Pulp and paperboard combined manufacturing · California
PABCO Paper - Vernon
Vernon, CA · ~82 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
PABCO Paper - Vernon runs at 73% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Pulp and paperboard combined manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
PABCO Paper - Vernon: 2.4 TCR = 73% of Pulp and paperboard combined manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
PABCO Paper - Vernon safety composite
PABCO Paper - Vernon scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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%).
PABCO Paper - Vernon held a steady TCR band
PABCO Paper - Vernon's TCR held near 0.1 from 3.5 in 2017 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=3.5 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=1.3 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322130 · Vernon, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 73% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #7/15
- PHOTO Rand-Whitney Contain…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~82 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rand-Whitney Containerboard L.P. (0.0 TCR gap)
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PABCO Paper - Vernon in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Paperworks Ind
Paperworks Industries - WAB
2.5 TCR
- This site
PABCO Paper - Vernon
2.4 TCR
- Rand-Whitney C
Rand-Whitney Containerboard L.P.
2.4 TCR
- Gold Bond Buil
Gold Bond Building Products
2.4 TCR
- Concept Imagin
Concept Imaging Group- Richmond
2.4 TCR
What this shows PABCO Paper - Vernon averages 2.4 TCR (73% of the Pulp and paperboard combined manufacturing BLS benchmark).
PABCO Paper - Vernon TCR series: 2017=3.5 · 2018=1.1 · 2019=1.2 · 2020=1.3 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=1.2 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 3.3
Where PABCO Paper - Vernon falls in its industry
181 Pulp and paperboard combined m establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.3.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 15 Pulp and paperboard combined m employers in California.
PABCO Paper - Vernon has fewer employees than the Pulp and paperboard combined manufacturi median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322130 · CA · Vernon
181 Pulp and paperboard combined manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 146 employers in Vernon, 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 | Rand-Whitney Containerboard L.P. | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Gold Bond Building Products | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Concept Imaging Group- Richmond | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Paperworks Industries - WAB | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | West Coast Harvesting Inc. | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Farm | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wight Vineyard Management, Inc. | 82 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Growers Harvesting LLC | 82 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Foods, Inc. - Vernon, CA | 1,633 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GRANDE VISTA (CAGVS) | 1,333 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CAGVS - GRANDE VISTA | 1,215 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Smithfield Foods - Vernon | 984 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | PlyGem Window Peachtree City | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bay State Milling Platteville | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Standard Forged Products | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Seward Highway - Mass Excavation | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | H37 - Distribution International | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kls Frito Lay Tx | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Santa Cruz Farm | 82 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kelley Brothers Roofing | 82 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.