All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · Arkansas
Arkansas Poly Inc.
Van Buren, AR · ~84 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Arkansas Poly Inc. runs at 122% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Arkansas Poly Inc.: 4.0 TCR = 122% of All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Arkansas Poly Inc. safety composite
Arkansas Poly Inc. scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Arkansas Poly Inc.: 3.5 → 5.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 270.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.8× in 2020
Arkansas Poly Inc.'s TCR rose 1.9 from 3.5 in 2017 to 5.3 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 270.5 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.8× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326199 · Van Buren, AR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.0 · 122% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #21/30
- PHOTO Rieke Corporation- H…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~84 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rieke Corporation- Hamilton (0.0 TCR gap)
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Arkansas Poly Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Arkansas Poly Inc.
4 TCR
- Rieke Corporat
Rieke Corporation- Hamilton
4 TCR
- Findlay Vinyl
Findlay Vinyl
4 TCR
- Parkway Produc
Parkway Products, LLC GRN
4 TCR
- Ecotech Consum
Ecotech Consumer Products
4 TCR
What this shows Arkansas Poly Inc. averages 4.0 TCR (122% of the All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Arkansas Poly Inc. TCR series: 2017=3.5 · 2018=270.5 · 2019=3.2 · 2020=5.3 · BLS 3.3
Where Arkansas Poly Inc. falls in its industry
2,838 All Other Plastics Product Man establishmentsSafer than 42% 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 #21 safest of 30 All Other Plastics Product Man employers in Arkansas.
Arkansas Poly Inc. has fewer employees than the All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 270.5 | 90.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326199 · AR · Van Buren
2,838 All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 71 employers in Van Buren, 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 | Rieke Corporation- Hamilton | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Findlay Vinyl | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Parkway Products, LLC GRN | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ecotech Consumer Products | 4.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Westrock Coffee Company - Little Rock Corp. | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MJB El Dorado | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Highland Pellets | 84 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Claridge Products and Equipment, Inc. | 84 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Van Buren Drivers | 1,245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Van Buren Plant | 1,089 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Van Buren General Office | 850 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VBR | 751 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Warren Distribution NorthEast | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0000000144 Quick Chek Food Store | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Western Specialty Contractors - Branch 012 - St. Louis Masonry, MO | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Voith Fabrics and Rolls Appleton | 4.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Warren Distribution SouthEast | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NB-TN | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elanco Kansas City | 84 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Boyer's Food Markets -Hazleton | 84 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.