Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing · Michigan
Tesa Plant Sparta, LLC
Sparta, MI · ~122 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tesa Plant Sparta, LLC runs at 142% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Tesa Plant Sparta, LLC: 4.7 TCR = 142% of Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tesa Plant Sparta, LLC safety composite
Tesa Plant Sparta, LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 21%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 4.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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%).
Tesa Plant Sparta, LLC held a steady TCR band
Tesa Plant Sparta, LLC's TCR held near 0.2 from 2.6 in 2018 to 2.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 15.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.6× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=2.6 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=15.8 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=2.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322220 · Sparta, MI ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 142% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #5/9
- PHOTO API Lawrence Fin
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~122 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: API Lawrence Fin (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tesa Plant Sparta, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Continental Da
Continental Datalabel Elgin
4.8 TCR
- This site
Tesa Plant Sparta, LLC
4.7 TCR
- API Lawrence F
API Lawrence Fin
4.7 TCR
- West Carrollto
West Carrollton Parchment & Converting
4.7 TCR
- API KS MFG
API KS MFG
4.7 TCR
What this shows Tesa Plant Sparta, LLC averages 4.7 TCR (142% of the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Tesa Plant Sparta, LLC TCR series: 2018=2.6 · 2019=4.2 · 2020=15.8 · 2021=2.6 · 2022=2.6 · 2023=2.4 · 2024=2.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Tesa Plant Sparta, LLC falls in its industry
349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat establishmentsSafer than 21% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.8.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 9 Paper Bag and Coated and Treat employers in Michigan.
Tesa Plant Sparta, LLC has more employees than the Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper M median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.8. 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 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.8 | 4.3 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.6 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322220 · MI · Sparta
349 Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 33 employers in Sparta, MI · 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 | API Lawrence Fin | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | West Carrollton Parchment & Converting | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | API KS MFG | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Continental Datalabel Elgin | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wolgast Corporation | 122 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Action Traffic Maintenance Inc. | 122 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JK Masonry Inc | 122 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schad Boiler Setting Company | 122 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Agrico Labor LLC | 559 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Formulations | 227 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal-Mogul Powertrain | 157 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Great Lakes Division | 149 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ohio Living - Breckenridge Village | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Brazilian Court Hotel-545 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rooks County Health Center | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C&B MJW Nashville, TN 165 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Impact Logistics Group Inc | 122 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Winter Haven | 122 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DBM3 | 122 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atlanta - Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. / FFE Transportation | 122 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.