Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) · New Jersey

Paterson, NJ

Name: Paterson, NJ Workplace Safety Data
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Paterson, NJ · ~137 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 4.6
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 2
Fatalities

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The verdict

Paterson, NJ runs at 141% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) workplace, earning a grade D.

Paterson, NJ: 4.6 TCR = 141% of Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Paterson, NJ safety composite

Paterson, NJ scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 40% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).

22/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 4.64 per 100 workers

Safer than 20% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.61 per 100 workers

Safer than 40% of industry peers
Fatalities: F 2

Safer than 0% 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

−2.0

2016→2023

Paterson, NJ injury rate improved

Paterson, NJ's TCR fell 2.0 from 3.7 in 2016 to 1.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 12.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.7 · 2021=12.4 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=1.6

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 323111 · Paterson, NJ ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 141% of ind

DART 1.6 DART
RANK #58/66
PHOTO THE ROCK GA
BOOK 4y book
INJ 19 inj
SIZE ~137 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: THE ROCK GA (0.0 TCR gap)

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4.6
THE ROCK GA

4.6
Nosco - Waukeg

4.6
Grand Forks He

4.6
Westamerica Co

4.6

What this shows Paterson, NJ averages 4.6 TCR (141% of the Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) BLS benchmark).

Paterson, NJ TCR series: 2016=3.7 · 2021=12.4 · 2022=0.9 · 2023=1.6 · BLS 3.3

Where Paterson, NJ falls in its industry

2,001 Offset printing (except books, establishments

Safer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #58 safest of 66 Offset printing (except books, employers in New Jersey.

Paterson, NJ (137 employees, TCR 4.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 76 employees and a TCR of 2.6

Paterson, NJ has more employees than the Offset printing (except books, printing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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	1.6	1.6	2	0	0
2022	0.9	0.9	1	0	0
2021	12.4	9.5	9	12	2
2016	3.7	3.7	7	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

323111 · NJ · Paterson

2,001 Offset printing (except books, printing grey goods) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 76 employers in Paterson, 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	THE ROCK GA	THE ROCK, GA	4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Nosco - Waukegan Facility	WAUKEGAN, IL	4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Grand Forks Herald - Production Plant	GRAND FORKS, ND	4.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Westamerica Communications, Inc.	LEKA FOREST, CA	4.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Construction	PARSIPPANY	137 FTE
STATE-SIZE	American Biltrite Inc. (Moorestown, NJ)	MOORESTOWN	137 FTE
STATE-SIZE	TMS-CAC High Bridge	HIGH BRIDGE	137 FTE
STATE-SIZE	OPEX Corp. Site 2	PENNSAUKEN	137 FTE
CITY-NEAR	6164-PATERSON	Paterson	4,413 FTE
CITY-NEAR	St. Joseph's Health & Med Center	Paterson	4,220 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Preakness Healthcare Center	Paterson	421 FTE
CITY-NEAR	J&K Ingredients LLC	Paterson	323 FTE
NAT-TCR	Desser Tire & Rubber Co, LLC	Montebello, CA	4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Headquarters	Columbus, GA	4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Parkview Home	Wayland, IA	4.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Altimate Electric, Inc.	Mount Airy, MD	4.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	UW Airlift NW	Seattle, WA	137 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Bloomington Medical Services, LLC	Wooster, OH	137 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Eagle Roofing Products	Rialto, CA	137 FTE
NAT-SIZE	RRSC Baltimore/WA Market	Elkridge, MD	137 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, 2021, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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