Oriented strandboard (OSB) manufacturing · Texas
Louisiana-Pacific Carthage
Carthage, TX · ~147 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Louisiana-Pacific Carthage runs at 24% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Oriented strandboard (OSB) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.
Louisiana-Pacific Carthage: 0.8 TCR = 24% of Oriented strandboard (OSB) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Louisiana-Pacific Carthage safety composite
Louisiana-Pacific Carthage scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 86% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
76/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 0.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 86% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
−1.1
2019→2024
Louisiana-Pacific Carthage injury rate improved
Louisiana-Pacific Carthage's TCR fell 1.1 from 1.1 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 1.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=1.1 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321219 · Carthage, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 0.8 · 24% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/9
- PHOTO Norbord Georgia LLC.
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~147 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Norbord Georgia LLC. (0.1 TCR gap)
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Louisiana-Pacific Carthage in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Louisiana-Pacific Carthage
0.8 TCR
- Corrigan OSB,
Corrigan OSB, L.L.C.
0.8 TCR
- MALVERN MDF
MALVERN MDF
0.8 TCR
- Norbord Georgi
Norbord Georgia LLC.
0.7 TCR
- Martco, L.L.C.
Martco, L.L.C. (Oakdale)
0.7 TCR
What this shows Louisiana-Pacific Carthage averages 0.8 TCR (24% of the Oriented strandboard (OSB) manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Louisiana-Pacific Carthage TCR series: 2019=1.1 · 2020=0.6 · 2021=1.2 · 2022=0.6 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Louisiana-Pacific Carthage falls in its industry
125 Oriented strandboard (OSB) man establishmentsSafer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.2.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 9 Oriented strandboard (OSB) man employers in Texas.
Louisiana-Pacific Carthage has more employees than the Oriented strandboard (OSB) manufacturing median and a lower 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321219 · TX · Carthage
125 Oriented strandboard (OSB) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 25 employers in Carthage, TX · 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 | Norbord Georgia LLC. | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Corrigan OSB, L.L.C. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Martco, L.L.C. (Oakdale) | 0.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MALVERN MDF | 0.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lubbock, TX-PS | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | First in Rescue, Safety & Training, LLC | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Infrastructure 35 Capital | 147 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IOC Company LLC | 147 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carthage Plant | 562 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Absolute Pipeline Integrity, LLC | 351 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | D Courtney Construction | 235 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 523 | 185 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Distribution Center - MMDC | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rausch Coleman Development Group Inc. | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Internova Electrical Contractor | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mosaic Corporate HQ | 0.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hartzell Air Movement | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ferguson | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mosaic Macomb | 147 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Belmont Village Rancho Palos Verdes | 147 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.