Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers · Arkansas
A&B Distributors of Arkansas Inc
Lowell, AR · ~42 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.8
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
A&B Distributors of Arkansas Inc runs at 445% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
A&B Distributors of Arkansas Inc: 9.8 TCR = 445% of Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
A&B Distributors of Arkansas Inc safety composite
A&B Distributors of Arkansas Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% 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
−12.2
2022→2024
A&B Distributors of Arkansas Inc injury rate improved
A&B Distributors of Arkansas Inc's TCR fell 12.2 from 14.6 in 2022 to 2.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 14.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=14.6 · 2023=12.4 · 2024=2.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424810 · Lowell, AR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.8 · 445% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #9/9
- PHOTO N.H. Scheppers Distr…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: N.H. Scheppers Distributing - Columbia (0.0 TCR gap)
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A&B Distributors of Arkansas Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Crown Distribu
Crown Distributors
9.9 TCR
- This site
A&B Distributors of Arkansas Inc
9.8 TCR
- N.H. Scheppers
N.H. Scheppers Distributing - Columbia
9.8 TCR
- 111 - Huntingt
111 - Huntington Beach
9.8 TCR
- Sylmar - RBG
Sylmar - RBG
9.8 TCR
What this shows A&B Distributors of Arkansas Inc averages 9.8 TCR (445% of the Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
A&B Distributors of Arkansas Inc TCR series: 2022=14.6 · 2023=12.4 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 2.2
Where A&B Distributors of Arkansas Inc falls in its industry
664 Beverages, alcoholic (except d establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.4.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 9 Beverages, alcoholic (except d employers in Arkansas.
A&B Distributors of Arkansas Inc has fewer employees than the Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled s median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.4. 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 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.6 | 4.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424810 · AR · Lowell
664 Beverages, alcoholic (except distilled spirits, wine), merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 52 employers in Lowell, AR · 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 | N.H. Scheppers Distributing - Columbia | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 111 - Huntington Beach | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sylmar - RBG | 9.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Crown Distributors | 9.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | CIMCO INC | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rogers - Br 5 | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jonesboro Rice Mill | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Douthit Tie & Lumber | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lowell, AR - JB Hunt Corporate | 4,585 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lowell, AR - JB Hunt Corporate B C | 2,760 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lowell, AR - Training and Technology | 1,277 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lowell, AR - JB Hunt Corporate A Marketing | 822 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | APX York Sheet Metal, Inc. | 9.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Maple Springs Management - Anchorage | 9.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DAE1 | 9.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SMF6 | 9.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | JMF Underground Inc. | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Construction | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Energy Conservation Insulation LLC | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Feather Crest Farm | 42 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.