Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing · Arkansas

Central States Manufacturing - Lowell

Name: Central States Manufacturing - Lowell Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Lowell, AR · ~152 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 3.2
Avg TCR: 3.3
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Central States Manufacturing - Lowell runs at 96% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.

Central States Manufacturing - Lowell: 3.2 TCR = 96% of Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Central States Manufacturing - Lowell safety composite

Central States Manufacturing - Lowell scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 32%), 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).

48/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 3.17 per 100 workers

Safer than 59% of industry peers
DART rate: F 3.05 per 100 workers

Safer than 32% 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%).

Central States Manufacturing - Lowell held a steady TCR band

Central States Manufacturing - Lowell's TCR held near 0.2 from 3.3 in 2022 to 3.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 3.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.96× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2022=3.3 · 2023=3.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 332311 · Lowell, AR AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade C · TCR 3.2 · 96% of ind

DART 3.0 DART
RANK #6/8
PHOTO Bossier City
BOOK 2y book
INJ 13 inj
SIZE ~152 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Bossier City (0.0 TCR gap)

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3.2
Bossier City

3.2
SMJ METAL COMP

3.2
Sunnyvale

3.1
ACI Building S

3.1

What this shows Central States Manufacturing - Lowell averages 3.2 TCR (96% of the Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Central States Manufacturing - Lowell TCR series: 2022=3.3 · 2023=3 · BLS 3.3

Where Central States Manufacturing - Lowell falls in its industry

393 Buildings, prefabricated metal establishments

Safer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 8 Buildings, prefabricated metal employers in Arkansas.

Central States Manufacturing - Lowell (152 employees, TCR 3.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 75 employees and a TCR of 4.1

Central States Manufacturing - Lowell has more employees than the Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufact median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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	3.0	3.0	6	0	0
2022	3.3	0.9	7	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

332311 · AR · Lowell

393 Buildings, prefabricated metal, manufacturing 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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Bossier City	BOSSIER CITY, LA	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	SMJ METAL COMPANY, INC.	NORTHAMPTON, MA	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Sunnyvale	SUNNYVALE, TX	3.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	ACI Building Systems, LLC.	BATESVILLE, MS	3.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Blytheville	BLYTHEVILLE	152 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Fleming Electric Inc.	BRYANT	152 FTE
STATE-SIZE	DECATUR PET FOOD	DECATUR	152 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Russellville Container	RUSSELLVILLE	152 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Lowell, AR - JB Hunt Corporate	Lowell	4,585 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Lowell, AR - JB Hunt Corporate B C	Lowell	2,760 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Lowell, AR - Training and Technology	Lowell	1,277 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Lowell, AR - JB Hunt Corporate A Marketing	Lowell	822 FTE
NAT-TCR	Trebor Shoring Rentals - LA	La Miranda, CA	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Transit (FST)	Cedar Rapids, IA	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Astronics LSI	East Aurora, NY	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	T. T. Coatings Inc. Mile marker 104	Westwego, LA	3.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Fluid Connectors : Albion	Albion, IN	152 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Police Department	Decatur, IL	152 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Wick Buildings Inc	Mazomanie, WI	152 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Happy Valley #009	Happy Valley, OR	152 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.