Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · Arkansas
Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR
West Memphis, AR · ~111 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR runs at 150% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR: 5.0 TCR = 150% of Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR safety composite
Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.95 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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
Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR: 2.5 → 5.2 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 6.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.52× in 2021
Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR's TCR rose 2.7 from 2.5 in 2017 to 5.2 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 6.2 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322220 · West Memphis, AR ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 150% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #5/5
- PHOTO Bagcraft-COI-Railroad
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~111 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bagcraft-COI-Railroad (0.0 TCR gap)
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Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR
5 TCR
- Bagcraft-COI-R
Bagcraft-COI-Railroad
5 TCR
- Specialty Coat
Specialty Coating and Laminating
5 TCR
- Strata-Tac. In
Strata-Tac. Inc.
4.9 TCR
- Kanzaki Specia
Kanzaki Specialty Papers
4.9 TCR
What this shows Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR averages 5.0 TCR (150% of the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR TCR series: 2017=2.5 · 2018=5.7 · 2019=6.2 · 2020=5.2 · 2021=5.2 · BLS 3.3
Where Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR falls in its industry
349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 5 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat employers in Arkansas.
Langston Bags in West Memphis, AR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.2 | 5.1 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322220 · AR · West Memphis
349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 63 employers in West Memphis, AR · 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 | Bagcraft-COI-Railroad | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Strata-Tac. Inc. | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Kanzaki Specialty Papers | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Specialty Coating and Laminating | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Craighead Electric Cooperative Corporation | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rogers Container | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brentwood Industries | 111 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sigma Supply - Corporate | 111 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PTL-West Memphis | 1,778 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AR-West Memphis-Operating Center | 638 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SOUTHLAND PARK GAMING AND RACING | 635 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 300000170855831 - AR-West Memphis-Operating Center | 624 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Synergy Equipment Corp. dba Bobcat of Miami | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Breda Company, Inc. DFW | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dsg Davis | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dhaliwal Labs Illinois LLC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Olam Peanut Shelling Company-Samson | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Village of Grayslake | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cokato | 111 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | East Lake Nursing and Rehabilitation | 111 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.