Book binding shops · Texas
Universal Bookbindery, Inc.
San Antonio, TX · ~43 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Universal Bookbindery, Inc. runs at 243% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Book binding shops workplace, earning a grade F.
Universal Bookbindery, Inc.: 8.0 TCR = 243% of Book binding shops BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Universal Bookbindery, Inc. safety composite
Universal Bookbindery, Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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
Universal Bookbindery, Inc.: 9.9 → 10.5 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 14.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.98× in 2024
Universal Bookbindery, Inc.'s TCR rose 0.6 from 9.9 in 2016 to 10.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 14.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.98× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 323120 · San Antonio, TX ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.0 · 243% of ind
- DART 7.9 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO SAN DIEGO DIE CUTTIN…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SAN DIEGO DIE CUTTING, INC (0.1 TCR gap)
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Universal Bookbindery, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Universal Engr
Universal Engraving-9000
8.2 TCR
- SAN DIEGO DIE
SAN DIEGO DIE CUTTING, INC
8.1 TCR
- This site
Universal Bookbindery, Inc.
8 TCR
- STP Bindery Se
STP Bindery Services,Inc.
7.7 TCR
- Miles Kedex Co
Miles Kedex Company Inc
7.6 TCR
What this shows Universal Bookbindery, Inc. averages 8.0 TCR (243% of the Book binding shops BLS benchmark).
Universal Bookbindery, Inc. TCR series: 2016=9.9 · 2017=2.2 · 2018=12.9 · 2019=2.4 · 2020=9.7 · 2021=2.7 · 2022=14.3 · 2023=7.5 · 2024=10.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Universal Bookbindery, Inc. falls in its industry
90 Book binding shops establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.3.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Book binding shops employers in Texas.
Universal Bookbindery, Inc. has fewer employees than the Book binding shops median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.3. 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 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.3 | 10.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.9 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.9 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
323120 · TX · San Antonio
90 Book binding shops employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 2,207 employers in San Antonio, TX · 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 | SAN DIEGO DIE CUTTING, INC | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Universal Engraving-9000 | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | STP Bindery Services,Inc. | 7.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Miles Kedex Company Inc | 7.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Timpson Hatchery | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midkiff Farmers Coop | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Seagraves GP Shelling Plant | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | El Paso Golden Peanut Treenut Pecan Shelling | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bexar County Hospital District | 8,703 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Legend Oaks Health & Rehabilitation West San Antonio | 6,953 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISS Facility Services Inc. | 6,177 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buena Vida of San Antonio | 5,262 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | York County Sheriff Office | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | RET-SAD Store 20 | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Idaho Cedar Sales | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AmTab Manufacturing Corporation | 8.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago Distribution Center | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sunshine Ace Hardware-Naples | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Aberdeen NC Yard | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hydro-Pac, Inc. | 43 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.