Paper and paperboard converting machinery manufacturing · South Carolina

Softex Paper, Inc.

Rock Hill, SC · ~60 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.5
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Softex Paper, Inc. runs at 166% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Paper and paperboard converting machinery manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

Softex Paper, Inc.: 5.5 TCR = 166% of Paper and paperboard converting machinery manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Softex Paper, Inc. safety composite

Softex Paper, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 24%), 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).

F

34/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 5.47 per 100 workers

Safer than 32% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.82 per 100 workers

Safer than 24% 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%).

TCR Δ

−3.1

2019→2024

Softex Paper, Inc. injury rate improved

Softex Paper, Inc.'s TCR fell 3.1 from 6.9 in 2019 to 3.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.7× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=6.9 · 2021=10.9 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=3.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 333243 · Rock Hill, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 166% of ind

  • DART 3.8 DART
  • RANK #3/6
  • PHOTO MELLOTT MANUFACTURIN…
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 17 inj
  • SIZE ~60 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: MELLOTT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. (0.0 TCR gap)

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Softex Paper, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Softex Paper, Inc. averages 5.5 TCR (166% of the Paper and paperboard converting machinery manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Softex Paper, Inc. TCR series: 2019=6.9 · 2021=10.9 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=2 · 2024=3.8 · BLS 3.3

Where Softex Paper, Inc. falls in its industry

137 Paper and paperboard convertin establishments

Safer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 6 Paper and paperboard convertin employers in South Carolina.

Softex Paper, Inc. (60 employees, TCR 5.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 62 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 0100200300400500 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate Softex Paper, Inc.
Softex Paper, Inc. (60 employees, TCR 5.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 62 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Softex Paper, Inc. has fewer employees than the Paper and paperboard converting machiner 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
2024 3.8 3.8 2 0 0
2023 2.0 2.0 1 0 0
2022 3.7 3.7 2 0 0
2021 10.9 10.9 7 0 0
2019 6.9 6.9 5 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

333243 · SC · Rock Hill

137 Paper and paperboard converting machinery manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 221 employers in Rock Hill, SC · 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 MELLOTT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Miller Manufacturing 5.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Con-Vey LLC 5.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Black Brothers Company 5.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE Main office 60 FTE
STATE-SIZE Charleston LEC, Inc. 60 FTE
STATE-SIZE Poseidon Advanced Materials 60 FTE
STATE-SIZE United Forest Products Inc. 60 FTE
CITY-NEAR 4701-340 1,642 FTE
CITY-NEAR 340 PIEDMONT MEDICAL CENTER 1,552 FTE
CITY-NEAR Rock Hill Distribution Center RHDC 1,107 FTE
CITY-NEAR City of Rock Hill 1,072 FTE
NAT-TCR 1545 - Colerain 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR US Tower Corp 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Lake Norman Reg Med Ctr 5.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Vanguard-Phoenix 5.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Emms 60 FTE
NAT-SIZE Premier Surgery Center of Louisville 60 FTE
NAT-SIZE Autotech 60 FTE
NAT-SIZE Meltech Corp., Inc. 60 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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.