OSB (oriented strandboard) manufacturing · Texas

Norbord

Jefferson, TX · ~113 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.8
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Norbord runs at 55% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical OSB (oriented strandboard) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Norbord: 1.8 TCR = 55% of OSB (oriented strandboard) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Norbord safety composite

Norbord scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).

D

53/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.81 per 100 workers

Safer than 55% of industry peers

DART rate
D 0.81 per 100 workers

Safer than 52% 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

−3.0

2019→2021

Norbord injury rate improved

Norbord's TCR fell 3.0 from 3.8 in 2019 to 0.8 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.8 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=3.8 · 2020=0.8 · 2021=0.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 321219 · Jefferson, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 55% of ind

  • DART 0.8 DART
  • RANK #8/9
  • PHOTO AR207 Hope Particleb…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 7 inj
  • SIZE ~113 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: AR207 Hope Particleboard (0.0 TCR gap)

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Norbord in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Norbord averages 1.8 TCR (55% of the OSB (oriented strandboard) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Norbord TCR series: 2019=3.8 · 2020=0.8 · 2021=0.8 · BLS 3.3

Where Norbord falls in its industry

125 OSB (oriented strandboard) man establishments

Safer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.2.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 9 OSB (oriented strandboard) man employers in Texas.

Norbord (113 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 137 employees and a TCR of 2.2 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 0100200300400500 02468 Average employees Total Case Rate Norbord
Norbord (113 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 137 employees and a TCR of 2.2

Norbord has fewer employees than the OSB (oriented strandboard) manufacturing 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
2021 0.8 0.8 1 0 0
2020 0.8 0.8 1 0 0
2019 3.8 3.0 5 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

321219 · TX · Jefferson

125 OSB (oriented strandboard) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 11 employers in Jefferson, TX · 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 AR207 Hope Particleboard 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Custom Finishers 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR 0310 - Fiber-Pennsylvania 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR LaSalle Bioenergy 1.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Bar-g Feedyard 113 FTE
STATE-SIZE Flying A Pumping Services LLC, 113 FTE
STATE-SIZE Lubbock Operations 113 FTE
STATE-SIZE 112855-CPCHEM LDPE 113 FTE
CITY-NEAR West Fraser Jefferson 117 FTE
CITY-NEAR Norbord Jefferson 109 FTE
CITY-NEAR Master Woodcraft Cabinetry Jefferson 104 FTE
CITY-NEAR Jefferson Facility 87 FTE
NAT-TCR Roof Management Services LLC 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR AZZ Switchgear Systems 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Area Office - Meter Shop 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR 208 Shrewsbury 1.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE Dutch Quality Stone 113 FTE
NAT-SIZE North Park 113 FTE
NAT-SIZE Farmers Coop Society-Sioux Center 113 FTE
NAT-SIZE Bourg Dry Dock and Services 113 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: 2021, 2020, 2019. 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.