Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard · Connecticut
Valley Container
Bridgerport, CT · ~56 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Valley Container runs at 192% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard workplace, earning a grade D.
Valley Container: 6.3 TCR = 192% of Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Valley Container safety composite
Valley Container scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 9%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
−0.7
2016→2024
Valley Container injury rate improved
Valley Container's TCR fell 0.7 from 5.5 in 2016 to 4.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 9.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.5 · 2017=8.6 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=9.0 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=7.9 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=4.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322211 · Bridgerport, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 192% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #9/12
- PHOTO CA
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Valley Container in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Valley Container
6.3 TCR
- CA
CA
6.3 TCR
- Arrow Containe
Arrow Container Manufacturing Location
6.3 TCR
- CA429 San Fran
CA429 San Francisco Bay Packaging
6.3 TCR
- Corrugated Sup
Corrugated Supplies Company- Atlanta, LLC.
6.3 TCR
What this shows Valley Container averages 6.3 TCR (192% of the Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard BLS benchmark).
Valley Container TCR series: 2016=5.5 · 2017=8.6 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=9 · 2020=6.9 · 2021=6.3 · 2022=7.9 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=4.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Valley Container falls in its industry
1,338 Boxes, corrugated and solid fi establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.4.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 12 Boxes, corrugated and solid fi employers in Connecticut.
Valley Container has fewer employees than the Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made 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 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.3 | 4.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 9.0 | 5.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322211 · CT · Bridgerport
1,338 Boxes, corrugated and solid fiber, made from purchased paper or paperboard employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 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 | CA | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arrow Container Manufacturing Location | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CA429 San Francisco Bay Packaging | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Corrugated Supplies Company- Atlanta, LLC. | 6.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Morganti Group Inc CT | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carlin Contracting Co., Inc. | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | New England Yankee Construction, LLC | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Longhini Sausage | 56 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Rutland | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lewis Bolt and Nut Company | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Loomis Bros. Equipment Company | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pacor Inc. Bordentown | 6.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | PP1 - Dayton | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NYN Regional Office | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fred's Tents and Canopies, Inc. | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sullivan & Cozart, Inc. | 56 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.