Absorbent paper stock manufacturing · New York
Knowlton Technologies
Watertown, NY · ~146 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Knowlton Technologies runs at 146% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Absorbent paper stock manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Knowlton Technologies: 4.8 TCR = 146% of Absorbent paper stock manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Knowlton Technologies safety composite
Knowlton Technologies scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
28/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.5
2016→2018
Knowlton Technologies injury rate improved
Knowlton Technologies's TCR fell 0.5 from 4.9 in 2016 to 4.4 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 5.2 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.9 · 2017=5.2 · 2018=4.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322121 · Watertown, NY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 146% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #19/32
- PHOTO Sofidel America - Ha…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 22 inj
- SIZE ~146 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sofidel America - Haines City, FL (0.1 TCR gap)
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Knowlton Technologies in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Sofidel Americ
Sofidel America - Haines City, FL
4.9 TCR
- Twin Rivers Pi
Twin Rivers Pine Bluff, LLC
4.9 TCR
- This site
Knowlton Technologies
4.8 TCR
- Essity Profess
Essity Professional Hygiene North America - Menasha Papermill
4.8 TCR
- Dunn Paper - L
Dunn Paper - Ladysmith
4.7 TCR
What this shows Knowlton Technologies averages 4.8 TCR (146% of the Absorbent paper stock manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Knowlton Technologies TCR series: 2016=4.9 · 2017=5.2 · 2018=4.4 · BLS 3.3
Where Knowlton Technologies falls in its industry
317 Absorbent paper stock manufact establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.2.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #19 safest of 32 Absorbent paper stock manufact employers in New York.
Knowlton Technologies has more employees than the Absorbent paper stock manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.2. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.9 | 2.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322121 · NY · Watertown
317 Absorbent paper stock manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 115 employers in Watertown, NY · 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 | Sofidel America - Haines City, FL | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Twin Rivers Pine Bluff, LLC | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Essity Professional Hygiene North America - Menasha Papermill | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dunn Paper - Ladysmith | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hi-Lite Airfield Services, LLC | 146 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wolkow Braker Roofing Corp. | 146 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Thermo Fisher Scientific- Clintrak Bohemia, NY | 146 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hanford Pharmaceuticals | 146 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Samaritan Medical Center | 1,735 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Arc Jefferson-St Lawrence NY | 1,264 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CAR-FRESHNER Corporation | 430 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1871 | 381 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 70-HARRISBURG | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lakeside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Inc. dba Lakeside Nursing Center | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avenue Plaza - Resort | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Germains Seed Technology | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Speelman Electric, Inc. | 146 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | River Trace Nursing & Rehab | 146 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Voorhees Center | 146 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Manor Care Health Services - Shadyside | 146 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.