Fiber tubes made from purchased paperboard · Wisconsin
Western Container Corporation
Beloit, WI · ~46 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western Container Corporation runs at 349% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Fiber tubes made from purchased paperboard workplace, earning a grade F.
Western Container Corporation: 11.5 TCR = 349% of Fiber tubes made from purchased paperboard BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Container Corporation safety composite
Western Container Corporation scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% 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%).
Western Container Corporation held a steady TCR band
Western Container Corporation's TCR held near 0.2 from 9.7 in 2016 to 9.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 23.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.7 · 2017=13.0 · 2018=12.6 · 2019=13.4 · 2020=9.3 · 2021=23.5 · 2022=12.5 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=9.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 322219 · Beloit, WI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.5 · 349% of ind
- DART 9.9 DART
- RANK #9/9
- PHOTO Pacific Paper Tube, …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 45 inj
- SIZE ~46 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pacific Paper Tube, Inc. Kent (0.4 TCR gap)
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Western Container Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- The Newark Gro
The Newark Group dba Greif
12.8 TCR
- Pacific Paper
Pacific Paper Tube, Inc. Portland
12.3 TCR
- This site
Western Container Corporation
11.5 TCR
- Pacific Paper
Pacific Paper Tube, Inc. Kent
11.1 TCR
- Caraustar Indu
Caraustar Industrial and Consumer Products Group, Inc
9.3 TCR
What this shows Western Container Corporation averages 11.5 TCR (349% of the Fiber tubes made from purchased paperboard BLS benchmark).
Western Container Corporation TCR series: 2016=9.7 · 2017=13 · 2018=12.6 · 2019=13.4 · 2020=9.3 · 2021=23.5 · 2022=12.5 · 2023=0 · 2024=9.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Western Container Corporation falls in its industry
140 Fiber tubes made from purchase establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.6.
Narrower to Wisconsin alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 9 Fiber tubes made from purchase employers in Wisconsin.
Western Container Corporation has fewer employees than the Fiber tubes made from purchased paperboa median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23.5 | 10.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.3 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 12.6 | 4.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.0 | 5.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.7 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
322219 · WI · Beloit
140 Fiber tubes made from purchased paperboard employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,834 rated employers in Wisconsin with headcount on file · 110 employers in Beloit, WI · 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 | Pacific Paper Tube, Inc. Kent | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pacific Paper Tube, Inc. Portland | 12.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Newark Group dba Greif | 12.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Caraustar Industrial and Consumer Products Group, Inc | 9.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Farmland Management Services - Wisconsin | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Baraboo Operations | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Schuh General Construction | 46 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Holtz Builders, Inc. | 46 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - JVL1 | 1,309 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Beloit Health System | 1,206 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kerry Ingredients | 944 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kerry Beloit | 938 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Recology Portland | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alcyone Plumbing Co. Inc. | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wright Construction Co Inc | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Western Sun Enterprises INC | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Naiad Dynamics US, Inc. | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alcon Tool Company | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ACC Construction Co., Inc | 46 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Castle Equipment Corporation | 46 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.