Fiber tubes made from purchased paperboard · California
TUBE-TAINER
Whittier, CA · ~54 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
TUBE-TAINER runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Fiber tubes made from purchased paperboard workplace, earning a grade D.
TUBE-TAINER: 4.8 TCR = 145% of Fiber tubes made from purchased paperboard BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
TUBE-TAINER safety composite
TUBE-TAINER scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 27%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% 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%).
Rising injury rate
TUBE-TAINER: 1.9 → 3.4 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 15.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.72× in 2024
TUBE-TAINER's TCR rose 1.5 from 1.9 in 2017 to 3.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 15.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322219 · Whittier, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 145% of ind
- DART 3.4 DART
- RANK #1/6
- PHOTO Caraustar Tacoma PAB…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~54 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant (0.0 TCR gap)
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TUBE-TAINER in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Caraustar Buff
Caraustar Buffalo
4.9 TCR
- This site
TUBE-TAINER
4.8 TCR
- Caraustar Taco
Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant
4.8 TCR
- Dart Container
Dart Container Fiber
4.8 TCR
- IPG Longview
IPG Longview
4.7 TCR
What this shows TUBE-TAINER averages 4.8 TCR (145% of the Fiber tubes made from purchased paperboard BLS benchmark).
TUBE-TAINER TCR series: 2017=1.9 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=0 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=15.2 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=3.4 · BLS 3.3
Where TUBE-TAINER falls in its industry
140 Fiber tubes made from purchase establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 6 Fiber tubes made from purchase employers in California.
TUBE-TAINER has fewer employees than the Fiber tubes made from purchased paperboa median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.2 | 10.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322219 · CA · Whittier
140 Fiber tubes made from purchased paperboard employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 124 employers in Whittier, CA · 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 | Caraustar Tacoma PAB Plant | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dart Container Fiber | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Caraustar Buffalo | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | IPG Longview | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sea Mist Farms | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harold E. Robben, Jr. | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jose Maria Perez | 54 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pauma Valley | 54 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PIH Health Hospital - Whittier | 3,609 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 499 | 2,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PIH Health Hospital - Downey | 1,130 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PIH Health Physicians | 819 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | McCrite Plaza Retirement | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Salt Lake City- Frozen Food Express Industries, Inc. / FFE Transportation | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Corner Pantry Hermosa | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Curtis Products, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Keith Construction Inc. | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Public Library | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sunesta Awnings - (aka Gibraltar Industries) | 54 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blackmon Service, Inc. | 54 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.