Manufacturer of thermoformed plastics · California
Merrill's Packaging Inc.
Burlingame, CA · ~99 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Merrill's Packaging Inc. runs at 76% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Manufacturer of thermoformed plastics workplace, earning a grade B.
Merrill's Packaging Inc.: 2.5 TCR = 76% of Manufacturer of thermoformed plastics BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Merrill's Packaging Inc. safety composite
Merrill's Packaging Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 47%), 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 85% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−3.0
2017→2024
Merrill's Packaging Inc. injury rate improved
Merrill's Packaging Inc.'s TCR fell 3.0 from 3.9 in 2017 to 1.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 3.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=3.9 · 2019=3.2 · 2021=1.0 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=1.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326112 · Burlingame, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 76% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #8/19
- PHOTO Chase Lenoir
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~99 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Chase Lenoir (0.0 TCR gap)
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Merrill's Packaging Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Merrill's Packaging Inc.
2.5 TCR
- Chase Lenoir
Chase Lenoir
2.5 TCR
- INDEVCO Plasti
INDEVCO Plastics Longview LLC
2.5 TCR
- ITW Hi Cone
ITW Hi Cone
2.5 TCR
- Bollore Inc.
Bollore Inc.
2.5 TCR
What this shows Merrill's Packaging Inc. averages 2.5 TCR (76% of the Manufacturer of thermoformed plastics BLS benchmark).
Merrill's Packaging Inc. TCR series: 2017=3.9 · 2019=3.2 · 2021=1 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=1 · BLS 3.3
Where Merrill's Packaging Inc. falls in its industry
396 Manufacturer of thermoformed p establishmentsSafer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 19 Manufacturer of thermoformed p employers in California.
Merrill's Packaging Inc. has more employees than the Manufacturer of thermoformed plastics median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326112 · CA · Burlingame
396 Manufacturer of thermoformed plastics employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 93 employers in Burlingame, CA · 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 | Chase Lenoir | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | INDEVCO Plastics Longview LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ITW Hi Cone | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bollore Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MARIA ELENA RUIZ MORALES | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | La Verne Nursery, Inc. | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | California Sun Grower Services - North | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Santa Paula Plant #3 | 99 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mills-Peninsula Medical Center (360-22) | 1,835 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sutter Bay Hospitals (30191) | 1,765 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2453-00060388-60388 | 909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SFO-SPUSA | 512 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Main Office | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C.H. Nickerson, & Co., Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | W2Fuel, LLC | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Utilities Equipment & Supply Co | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Corporate | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Piedmont at Buckhead | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New South Companies, Inc | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | River Terrace Operator LLC | 99 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.