folding paperboard box mfg · Tennessee
McCowat-Mercer Packaging, Inc.
Jackson, TN · ~56 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
McCowat-Mercer Packaging, Inc. runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical folding paperboard box mfg workplace, earning a grade B.
McCowat-Mercer Packaging, Inc.: 1.9 TCR = 58% of folding paperboard box mfg BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
McCowat-Mercer Packaging, Inc. safety composite
McCowat-Mercer Packaging, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.35 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 0% 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
McCowat-Mercer Packaging, Inc.: 1.3 → 4.7 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.22× in 2024
McCowat-Mercer Packaging, Inc.'s TCR rose 3.4 from 1.3 in 2019 to 4.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322212 · Jackson, TN AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 58% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #7/11
- PHOTO 2510 Conover Folding
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2510 Conover Folding (0.0 TCR gap)
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McCowat-Mercer Packaging, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Conover Foldin
Conover Folding
2 TCR
- This site
McCowat-Mercer Packaging, Inc.
1.9 TCR
- 2510 Conover F
2510 Conover Folding
1.9 TCR
- JR Cole Indust
JR Cole Industries, Inc. - Carton Division
1.9 TCR
- 2510 Conover F
2510 Conover Folding
1.9 TCR
What this shows McCowat-Mercer Packaging, Inc. averages 1.9 TCR (58% of the folding paperboard box mfg BLS benchmark).
McCowat-Mercer Packaging, Inc. TCR series: 2019=1.3 · 2020=1.6 · 2021=0 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=4.7 · BLS 3.3
Where McCowat-Mercer Packaging, Inc. falls in its industry
205 folding paperboard box mfg establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.2.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 11 folding paperboard box mfg employers in Tennessee.
McCowat-Mercer Packaging, Inc. has fewer employees than the folding paperboard box mfg 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 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322212 · TN · Jackson
205 folding paperboard box mfg employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 233 employers in Jackson, TN · 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 | 2510 Conover Folding | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | JR Cole Industries, Inc. - Carton Division | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2510 Conover Folding | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Conover Folding | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Southwest Tennessee EMC - Brownsville | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vintage 1857 | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vintage Alcoa | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Doss Brothers Construction, Inc. | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JACKSON MADISON COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL | 4,844 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jackson Manufacturing Facility - KNA | 1,210 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Delta Faucet Company of Tennessee | 1,125 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Delta Jackson | 1,046 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Nevada Amigo Office-GME | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ABF Freight 073 | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Salof LTD., Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chemtech Plastics Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CME Corporation | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Portsmouth Dist | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbia Container | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ferguson-Veresh,Inc | 56 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.