Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food) · Arkansas
Arkansas Plant 2
Fort Smith, AR · ~437 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Arkansas Plant 2 runs at 111% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food) workplace, earning a grade C.
Arkansas Plant 2: 3.7 TCR = 111% of Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food) BLS 3.3 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Arkansas Plant 2 safety composite
Arkansas Plant 2 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 54% 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
−3.9
2019→2023
Arkansas Plant 2 injury rate improved
Arkansas Plant 2's TCR fell 3.9 from 5.8 in 2019 to 1.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.8 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 311615 · Fort Smith, AR ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 111% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #38/69
- PHOTO Pilgrim's
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 91 inj
- SIZE ~437 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Pilgrim's (0.0 TCR gap)
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Arkansas Plant 2 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Arkansas Plant 2
3.7 TCR
- Pilgrim's
Pilgrim's
3.7 TCR
- Northern Pride
Northern Pride, Inc.
3.7 TCR
- OKF Fort Smith
OKF Fort Smith Plant 2
3.6 TCR
- TFC Poultry LL
TFC Poultry LLC
3.6 TCR
What this shows Arkansas Plant 2 averages 3.7 TCR (111% of the Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food) BLS benchmark).
Arkansas Plant 2 TCR series: 2019=5.8 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=1.8 · BLS 3.3
Where Arkansas Plant 2 falls in its industry
509 Chickens, processing, fresh, f establishmentsSafer than 48% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 69 Chickens, processing, fresh, f employers in Arkansas.
Arkansas Plant 2 has fewer employees than the Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, can median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 2.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 4.5 | 29 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 35 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
311615 · AR · Fort Smith
509 Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 249 employers in Fort Smith, 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 | Pilgrim's | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OKF Fort Smith Plant 2 | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Northern Pride, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | TFC Poultry LLC | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | VBZ | 437 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Northwest AR Hospitals - Bentonville | 437 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4108 | 436 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 2 | 436 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH | 1,944 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ABB Motors and Mechanical, Inc. - Fort Smith | 1,298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Smith - 5713 RS Boreham Jr Street | 985 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Health Medical Center - Fort Smith | 970 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Terrace | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CLW Livingston | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Genesis Medical Group | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pasquerilla Plaza | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Fike Corporation | 437 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New York Headquarters | 437 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Berry Bros General Contractors- Pecos, TX | 437 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Winfield Rehab and Nursing | 437 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.