Groundwood paper, coated, made in paper mills · Minnesota
UPM - Blandin Paper
Grand Rapids, MN · ~254 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
UPM - Blandin Paper runs at 105% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Groundwood paper, coated, made in paper mills workplace, earning a grade C.
UPM - Blandin Paper: 3.5 TCR = 105% of Groundwood paper, coated, made in paper mills BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
UPM - Blandin Paper safety composite
UPM - Blandin Paper scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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 3.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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
UPM - Blandin Paper: 2.8 → 5.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.07× in 2024
UPM - Blandin Paper's TCR rose 2.8 from 2.8 in 2017 to 5.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.07× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322121 · Grand Rapids, MN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 105% of ind
- DART 3.7 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO 4530 Charleston Pape…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 64 inj
- SIZE ~254 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 4530 Charleston Paper Mill (0.0 TCR gap)
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UPM - Blandin Paper in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
UPM - Blandin Paper
3.5 TCR
- 4530 Charlesto
4530 Charleston Paper Mill
3.5 TCR
- GTG-JAX LLC
GTG-JAX LLC
3.5 TCR
- Orchids Paper
Orchids Paper Products Pryor Mill
3.4 TCR
- Clearwater Pap
Clearwater Paper Neenah
3.4 TCR
What this shows UPM - Blandin Paper averages 3.5 TCR (105% of the Groundwood paper, coated, made in paper mills BLS benchmark).
UPM - Blandin Paper TCR series: 2017=2.8 · 2018=3.9 · 2019=2.7 · 2020=3.2 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=5.5 · BLS 3.3
Where UPM - Blandin Paper falls in its industry
317 Groundwood paper, coated, made establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.2.
Narrower to Minnesota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Groundwood paper, coated, made employers in Minnesota.
UPM - Blandin Paper has more employees than the Groundwood paper, coated, made in paper median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.2. 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 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 1.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 2.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322121 · MN · Grand Rapids
317 Groundwood paper, coated, made in paper mills employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 15,828 rated employers in Minnesota with headcount on file · 75 employers in Grand Rapids, MN · 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 | 4530 Charleston Paper Mill | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GTG-JAX LLC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Orchids Paper Products Pryor Mill | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clearwater Paper Neenah | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Barrett Petfood Innovations Brainerd | 254 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3212 St Paul Box Board Mill | 254 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maple Grove - Main Store | 254 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 0005 - Bloomington 79th and Penn | 254 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grand Itasca Clinic & Hospital | 706 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grand Itasca Clniic & Hospital | 665 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1609 | 304 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1609 | 301 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | CFPG | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ABW Greenville | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jack Bros., Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UMElPresidente959 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Puget Sound Regional Services | 254 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Avnet Morelos USTX | 254 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nappanee in | 254 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sodexo at Medical University Hospital | 254 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.