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mid-State Construction Co., Inc. | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Triad Corp. | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Morgan Inc | 67 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Runyon Memphis Plant | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Snap-on Tools Elizabethton | 441 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 690 | 398 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 690 | 359 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sycamore Shoals Hospital | 337 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Musgrove Construction, LLC | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PirTano Construction Co | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alta Enterprises LLC- Calumet City | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Zeus Branchburg | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Goodwill CFL - SOBT Retail | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1257 Elko Drive | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Legend Senior Living Home Office | 67 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FoodTown #010 | 67 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.