Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · Massachusetts
Kanzaki Specialty Papers
Ware, MA · ~167 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kanzaki Specialty Papers runs at 147% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Kanzaki Specialty Papers: 4.9 TCR = 147% of Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kanzaki Specialty Papers safety composite
Kanzaki Specialty Papers scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 10%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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
Kanzaki Specialty Papers: 4.5 → 5.7 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 6.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.08× in 2024
Kanzaki Specialty Papers's TCR rose 1.2 from 4.5 in 2016 to 5.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 6.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.08× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322220 · Ware, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 147% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #14/18
- PHOTO Strata-Tac. Inc.
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 77 inj
- SIZE ~167 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Strata-Tac. Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kanzaki Specialty Papers in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Langston Bags
Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR
5 TCR
- This site
Kanzaki Specialty Papers
4.9 TCR
- Strata-Tac. In
Strata-Tac. Inc.
4.9 TCR
- Standard Bag M
Standard Bag Mfg. Company
4.8 TCR
- Ronpak, Inc. C
Ronpak, Inc. California
4.8 TCR
What this shows Kanzaki Specialty Papers averages 4.9 TCR (147% of the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Kanzaki Specialty Papers TCR series: 2016=4.5 · 2017=6.3 · 2018=6.9 · 2019=6.5 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=4.7 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=5.7 · BLS 3.3
Where Kanzaki Specialty Papers falls in its industry
349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 18 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat employers in Massachusetts.
Kanzaki Specialty Papers has more employees than the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper M median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322220 · MA · Ware
349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 13 employers in Ware, MA · 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 | Strata-Tac. Inc. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Standard Bag Mfg. Company | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ronpak, Inc. California | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Gilbane Building Company Boston | 167 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | G.O. Services, LLC | 167 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nasoya Foods USA, LLC | 167 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2 Elizabeth | 167 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2386 | 361 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2386 | 318 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2386 LOWE S OF WARE MA | 151 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2807-2386 | 131 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kith Furniture LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C&S Waste Solutions of Lassen County, LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Dublin | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Groendyke Transport,Inc - ENID | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kyocera International Inc. | 167 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Concordia at Rebecca Residence | 167 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Polypeptide Laboratories | 167 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reily Foods Company - Jfg | 167 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.