Paper products made in paper mills · North Carolina
Marcal Paper Company, Cordova
CORDOVA, NC · ~86 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Marcal Paper Company, Cordova runs at 31% of its industry's injury rate — far safer than the typical Paper products made in paper mills workplace — earning a grade A.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.0
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 3.3
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 2
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares Marcal Paper Company, Cordova's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024).
Injury rate over time
Marcal Paper Company, Cordova's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.
Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 322120.
Where Marcal Paper Company, Cordova falls in its industry
28 Paper products made in paper m establishmentsSafer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Marcal Paper Company, Cordova has an average TCR of 1.0, which is 31% of the industry average (3.3) for Paper products made in paper mills. This is significantly better than average.
Safety Insights for Marcal Paper Company, Cordova
Marcal Paper Company, Cordova operates an establishment with approximately 86 full-time equivalent workers in CORDOVA, NC, classified under the Paper products made in paper mills industry (NAICS 322120). Across 2 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 2 recordable injuries, 0 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 1.0 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the A letter grade (Excellent Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 3.3 for Paper products made in paper mills, Marcal Paper Company, Cordova's workforce experiences 31% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked — a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers — so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR below the benchmark signals that controls, training, or automation may be outperforming peers.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 2 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating Marcal Paper Company, Cordova as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries — there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from Marcal Paper Company, Cordova's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source — name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor — OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 322120 — Paper products made in paper mills.
DART Rate — Transparent Calculation (2024)
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
1 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 193,725 hours worked = 1.03 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904 — OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context — Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Marcal Paper Company, Cordova (this establishment) | 1.03 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Paper manufacturing industry avg | 3.30 | BLS IIF, NAICS 322120 |
| North Carolina state avg (all industries) | 3.89 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics — Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Marcal Paper Company, Cordova to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2024: 2 reportable incidents · 2 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) — inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Marcal Paper Company, Cordova's reported OSHA injury record — strong versus its Paper products made in paper mills peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 31% of the Paper products made in paper mills benchmark, Marcal Paper Company, Cordova reports fewer injuries than typical peers — still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Paper products made in paper mills sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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