Hot-rolling purchased steel · Arkansas
Friedman Industries Inc
Armorel, AR · ~22 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Friedman Industries Inc runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hot-rolling purchased steel workplace, earning a grade D.
Friedman Industries Inc: 4.6 TCR = 139% of Hot-rolling purchased steel BLS 3.3 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Friedman Industries Inc safety composite
Friedman Industries Inc scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 43%), 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).
58/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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%).
TCR Δ
−0.7
2019→2021
Friedman Industries Inc injury rate improved
Friedman Industries Inc's TCR fell 0.7 from 3.7 in 2019 to 2.9 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.7 · 2020=7.1 · 2021=2.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331221 · Armorel, AR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 139% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO JMS Russel Metals Co…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~22 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: JMS Russel Metals Corp - Blytheville (0.0 TCR gap)
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Friedman Industries Inc in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Penn Automotiv
Penn Automotive - Romulus
4.7 TCR
- Bekaert Orrvil
Bekaert Orrville
4.7 TCR
- This site
Friedman Industries Inc
4.6 TCR
- JMS Russel Met
JMS Russel Metals Corp - Blytheville
4.6 TCR
- Grob Inc.
Grob Inc.
4.5 TCR
What this shows Friedman Industries Inc averages 4.6 TCR (139% of the Hot-rolling purchased steel BLS benchmark).
Friedman Industries Inc TCR series: 2019=3.7 · 2020=7.1 · 2021=2.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Friedman Industries Inc falls in its industry
206 Hot-rolling purchased steel establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.9.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Hot-rolling purchased steel employers in Arkansas.
Friedman Industries Inc has fewer employees than the Hot-rolling purchased steel median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.1 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331221 · AR · Armorel
206 Hot-rolling purchased steel employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 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 | JMS Russel Metals Corp - Blytheville | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Penn Automotive - Romulus | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grob Inc. | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bekaert Orrville | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Peco Foods Inc.-Truck Shop | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Morrilton Hatchery | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Berryville Growout | 22 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Thomas B. Fitzhugh Generating Station | 22 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Skyline Steel, LLC | 49 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | S03737 - WM of IL - North (Antioch) | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Missoula Store | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shoprite of Jackson | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1st Fire Protection Services, LLC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | E&S Precision Machine, Inc. | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Peiffer Machine Services | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Florida Metallizing Service, Inc | 22 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Furniture Rental-Charlotte | 22 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.