Publishers, newspaper, combined with printing · Indiana

The Papers, Inc

Milford, IN · ~160 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
1.8
Avg TCR
0.7
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

The Papers, Inc runs at 260% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Publishers, newspaper, combined with printing workplace, earning a grade F.

The Papers, Inc: 1.8 TCR = 260% of Publishers, newspaper, combined with printing BLS 0.7 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)

The Papers, Inc safety composite

The Papers, Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

C

64/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.82 per 100 workers

Safer than 62% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 77% 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%).

TCR Δ

−3.2

2016→2024

The Papers, Inc injury rate improved

The Papers, Inc's TCR fell 3.2 from 3.2 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.2 · 2018=2.1 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 511110 · Milford, IN ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 1.8 · 260% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #3/4
  • PHOTO HCMG Elliott Street
  • BOOK 7y book
  • INJ 17 inj
  • SIZE ~160 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: HCMG Elliott Street (0.1 TCR gap)

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The Papers, Inc in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows The Papers, Inc averages 1.8 TCR (260% of the Publishers, newspaper, combined with printing BLS benchmark).

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

The Papers, Inc TCR series: 2016=3.2 · 2018=2.1 · 2020=1.4 · 2021=1.6 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=0 · BLS 0.7

Where The Papers, Inc falls in its industry

61 Publishers, newspaper, combine establishments

Safer than 62% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Publishers, newspaper, combine employers in Indiana.

The Papers, Inc (160 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 89 employees and a TCR of 2.4 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 0200400600 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate The Papers, Inc
The Papers, Inc (160 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 89 employees and a TCR of 2.4

The Papers, Inc has more employees than the Publishers, newspaper, combined with pri median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.4. 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 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2023 2.7 0.9 3 0 0
2022 1.8 0.0 2 0 0
2021 1.6 0.8 2 0 0
2020 1.4 0.7 2 0 0
2018 2.1 0.0 4 0 0
2016 3.2 0.8 4 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

511110 · IN · Milford

61 Publishers, newspaper, combined with printing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 18 employers in Milford, IN · 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 HCMG Elliott Street 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Wick Communications Co. 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR Huse Publishing Company dba Norfolk Daily News 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR The Blade 1.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE JFShea Construction-IN 160 FTE
STATE-SIZE InPwr, Inc. 160 FTE
STATE-SIZE Structural Composites, LLC 160 FTE
STATE-SIZE Elkhart Products Corporation 160 FTE
CITY-NEAR Chore-Time - Milford 352 FTE
CITY-NEAR Maple Leaf Farms, Inc. - MLS Processing Plant 241 FTE
CITY-NEAR MAPLE LEAF FARMS, INC. - SERENADE & DC 225 FTE
CITY-NEAR Maple Leaf Farms, Inc., MLS Location 209 FTE
NAT-TCR Springfield-417 Liberty Street 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Schernecker Property Services 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Canino Electric Co. Westmont 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR IFS Industries - Garland 1.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE Oil City Tube Division 160 FTE
NAT-SIZE United Mechanical Inc. 160 FTE
NAT-SIZE Legacy Estates 160 FTE
NAT-SIZE Transitions Healthcare Washington PA LLC 160 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, 2020, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.