Pulp and paper (except groundwood, newsprint) combined manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Pixelle Specialty Solutions
Spring Grove, PA · ~651 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Pixelle Specialty Solutions runs at 62% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Pulp and paper (except groundwood, newsprint) combined manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Pixelle Specialty Solutions: 2.0 TCR = 62% of Pulp and paper (except groundwood, newsprint) combined manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Pixelle Specialty Solutions safety composite
Pixelle Specialty Solutions scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
49/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Pixelle Specialty Solutions: 1.3 → 2.1 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 3.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.72× in 2024
Pixelle Specialty Solutions's TCR rose 0.8 from 1.3 in 2018 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322121 · Spring Grove, PA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.0 · 62% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #11/21
- PHOTO Clearwater Paper Lad…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 114 inj
- SIZE ~651 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Clearwater Paper Ladysmith (0.0 TCR gap)
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Pixelle Specialty Solutions in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 4532 Longview
4532 Longview Paper Mill
2.1 TCR
- This site
Pixelle Specialty Solutions
2 TCR
- Clearwater Pap
Clearwater Paper Ladysmith
2 TCR
- Pickens Mill
Pickens Mill
2 TCR
- Hutchinson - P
Hutchinson - Paper - B282
2 TCR
What this shows Pixelle Specialty Solutions averages 2.0 TCR (62% of the Pulp and paper (except groundwood, newsprint) combined manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Pixelle Specialty Solutions TCR series: 2018=1.3 · 2019=1.5 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=3 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 3.3
Where Pixelle Specialty Solutions falls in its industry
317 Pulp and paper (except groundw establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.2.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 21 Pulp and paper (except groundw employers in Pennsylvania.
Pixelle Specialty Solutions has more employees than the Pulp and paper (except groundwood, newsp 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 16 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.0 | 1.6 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322121 · PA · Spring Grove
317 Pulp and paper (except groundwood, newsprint) combined manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 9 employers in Spring Grove, PA · 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 | Clearwater Paper Ladysmith | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pickens Mill | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hutchinson - Paper - B282 | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4532 Longview Paper Mill | 2.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | East Earl | 651 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cabinetworks Group | 651 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Thermo Fisher Scientific-FCS Allentown, PA | 651 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sacred Heart Hospital | 651 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | P.H. Glatfelter Company - Spring Grove | 925 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spring Grove Terminal | 150 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | H and H General Excavating | 126 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Spring Grove | 64 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mizkan America | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Telenet Voip, Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Paramount Roofing, Inc | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gateway Pacific Contractors, Inc. | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cold Spring Granite Company | 651 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anheuser-Busch, LLC Los Angeles Brewery | 651 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Skyworks Solutions, Inc. - Newbury Park, CA | 651 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sysco Houston Inc. | 651 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.