Paper or pulp mill construction · Michigan
Verso Escanaba Mill
Escanaba, MI · ~879 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.9
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Verso Escanaba Mill runs at 38% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Paper or pulp mill construction workplace, earning a grade A.
Verso Escanaba Mill: 1.1 TCR = 38% of Paper or pulp mill construction BLS 2.9 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Verso Escanaba Mill safety composite
Verso Escanaba Mill scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 63% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 46%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 1.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−0.8
2016→2021
Verso Escanaba Mill injury rate improved
Verso Escanaba Mill's TCR fell 0.8 from 1.6 in 2016 to 0.8 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2016 at 1.6 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.6 · 2017=1.0 · 2018=1.0 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=0.8 · 2021=0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 236210 · Escanaba, MI AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 38% of ind
- DART 0.1 DART
- RANK #13/39
- PHOTO Valley Wide Engineer…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 64 inj
- SIZE ~879 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Valley Wide Engineering & Construction, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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Verso Escanaba Mill in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Verso Escanaba Mill
1.1 TCR
- Valley Wide En
Valley Wide Engineering & Construction, Inc
1.1 TCR
- The Boldt Comp
The Boldt Company - MN
1.1 TCR
- Morgan Industr
Morgan Industrial
1.1 TCR
- Casey Industri
Casey Industrial, Inc
1.1 TCR
What this shows Verso Escanaba Mill averages 1.1 TCR (38% of the Paper or pulp mill construction BLS benchmark).
Verso Escanaba Mill TCR series: 2016=1.6 · 2017=1 · 2018=1 · 2019=1.4 · 2020=0.8 · 2021=0.8 · BLS 2.9
Where Verso Escanaba Mill falls in its industry
924 Paper or pulp mill constructio establishmentsSafer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.6.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 39 Paper or pulp mill constructio employers in Michigan.
Verso Escanaba Mill has more employees than the Paper or pulp mill construction median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.6. 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
236210 · MI · Escanaba
924 Paper or pulp mill construction employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 50 employers in Escanaba, MI · 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 | Valley Wide Engineering & Construction, Inc | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Boldt Company - MN | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Morgan Industrial | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Casey Industrial, Inc | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mary Free Bed Main Campus | 878 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Howmet - Whitehall Castings Plant 1 and 3 | 881 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ventra Grand Rapids Plant 5 | 881 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DTW8 | 881 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Billerud Escanaba Mill | 866 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | OSF St Francis Hospital | 487 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Francis Hospital and Medical Group | 436 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Menominee Delta Schoolcraft CAA | 332 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sutter Medical Foundation (185-263) | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | California Pacific Medical Center (274-CC-STR) | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Primoris Services Corporation-Equipment East | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Finance Department | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CMBK Resort Holdings LLC | 879 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon Transportation Services : LAS5 | 879 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amzl : Dna1 | 879 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center | 879 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.