Labeling (i.e., packaging) machinery manufacturing · New Jersey

Paragon Packaging, Inc.

Name: Paragon Packaging, Inc. Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Carteret, NJ · ~375 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 0.3
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Paragon Packaging, Inc. runs at 10% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Labeling (i.e., packaging) machinery manufacturing workplace, earning a grade A.

Paragon Packaging, Inc.: 0.3 TCR = 10% of Labeling (i.e., packaging) machinery manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Paragon Packaging, Inc. safety composite

Paragon Packaging, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 99% 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).

71/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): A 0.34 per 100 workers

Safer than 99% of industry peers
DART rate: D 0.34 per 100 workers

Safer than 53% 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%).

Paragon Packaging, Inc. held a steady TCR band

Paragon Packaging, Inc.'s TCR held near 0.0 from 0.3 in 2022 to 0.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 0.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=0.3 · 2023=0.3

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333993 · Carteret, NJ AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 0.3 · 10% of ind

DART 0.3 DART
RANK #2/7
PHOTO Premier Tech -MGM
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~375 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Premier Tech -MGM (0.0 TCR gap)

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0.4
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0.3
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0.3
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0.3

What this shows Paragon Packaging, Inc. averages 0.3 TCR (10% of the Labeling (i.e., packaging) machinery manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Paragon Packaging, Inc. TCR series: 2022=0.3 · 2023=0.3 · BLS 3.3

Where Paragon Packaging, Inc. falls in its industry

269 Labeling (i.e., packaging) mac establishments

Safer than 99% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 7 Labeling (i.e., packaging) mac employers in New Jersey.

Paragon Packaging, Inc. (375 employees, TCR 0.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 66 employees and a TCR of 2.4

Paragon Packaging, Inc. has more employees than the Labeling (i.e., packaging) machinery man median and a lower 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
2023	0.3	0.3	1	0	0
2022	0.3	0.3	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333993 · NJ · Carteret

269 Labeling (i.e., packaging) machinery manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 37 employers in Carteret, NJ · 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	Premier Tech -MGM	MONTGOMERY, AL	0.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Proseal America	RICHMOND, VA	0.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Sage Automation, Inc.	BEAUMONT, TX	0.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Evergreen Packaging - Cedar Rapids	CEDAR RAPIDS, IA	0.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE	ofi - Bayonne	BAYONNE	375 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Miele, Inc.	PRINCETON	375 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Automann, Inc.	MONROE	375 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Shoprite of Jackson	JACKSON	375 FTE
CITY-NEAR	North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : EWR9	Carteret	3,039 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Amazon.com Services LLC - EWR9	Carteret	2,771 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Amazon.com Services LLC - CDW5	Carteret	1,135 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Cosmax USA	Carteret	685 FTE
NAT-TCR	PCL Construction Services Inc.	Glendale, CA	0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Cox Machine Inc	Wichita, KS	0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	AU Health System, Inc	Augusta, GA	0.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Charles R. Underwood, Inc.	Sanford, NC	0.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	G&H Diversified Manufacturing	Houston, TX	375 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Meggitt Defense Systems Inc.	Irvine, CA	375 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Bossard North America, Inc.	Cedar Falls, IA	375 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Inc Village of Freeport	Freeport, NY	375 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: 2023, 2022. 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.