Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard · Iowa
International Paper Waterloo Container
Waterloo, IA · ~119 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
International Paper Waterloo Container runs at 61% 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 Waterloo Container: 2.0 TCR = 61% of Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
International Paper Waterloo Container safety composite
International Paper Waterloo Container scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 21%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.02 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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%).
Rising injury rate
International Paper Waterloo Container: 2.1 → 3.0 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 3.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.47× in 2024
International Paper Waterloo Container's TCR rose 0.9 from 2.1 in 2019 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 3.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322211 · Waterloo, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.0 · 61% of ind
- DART 3.0 DART
- RANK #10/15
- PHOTO New Indy triPAQ
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~119 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: New Indy triPAQ (0.0 TCR gap)
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International Paper Waterloo Container in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
International Paper Waterloo Container
2 TCR
- New Indy triPA
New Indy triPAQ
2 TCR
- Athens Sheet F
Athens Sheet Feeder
2 TCR
- International
International Paper - Manitowoc
2 TCR
- Hoerner Boxes
Hoerner Boxes Inc
2 TCR
What this shows International Paper Waterloo Container averages 2.0 TCR (61% of the Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS benchmark).
International Paper Waterloo Container TCR series: 2019=2.1 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=2.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.3
Where International Paper Waterloo Container falls in its industry
1,338 Boxes, corrugated and solid fi establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 15 Boxes, corrugated and solid fi employers in Iowa.
International Paper Waterloo Container 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 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 1.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322211 · IA · Waterloo
1,338 Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 172 employers in Waterloo, IA · 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 | New Indy triPAQ | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Athens Sheet Feeder | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | International Paper - Manitowoc | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hoerner Boxes Inc | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux City Service Center | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grinnell Kitchen | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UFP Technologies, Iowa | 119 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TrafFix Devices, Inc. Fairfield | 119 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Black Hawk County Extension | 4,790 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Waterloo Pork Plant | 2,801 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UnityPoint | 2,295 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JD Waterloo Tractor and Cab Assembly Operations | 1,605 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Dirty Hands | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NHM Constructors, Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Anderson Powersports | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | SouthWest Texas EC | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Dave's Fresh Marketplace of Warwick | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Springer Corporation | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rice Companies Inc. | 119 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | All American Commercial Roofing Inc. dba All American Exterior Solutions | 119 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.