Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products · Arkansas
Bekaert Van Buren (BKVB)
Van Buren, AR · ~390 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bekaert Van Buren (BKVB) runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products workplace, earning a grade B.
Bekaert Van Buren (BKVB): 2.4 TCR = 74% of Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bekaert Van Buren (BKVB) safety composite
Bekaert Van Buren (BKVB) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.6
2016→2022
Bekaert Van Buren (BKVB) injury rate improved
Bekaert Van Buren (BKVB)'s TCR fell 0.6 from 2.5 in 2016 to 1.9 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2021 at 4.5 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.55× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.5 · 2017=3.0 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331222 · Van Buren, AR AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 74% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #3/6
- PHOTO Insteel Wire Product…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 69 inj
- SIZE ~390 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Insteel Wire Products - Jacksonville, FL (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bekaert Van Buren (BKVB) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Insteel Wire P
Insteel Wire PAW
2.5 TCR
- Nelson Wire &
Nelson Wire & Steel
2.5 TCR
- Insteel Wire P
Insteel Wire Products NCW
2.5 TCR
- This site
Bekaert Van Buren (BKVB)
2.4 TCR
- Insteel Wire P
Insteel Wire Products - Jacksonville, FL
2.4 TCR
What this shows Bekaert Van Buren (BKVB) averages 2.4 TCR (74% of the Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products BLS benchmark).
Bekaert Van Buren (BKVB) TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=3 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=2.3 · 2020=1.1 · 2021=4.5 · 2022=1.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Bekaert Van Buren (BKVB) falls in its industry
163 Drawing iron or steel wire fro establishmentsSafer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 6 Drawing iron or steel wire fro employers in Arkansas.
Bekaert Van Buren (BKVB) has more employees than the Drawing iron or steel wire from purchase median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 18 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331222 · AR · Van Buren
163 Drawing iron or steel wire from purchased iron or steel and fabricating wire products 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 | Insteel Wire Products - Jacksonville, FL | 2.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Insteel Wire PAW | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Nelson Wire & Steel | 2.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Insteel Wire Products NCW | 2.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 03010001-030109 ST VINCENT MEDICAL CENTER NORTH | 390 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ARK | 391 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trinity Rail Maintenance Services | 389 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stuttgart Rice Division, Riceland Foods Inc. | 388 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 | HG230 | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ole Mexican Foods, Hialeah | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ISD 728 Twin Lakes Elementary | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HHI CFC Kansas | 2.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Clare Hospital-Baraboo | 390 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1855-DCWAS12 | 390 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Black Hawk College | 390 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Welsh | 390 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.