Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers · Arkansas

Davis iron & Metal FS

Fort Smith, AR · ~26 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
2.5
Avg TCR
2.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Davis iron & Metal FS runs at 111% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade C.

Davis iron & Metal FS: 2.5 TCR = 111% of Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Davis iron & Metal FS safety composite

Davis iron & Metal FS scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 31%), 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).

D

51/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.45 per 100 workers

Safer than 68% of industry peers

DART rate
F 3.7 per 100 workers

Safer than 31% 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%).

Davis iron & Metal FS held a steady TCR band

Davis iron & Metal FS's TCR held near 0.0 from 3.7 in 2021 to 3.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2021=3.7 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=3.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 423930 · Fort Smith, AR ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 2.5 · 111% of ind

  • DART 3.7 DART
  • RANK #1/11
  • PHOTO Northern Metal Recyc…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 2 inj
  • SIZE ~26 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Northern Metal Recycling Eau Claire (0.0 TCR gap)

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Davis iron & Metal FS in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Davis iron & Metal FS averages 2.5 TCR (111% of the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Davis iron & Metal FS TCR series: 2021=3.7 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 2.2

Where Davis iron & Metal FS falls in its industry

1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl establishments

Safer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.0.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 11 Recyclable materials (e.g., gl employers in Arkansas.

Davis iron & Metal FS (26 employees, TCR 2.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 020406080100 0246810 Average employees Total Case Rate Davis iron & Metal FS
Davis iron & Metal FS (26 employees, TCR 2.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 39 employees and a TCR of 4.0

Davis iron & Metal FS has fewer employees than the Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.0. 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 3.7 3.7 1 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2021 3.7 3.7 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

423930 · AR · Fort Smith

1,126 Recyclable materials (e.g., glass, metal, paper) merchant wholesalers 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 Northern Metal Recycling Eau Claire 2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR OmniSource, LLC. - West St 2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Ferrous Pontiac 2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Fremont 2.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE Green Forest Hatchery 26 FTE
STATE-SIZE Clarksville Hatchery #1 26 FTE
STATE-SIZE RHM Gin & Warehouse 26 FTE
STATE-SIZE Hope Growout 26 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 Dynamic Stampings, Inc 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR General Plastics & Composites 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Hunter Industries 2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR R & B Contracting, Inc. 2.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Walton Process Technologies, Inc. 26 FTE
NAT-SIZE FZE Manufacturing Solutions, LLC 26 FTE
NAT-SIZE 628 Business Park Blvd 26 FTE
NAT-SIZE Abbey Color Incorporated 26 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: 2024, 2023, 2021. 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.