Employer · Virginia

VA006 Big Island Paper

BIG ISLAND, VA · ~328 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
2.6
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
1
Fatality

The verdict

VA006 Big Island Paper runs at 80% of its industry's injury rate — about level with the typical industry workplace — earning a grade C.

C
Average Safety Record
2.6
avg TCR · per 100 workers
3.3
industry benchmark (BLS)
1
worker fatalities on record

Grade compares VA006 Big Island Paper's OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 8 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024).

Injury rate over time

VA006 Big Island Paper's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 3.3 industry benchmark.

Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 322120.

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Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 322120.

Where VA006 Big Island Paper falls in its industry

28 industry establishments

Safer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

VA006 Big Island Paper has an average TCR of 2.6, which is 80% of the industry average (3.3) for this industry. This is better than average.

Safety Insights for VA006 Big Island Paper

VA006 Big Island Paper operates an establishment with approximately 328 full-time equivalent workers in BIG ISLAND, VA. Across 8 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 74 recordable injuries, 3 occupational illnesses, and 1 workplace fatality. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 2.6 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the C letter grade (Average Safety Record).

Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 3.3 for this sector, VA006 Big Island Paper's workforce experiences 80% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked — a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers — so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR below the benchmark signals that controls, training, or automation may be outperforming peers.

Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 8 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating VA006 Big Island Paper as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 1, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries — there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.

Verify This Employer with OSHA

All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from VA006 Big Island Paper's own mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source — name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.

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Source: U.S. Department of Labor — OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 322120 — industry classification.

DART Rate — Transparent Calculation (2024)

DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.

10 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 704,028 hours worked = 2.84 DART

Methodology: 29 CFR 1904 — OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping

Cross-Validating Context — Establishment vs Industry vs State

Benchmark TCR Source
VA006 Big Island Paper (this establishment) 2.65 OSHA ITA Form 300A, 8-year avg
Paper manufacturing industry avg 3.30 BLS IIF, NAICS 322120
Virginia state avg (all industries) 4.16 OSHA ITA, state-level rollup

Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics — Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program

Reportable Incident Timeline

Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by VA006 Big Island Paper to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.

Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) — inspection case-number records

Year-by-Year Safety Data

Year TCR DART Injuries Illnesses Fatalities
2024 3.7 2.8 13 0 0
2023 1.4 0.6 5 0 0
2022 4.3 3.5 12 3 0
2020 1.4 0.8 5 0 0
2019 2.1 1.3 8 0 0
2018 4.5 4.2 17 0 0
2017 2.4 2.1 9 0 0
2016 1.4 0.8 5 0 1

What this grade means for you

Use this grade as a relative read on VA006 Big Island Paper's reported OSHA injury record — strong versus its industry peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.

  • At 80% of the industry benchmark, VA006 Big Island Paper reports fewer injuries than typical peers — still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
  • Judge this record against the wider industry sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
  • Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another

Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is VA006 Big Island Paper's safety grade?
VA006 Big Island Paper has a safety grade of C (Average Safety Record). This grade is based on their average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 2.6 compared to the BLS industry benchmark of 3.3 for their industry.
How is the safety grade calculated?
Safety grades are calculated by comparing an employer's average Total Case Rate (TCR) — the number of workplace injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers per year — against the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) industry benchmark. Grade A means significantly below average injury rates; grade F means significantly above average.
How many injuries has VA006 Big Island Paper reported?
VA006 Big Island Paper has reported 74 total injuries and 1 fatalities across 8 years of OSHA data (2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016). This data comes from mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reports.
Where does PlainSafetyScore get its data?
All safety data comes from OSHA's Injury Tracking Application (ITA), which collects mandatory establishment-level injury and illness reports from employers with 250+ employees or those in high-hazard industries. Industry benchmarks are from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program.

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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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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