Foam polystyrene products manufacturing · Arkansas
Insul-Bead Corporation
Gravette, AR · ~30 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Insul-Bead Corporation runs at 318% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Foam polystyrene products manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
Insul-Bead Corporation: 10.5 TCR = 318% of Foam polystyrene products manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Insul-Bead Corporation safety composite
Insul-Bead Corporation scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
−29.8
2016→2022
Insul-Bead Corporation injury rate improved
Insul-Bead Corporation's TCR fell 29.8 from 29.8 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2016 at 29.8 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=29.8 · 2017=14.3 · 2018=14.6 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=7.2 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326140 · Gravette, AR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.5 · 318% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO Alleguard - West Bro…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Alleguard - West Brookfield (0.3 TCR gap)
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Insul-Bead Corporation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- CPK-TN
CPK-TN
11 TCR
- Alleguard - We
Alleguard - West Brookfield
10.8 TCR
- This site
Insul-Bead Corporation
10.5 TCR
- Drew Foam Comp
Drew Foam Companies, Inc. of Tennessee
10.1 TCR
- Manufacturing
Manufacturing Plant
10 TCR
What this shows Insul-Bead Corporation averages 10.5 TCR (318% of the Foam polystyrene products manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Insul-Bead Corporation TCR series: 2016=29.8 · 2017=14.3 · 2018=14.6 · 2019=3.1 · 2020=7.2 · 2021=4.4 · 2022=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Insul-Bead Corporation falls in its industry
260 Foam polystyrene products manu establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 6 Foam polystyrene products manu employers in Arkansas.
Insul-Bead Corporation has fewer employees than the Foam polystyrene products manufacturing median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.6 | 10.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.3 | 3.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 29.8 | 11.2 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326140 · AR · Gravette
260 Foam polystyrene products manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 5 employers in Gravette, 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 | Alleguard - West Brookfield | 10.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Drew Foam Companies, Inc. of Tennessee | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Manufacturing Plant | 10.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CPK-TN | 11.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Entergy Harrison | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jonesboro Warehouse AK8N | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coakley Company, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Performance Contractors, Inc. - El Dorado Chemical-El Dorado | 30 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ozarks Community Hospital - Gravette | 286 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | R&R Packaging Inc | 182 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hendren Plastics, Inc. | 80 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Graco Corporation | 20 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Stop & Shop 100619 | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6400-SWY-0027-0027-00335 | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 354178-Jam-Richmond Hill Sta | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Atria on the Hudson | 10.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cowles Berry Farm, Inc | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CJ Logging Equipment | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NGK Spark Plugs (U.S.A.), Inc. - Irvine, Ca | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nampa Packaging and Production | 30 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.