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.
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.
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
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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
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99% less than the comparison
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.
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
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 8 lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 8 lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 15 lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 14 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 23 lbs | 5 |
Paragon Medical Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Aludyne Pierceton, Depuy Orthopaedics Inc, Abc Industries Inc, ordered by distance.
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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