Cardboard products merchant wholesalers · Michigan
United Container Company
St. Joseph, MI · ~26 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 2.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
United Container Company runs at 121% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Cardboard products merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade D.
United Container Company: 2.7 TCR = 121% of Cardboard products merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
United Container Company safety composite
United Container Company scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.66 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
−0.4
2018→2024
United Container Company injury rate improved
United Container Company's TCR fell 0.4 from 3.8 in 2018 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=3.8 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=7.9 · 2024=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424130 · St. Joseph, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 2.7 · 121% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/12
- PHOTO RJ Schinner Branch 8
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~26 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: RJ Schinner Branch 8 (0.0 TCR gap)
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United Container Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
United Container Company
2.7 TCR
- RJ Schinner Br
RJ Schinner Branch 8
2.7 TCR
- Bunzl Distribu
Bunzl Distribution Midatlantic, LLC (DBA Bunzl Richmond)
2.7 TCR
- 5827 Dallas TX
5827 Dallas TX
2.7 TCR
- Forman, Inc.
Forman, Inc.
2.6 TCR
What this shows United Container Company averages 2.7 TCR (121% of the Cardboard products merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
United Container Company TCR series: 2018=3.8 · 2019=3.7 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=7.9 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 2.2
Where United Container Company falls in its industry
290 Cardboard products merchant wh establishmentsSafer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 12 Cardboard products merchant wh employers in Michigan.
United Container Company has fewer employees than the Cardboard products merchant wholesalers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424130 · MI · St. Joseph
290 Cardboard products merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 30 employers in St. Joseph, 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 | RJ Schinner Branch 8 | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bunzl Distribution Midatlantic, LLC (DBA Bunzl Richmond) | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 5827 Dallas TX | 2.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Forman, Inc. | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Walther Farms Cass City | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United States Gypsum | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Genesee Power Station | 26 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bronson SC | 26 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeland Medical Center St. Joseph | 1,938 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Colson Saint Joseph | 197 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Robert Bosch LLC | 161 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cliffside Company d.b.a Caretel Inns of Lakeland | 154 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | IMS Masonry | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S04076 - Utica Hauling | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Cedars Sinai Med Ctr Cafeteria | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Northern Division Dhq | 2.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tim's Fabricators, Inc. | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fisher Auto Parts - YUNGOH | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eagle Rock Contracting | 26 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wetherell Mfg Co, Inc | 26 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.