Composite cans (i.e., foil-fiber and other combinations) manufacturing · Missouri

Universal Packaging Corp

Name: Universal Packaging Corp Workplace Safety Data
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Kirkwood, MO · ~30 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 14.9
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Universal Packaging Corp runs at 452% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Composite cans (i.e., foil-fiber and other combinations) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.

Universal Packaging Corp: 14.9 TCR = 452% of Composite cans (i.e., foil-fiber and other combinations) manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Universal Packaging Corp safety composite

Universal Packaging Corp scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).

13/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 14.9 per 100 workers

Safer than 1% of industry peers
DART rate: F 21.56 per 100 workers

Safer than 1% 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 Packaging Corp: 7.7 → 21.6 TCR

Peak year 2020 @ 21.6 TCR · DART/TCR 1.45× in 2020

Universal Packaging Corp's TCR rose 13.9 from 7.7 in 2017 to 21.6 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 1.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 322219 · Kirkwood, MO ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 14.9 · 452% of ind

DART 21.6 DART
RANK #6/6
PHOTO Michigan City Paper …
BOOK 3y book
INJ 13 inj
SIZE ~30 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Michigan City Paper Box Pine Location (0.3 TCR gap)

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Pacific Paper

16
Michigan City

15.2
This site

14.9
Armorboard Pro

14.4
The Newark Gro

12.8

What this shows Universal Packaging Corp averages 14.9 TCR (452% of the Composite cans (i.e., foil-fiber and other combinations) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Universal Packaging Corp TCR series: 2017=7.7 · 2019=15.5 · 2020=21.6 · BLS 3.3

Where Universal Packaging Corp falls in its industry

140 Composite cans (i.e., foil-fib establishments

Safer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Missouri alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 6 Composite cans (i.e., foil-fib employers in Missouri.

Universal Packaging Corp (30 employees, TCR 14.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 67 employees and a TCR of 3.6

Universal Packaging Corp has fewer employees than the Composite cans (i.e., foil-fiber and oth 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
2020	21.6	21.6	7
2019	15.5	3.9	4
2017	7.7	7.7	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

322219 · MO · Kirkwood

140 Composite cans (i.e., foil-fiber and other combinations) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 23 employers in Kirkwood, MO · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Michigan City Paper Box Pine Location	MICHIGAN CITY, IN	15.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Armorboard Products LLC	HANOVER, PA	14.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Pacific Paper Tube, Inc. - Kent	KENT, WA	16.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	The Newark Group dba Greif	ONTARIO, CA	12.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Reliance Pork, LLC	BLAIRSTOWN	30 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Monett Hatchery #1	MONETT	30 FTE
STATE-SIZE	J P ROSS COTTON CO	ESSEX	30 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Farmers Ag & Grain Supply, Inc	DEERFIELD	30 FTE
CITY-NEAR	WM 2694	Kirkwood	312 FTE
CITY-NEAR	2694	Kirkwood	297 FTE
CITY-NEAR	1279 - Kirkwood	Kirkwood	228 FTE
CITY-NEAR	ASHFIELD ACTIVE LIVING-ABERDEEN	Kirkwood	192 FTE
NAT-TCR	Holland Mgmt - RC3 Ashtabula	Ashtabula, OH	14.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Trilogy Home Healthcare	Tampa, FL	14.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Salisbury Center	Salisbury, MD	14.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	DC10	Houston, TX	14.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE	7 New York Mills Offices & Sign Shop	New York Mills, MN	30 FTE
NAT-SIZE	American Excelsior Corporate Office	Arlington, TX	30 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Joseph Companies (IQHC) 306 Main St	La Crescent, MN	30 FTE
NAT-SIZE	USA Compression Partners - Treating Operations	Houston, TX	30 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: 2020, 2019, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.