Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing · Ohio

Paarlo Plastics

North Canton, OH · ~79 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.3
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Paarlo Plastics runs at 132% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Paarlo Plastics: 4.3 TCR = 132% of Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Paarlo Plastics safety composite

Paarlo Plastics scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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

48/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.35 per 100 workers

Safer than 38% of industry peers

DART rate
C 1.22 per 100 workers

Safer than 58% 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%).

Paarlo Plastics held a steady TCR band

Paarlo Plastics's TCR held near 0.3 from 3.9 in 2016 to 3.6 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.7 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.28× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.9 · 2017=5.9 · 2018=3.6 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=3.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 326199 · North Canton, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 132% of ind

  • DART 1.2 DART
  • RANK #178/270
  • PHOTO KW Container - Allen…
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 21 inj
  • SIZE ~79 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: KW Container - Allentown (0.0 TCR gap)

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Paarlo Plastics in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Paarlo Plastics averages 4.3 TCR (132% of the Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Paarlo Plastics TCR series: 2016=3.9 · 2017=5.9 · 2018=3.6 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=6.7 · 2022=3.6 · BLS 3.3

Where Paarlo Plastics falls in its industry

2,838 Utility containers (e.g., bask establishments

Safer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #178 safest of 270 Utility containers (e.g., bask employers in Ohio.

Paarlo Plastics (79 employees, TCR 4.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 101 employees and a TCR of 3.5 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 0100200300400 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Paarlo Plastics
Paarlo Plastics (79 employees, TCR 4.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 101 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Paarlo Plastics has fewer employees than the Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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
2022 3.6 1.2 3 0 0
2021 6.7 2.9 7 0 0
2020 2.3 2.3 1 1 0
2018 3.6 1.2 1 2 0
2017 5.9 1.2 5 0 0
2016 3.9 2.9 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

326199 · OH · North Canton

2,838 Utility containers (e.g., baskets, bins, boxes, buckets, dishpans, pails), plastics (except foam), manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 142 employers in North Canton, OH · 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 KW Container - Allentown 4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Midwest Precision Molding 4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Midgard 4.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR Alside Window Company - Fife 4.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE Canton South Service Center 79 FTE
STATE-SIZE RedBuilt Ohio 79 FTE
STATE-SIZE Kokosing, Inc. 79 FTE
STATE-SIZE Hi-Way Paving, Inc. 79 FTE
CITY-NEAR TestAmerica Laboratories Inc 1,822 FTE
CITY-NEAR North Canton HQ 1,230 FTE
CITY-NEAR Absolute Rehabilitation and Consulting Services Inc 549 FTE
CITY-NEAR Diebold Nixdorf N.Canton NAO Field Services 470 FTE
NAT-TCR Manheim Detroit 4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Sureway #519 4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Price Less Foods #43 4.3 TCR
NAT-TCR Fairfield Inn & Suites Portland North Harbor 4.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE WMS Fitzgerald 79 FTE
NAT-SIZE Brinton Manor INC 79 FTE
NAT-SIZE Vertellus - Greensboro 79 FTE
NAT-SIZE Market Place #578 79 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: 2022, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.