Film, plastics, packaging, manufacturing · Pennsylvania
Universal Protective Packaging Inc.
Mechanicsburg, PA · ~47 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Universal Protective Packaging Inc. runs at 286% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Film, plastics, packaging, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Universal Protective Packaging Inc.: 9.4 TCR = 286% of Film, plastics, packaging, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Universal Protective Packaging Inc. safety composite
Universal Protective Packaging Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−4.3
2023→2024
Universal Protective Packaging Inc. injury rate improved
Universal Protective Packaging Inc.'s TCR fell 4.3 from 11.6 in 2023 to 7.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=11.6 · 2024=7.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326112 · Mechanicsburg, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.4 · 286% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #13/13
- PHOTO Profile Films
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Profile Films (0.1 TCR gap)
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Universal Protective Packaging Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- GOEX Cedar Cit
GOEX Cedar City
9.8 TCR
- Polychem, LLC
Polychem, LLC - Fountain Inn, SC
9.8 TCR
- Profile Films
Profile Films
9.5 TCR
- This site
Universal Protective Packaging Inc.
9.4 TCR
- Bemis North Am
Bemis North America - BSF
9.1 TCR
What this shows Universal Protective Packaging Inc. averages 9.4 TCR (286% of the Film, plastics, packaging, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Universal Protective Packaging Inc. TCR series: 2023=11.6 · 2024=7.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Universal Protective Packaging Inc. falls in its industry
396 Film, plastics, packaging, man establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 13 Film, plastics, packaging, man employers in Pennsylvania.
Universal Protective Packaging Inc. has fewer employees than the Film, plastics, packaging, manufacturing median and a higher 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 | 7.3 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.6 | 4.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326112 · PA · Mechanicsburg
396 Film, plastics, packaging, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 219 employers in Mechanicsburg, PA · 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 | Profile Films | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GOEX Cedar City | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Polychem, LLC - Fountain Inn, SC | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bemis North America - BSF | 9.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dan Schantz Greenhouse (Rising Sun, MD) | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hillendale Services, LLC | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mansfield 14235 US Route 6, Mansfield, PA 16933 | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Electric Division Wilkes Barre | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Naval Support Activity Mechanicsburg PA | 2,769 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | EFC3 | 740 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HARRISBURG (PAMBG) | 701 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PAMBG - HARRISBURG | 606 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Siskiyou Forest Products | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Commons | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | EL-VI Farms,LLC | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vermont Creamery | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tank Technology, inc. | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Queeney Enterprises | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Heaton Erecting | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Seville,OH - 306 | 47 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.