Paper (except newsprint, uncoated groundwood) manufacturing · Wisconsin
Little Rapids Shawano Specialty Paper
Shawano, WI · ~183 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Little Rapids Shawano Specialty Paper runs at 150% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Paper (except newsprint, uncoated groundwood) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Little Rapids Shawano Specialty Paper: 5.0 TCR = 150% of Paper (except newsprint, uncoated groundwood) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Little Rapids Shawano Specialty Paper safety composite
Little Rapids Shawano Specialty Paper scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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
−2.5
2021→2024
Little Rapids Shawano Specialty Paper injury rate improved
Little Rapids Shawano Specialty Paper's TCR fell 2.5 from 5.4 in 2021 to 2.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=5.4 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322121 · Shawano, WI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 150% of ind
- DART 1.9 DART
- RANK #35/41
- PHOTO Potsdam Specialty Pa…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 37 inj
- SIZE ~183 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Potsdam Specialty Paper, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Little Rapids Shawano Specialty Paper in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Little Rapids Shawano Specialty Paper
5 TCR
- Potsdam Specia
Potsdam Specialty Paper, Inc.
5 TCR
- Crane
Crane
5 TCR
- United Envelop
United Envelope
5 TCR
- SWM Spotswood
SWM Spotswood Mill
5 TCR
What this shows Little Rapids Shawano Specialty Paper averages 5.0 TCR (150% of the Paper (except newsprint, uncoated groundwood) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Little Rapids Shawano Specialty Paper TCR series: 2021=5.4 · 2022=7.7 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=2.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Little Rapids Shawano Specialty Paper falls in its industry
317 Paper (except newsprint, uncoa establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.2.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #35 safest of 41 Paper (except newsprint, uncoa employers in Wisconsin.
Little Rapids Shawano Specialty Paper has more employees than the Paper (except newsprint, uncoated ground 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.4 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322121 · WI · Shawano
317 Paper (except newsprint, uncoated groundwood) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 45 employers in Shawano, WI · 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 | Potsdam Specialty Paper, Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crane | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | United Envelope | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SWM Spotswood Mill | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Markesan | 183 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ventura Foods Waukesha | 183 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HENTZEN COATINGS, INC. MILWAUKEE | 183 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hartford Finishing West | 183 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ThedaCare Medical Center Shawano | 373 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Foodservice Shawano - 0564 | 361 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2271 | 359 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Reinhart - Shawano - 0564 | 351 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Bagcraft-COI-Railroad | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rolling Oaks Hospitality, Inc. | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wave Division Holdings, LLC-San Francisco | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sheraton Desert Oasis | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CompX Grayslake | 183 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tiffin Motorhomes Inc. Belmont | 183 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Change Academy at Lake of the Ozark | 183 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Turtle Lake Elementary School | 183 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.