Paper, scrap, merchant wholesalers · Arkansas
The Paper Tigers Inc.
Pine Bluff, AR · ~33 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Paper Tigers Inc. runs at 235% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Paper, scrap, merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
The Paper Tigers Inc.: 5.2 TCR = 235% of Paper, scrap, merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Paper Tigers Inc. safety composite
The Paper Tigers Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 9%), 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)
- D 5.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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%).
Rising injury rate
The Paper Tigers Inc.: 5.1 → 8.6 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 14.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.66× in 2024
The Paper Tigers Inc.'s TCR rose 3.4 from 5.1 in 2016 to 8.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 14.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.66× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423930 · Pine Bluff, AR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 5.2 · 235% of ind
- DART 8.6 DART
- RANK #4/11
- PHOTO Azcon Metals - Sterl…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Azcon Metals - Sterling Yard (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Paper Tigers Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
The Paper Tigers Inc.
5.2 TCR
- Azcon Metals -
Azcon Metals - Sterling Yard
5.2 TCR
- Legend
Legend
5.2 TCR
- Alter Metal Re
Alter Metal Recycling - Miller Compressing
5.1 TCR
- Northern Metal
Northern Metal Recycling Phillips St Cloud
5.1 TCR
What this shows The Paper Tigers Inc. averages 5.2 TCR (235% of the Paper, scrap, merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
The Paper Tigers Inc. TCR series: 2016=5.1 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=0 · 2019=7.8 · 2020=14.5 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=0 · 2024=8.6 · BLS 2.2
Where The Paper Tigers Inc. falls in its industry
1,126 Paper, scrap, merchant wholesa establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 11 Paper, scrap, merchant wholesa employers in Arkansas.
The Paper Tigers Inc. has fewer employees than the Paper, scrap, merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.5 | 7.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.8 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423930 · AR · Pine Bluff
1,126 Paper, scrap, merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 78 employers in Pine Bluff, AR · 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 | Azcon Metals - Sterling Yard | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alter Metal Recycling - Miller Compressing | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northern Metal Recycling Phillips St Cloud | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Legend | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ITC Hatchery | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fiber Resource Division | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Entergy, Lake Catherine Plant | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pine Bluff Jeff Pkwy Plant | 1,709 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Evergreen Packaging - Pine Bluff | 1,024 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saracen Casino Resort | 655 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 3331 | 505 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Domestic Violence | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Delano | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Martin Luther King Jr. La | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Arizona | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | James Dowling Construction | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BMW Shuttle | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Johnson Tractor - Rochelle | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Windjammer Investment Associates, LLC | 33 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.