Bottles, plastics, manufacturing · Texas
Western Container Corporation - Houston
Houston, TX · ~65 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western Container Corporation - Houston runs at 76% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Bottles, plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
Western Container Corporation - Houston: 2.5 TCR = 76% of Bottles, plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Container Corporation - Houston safety composite
Western Container Corporation - Houston scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 31%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 2.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.63 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
−1.9
2017→2023
Western Container Corporation - Houston injury rate improved
Western Container Corporation - Houston's TCR fell 1.9 from 3.6 in 2017 to 1.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=3.6 · 2018=5.3 · 2019=2.8 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=0.0 · 2023=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326160 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 76% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #16/28
- PHOTO Altium Packaging - P…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Altium Packaging - Phoenix (0.0 TCR gap)
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Western Container Corporation - Houston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Axium New Alba
Axium New Albany Plant #2
2.6 TCR
- This site
Western Container Corporation - Houston
2.5 TCR
- Altium Packagi
Altium Packaging - Phoenix
2.5 TCR
- Pretium Packag
Pretium Packaging - Cleveland (Starplex)
2.5 TCR
- SEC NH
SEC NH
2.5 TCR
What this shows Western Container Corporation - Houston averages 2.5 TCR (76% of the Bottles, plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Western Container Corporation - Houston TCR series: 2017=3.6 · 2018=5.3 · 2019=2.8 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=0 · 2023=1.6 · BLS 3.3
Where Western Container Corporation - Houston falls in its industry
411 Bottles, plastics, manufacturi establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.0.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 28 Bottles, plastics, manufacturi employers in Texas.
Western Container Corporation - Houston has fewer employees than the Bottles, plastics, manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.0. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326160 · TX · Houston
411 Bottles, plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | Altium Packaging - Phoenix | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pretium Packaging - Cleveland (Starplex) | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SEC NH | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Axium New Albany Plant #2 | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | HANSFORD COUNTY FEEDERS, LP | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northside Farms, LLC | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wilco Peanut Co. | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2348-Aiken, TX | 65 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Fluid Connectors : Ravenna | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chameleon Color Cards, Ltd. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Basic Construction Co. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Patrick J. Ruane Inc. | 2.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Equashield | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Letterkenny (Business Services) | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Argentine | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Theisen's of Cedar Rapids SW | 65 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.