EPA TRI Facility · Miscellaneous Manufacturing

Paragon Medical Inc

Pierceton, IN

Total releases
69 lbs
Chemicals reported
6
Carcinogens
3
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Paragon Medical Inc: how the 69 lbs splits

69 lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 62 lbs 89.7%
  • Air Releases 7 lbs 10.3%

Paragon Medical Inc's 69 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 89.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel.

TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID

Paragon Medical Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pierceton, IN, in the miscellaneous manufacturing sector. It reported 23 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 69 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 16,921 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Paragon Medical Inc is pounds #732 and chemical-count #181 at 69 lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Aludyne Pierceton; Depuy Orthopaedics Inc; Abc Industries Inc; Dalton Corp Warsaw Manufacturing Facility. Similar-scale Miscellaneous Manufacturing peers outside Indiana: Centurion Medical Products; Medtronic Xomed LLC; Applied Medical Resources Corp; Amerex Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Chromium; Copper; Manganese.

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Paragon Medical Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (89.7% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 69 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Centurion Medical Products and Medtronic Xomed LLC.

#16,921 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Paragon Medical Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

69 lbs 35th percentile higher than 35% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Paragon Medical Inc in the Miscellaneous Manufacturing sector extract

Among the 371 Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities in this database, Paragon Medical Inc reports the 233rd-largest volume (69 lbs). Scale peers outside Indiana include Centurion Medical Products and Medtronic Xomed LLC.

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Paragon Medical Inc Form-R facts

Sector
Miscellaneous Manufacturing
TRACE volume
69 lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-MID chem count
6 · 3 carc.
Lead chemical
Nickel

Compare this facility

See how Paragon Medical Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Paragon Medical Inc
69 lbs
Aludyne Pierceton
8.7K lbs

99% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Paragon Medical Inc
6
Aludyne Pierceton
3

2.0× more than the comparison

Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.

How does this facility release toxic chemicals?

How Paragon Medical Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 69 lbs.

Off-site Transfers 62 lbs (89.7%)
Air Releases 7 lbs (10.3%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 209% (8 lbs to 23 lbs).

Paragon Medical Inc: annual Form-R pounds

TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Paragon Medical Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 209% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Nickel.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 8 lbs 6
2020 8 lbs 6
2021 15 lbs 6
2022 14 lbs 4
2023 23 lbs 5

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Nickel 24 lbs Carcinogen
Chromium 23 lbs -
Copper 8 lbs -
Manganese 7 lbs -
Lead 7 lbs Carcinogen
Cobalt 0 lbs Carcinogen

Paragon Medical Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site

Pierceton, IN
41.2031, -85.6995
County TRI context
Kosciusko · 0.0% of county pounds
EPA Facility ID
46562PRGNM8MATC

Similar Miscellaneous Manufacturing Facilities

Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Indiana - e.g. Centurion Medical Products, Medtronic Xomed LLC, Applied Medical Resources Corp.

About TRI Data

Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.

On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Nickel, Chromium, Copper, Manganese; nearby reporters include Aludyne Pierceton. Paragon Medical Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.

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This Paragon Medical Inc TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Paragon Medical Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pierceton, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 339113 · Miscellaneous Manufacturing. 0.0% of Kosciusko TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Avk Industrial Products (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Paragon Medical Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Nickel. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.

All federal data sources used on this page
  • EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
  • EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
  • EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
  • EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
  • EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov