Bottles (i.e., bottling, canning, packaging), glass, manufacturing · Ohio

Nelson Packaging Company Inc

Name: Nelson Packaging Company Inc Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Lima, OH · ~38 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 1.4
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Nelson Packaging Company Inc runs at 41% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Bottles (i.e., bottling, canning, packaging), glass, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Nelson Packaging Company Inc: 1.4 TCR = 41% of Bottles (i.e., bottling, canning, packaging), glass, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Nelson Packaging Company Inc safety composite

Nelson Packaging Company Inc scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 93% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

82/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): A 1.36 per 100 workers

Safer than 93% of industry peers
DART rate: A 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 92% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 51% 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

−2.7

2016→2017

Nelson Packaging Company Inc injury rate improved

Nelson Packaging Company Inc's TCR fell 2.7 from 2.7 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 2.7 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.7 · 2017=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 327213 · Lima, OH AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 41% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #1/4
PHOTO Glastron Inc
BOOK 2y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~38 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Glastron Inc (0.0 TCR gap)

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OI

1.6
This site

1.4
Glastron Inc

1.4
Owens-Brockway

1.3
Newell Brands

1.2

What this shows Nelson Packaging Company Inc averages 1.4 TCR (41% of the Bottles (i.e., bottling, canning, packaging), glass, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Nelson Packaging Company Inc TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2017=0 · BLS 3.3

Where Nelson Packaging Company Inc falls in its industry

98 Bottles (i.e., bottling, canni establishments

Safer than 93% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 4 Bottles (i.e., bottling, canni employers in Ohio.

Nelson Packaging Company Inc (38 employees, TCR 1.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 236 employees and a TCR of 4.3

Nelson Packaging Company Inc has fewer employees than the Bottles (i.e., bottling, canning, packag median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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
2017	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2016	2.7	0.0	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

327213 · OH · Lima

98 Bottles (i.e., bottling, canning, packaging), glass, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 243 employers in Lima, OH · 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	Glastron Inc	VINELAND, NJ	1.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Owens-Brockway Glass Container - Brockway Plant 18	BROCKWAY, PA	1.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Newell Brands Fishers	FISHERS, IN	1.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	OI	TOANO, VA	1.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Verano OH CPG - Mothers Grow Best	CANTON	38 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Green Velvet Sod Farms	BELLBROOK	38 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Pride Transportation Co, Inc	FINDLAY	38 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Union City	UNION CITY	38 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center	Lima	2,540 FTE
CITY-NEAR	St. Rita's Medical Center	Lima	2,531 FTE
CITY-NEAR	St Ritas Medical Center	Lima	2,445 FTE
CITY-NEAR	LIMA ENGINE	Lima	1,457 FTE
NAT-TCR	Splish Splash Waterpark	Calverton, NY	1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Midwest Detasseling, LLC	Winter Haven, FL	1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	WSMTN - Spectrum-Mountain Region	Centennial, CO	1.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	S. P. Richards Company	Pittsburgh, PA	1.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE	RailWorks Transit 2nd Avenue	New York, NY	38 FTE
NAT-SIZE	N and R of Bloomfield LLC	Bloomfield, MO	38 FTE
NAT-SIZE	120 Rider Avenue PCH Operating Company, LP	Lancaster, PA	38 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Skyline Surgery Center	Pocatello, ID	38 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: 2017, 2016. 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.