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Merced RTS Packaging - F425

Name: Merced RTS Packaging - F425 Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Merced, CA · ~50 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 1.9
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Merced RTS Packaging - F425 runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Paper workplace, earning a grade B.

Merced RTS Packaging - F425: 1.9 TCR = 58% of Paper BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Merced RTS Packaging - F425 safety composite

Merced RTS Packaging - F425 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 89% 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).

67/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 1.92 per 100 workers

Safer than 56% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 89% 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

−3.8

2023→2024

Merced RTS Packaging - F425 injury rate improved

Merced RTS Packaging - F425's TCR fell 3.8 from 3.8 in 2023 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 3.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=3.8 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 322121 · Merced, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 58% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #4/11
PHOTO FS Transportation, LLC
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~50 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: FS Transportation, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)

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1.9
FS Transportat

1.9
Waterford Pape

1.9
Sealed Air Cor

1.9
Mosinee Mill

1.9

What this shows Merced RTS Packaging - F425 averages 1.9 TCR (58% of the Paper BLS benchmark).

Merced RTS Packaging - F425 TCR series: 2023=3.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Merced RTS Packaging - F425 falls in its industry

317 Paper establishments

Safer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.2.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 11 Paper employers in California.

Merced RTS Packaging - F425 (50 employees, TCR 1.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 146 employees and a TCR of 2.2

Merced RTS Packaging - F425 has fewer employees than the Paper 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	3.8	3.8	2	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

322121 · CA · Merced

317 Paper employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 187 employers in Merced, CA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	FS Transportation, LLC	NEW CARLISLE, IN	1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Waterford Paper Machine	WATERFORD, NY	1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Sealed Air Corporation	READING, PA	1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Mosinee Mill	MOSINEE, WI	1.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Jack Bros., Inc.	BRAWLEY	50 FTE
STATE-SIZE	M Three Ranches, LLC	WOODLAND	50 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Penterman Farming Company	NAPA	50 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Trefethen Farming, LLC	NAPA	50 FTE
CITY-NEAR	6403-64030211	Merced	1,404 FTE
CITY-NEAR	64030211-211001 MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MERCED	Merced	1,306 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Dignity Health	Merced	1,279 FTE
CITY-NEAR	2643-64030211-211001	Merced	1,200 FTE
NAT-TCR	Smitty's Supply Inc	Roseland, LA	1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	E.J. Vick Farming Company, LLC	Wilson, NC	1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Otis Elevator Company-Manhattan NE	New York, NY	1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Mathews Associates Inc	Sanford, FL	1.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Careone at Somerset Valley Alf	Bound Brook, NJ	50 FTE
NAT-SIZE	USA Denver 24050 E 78th Ave	Denver, CO	50 FTE
NAT-SIZE	USA El Paso 6520 Convair Rd	El Paso, TX	50 FTE
NAT-SIZE	USA Grand Rapids 4560 Pederson Ct	Grand Rapids, MI	50 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.