Canvas bags manufacturing · Arkansas

Klein Tools, Inc.

Fort Smith, AR · ~106 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
1.8
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Klein Tools, Inc. runs at 53% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Canvas bags manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Klein Tools, Inc.: 1.8 TCR = 53% of Canvas bags manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Klein Tools, Inc. safety composite

Klein Tools, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 89% 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).

B

77/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 1.75 per 100 workers

Safer than 89% of industry peers

DART rate
B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 83% 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

−1.5

2016→2019

Klein Tools, Inc. injury rate improved

Klein Tools, Inc.'s TCR fell 1.5 from 3.2 in 2016 to 1.8 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.2 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.2 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=0.9 · 2019=1.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 314910 · Fort Smith, AR AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 1.8 · 53% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK P89
  • PHOTO Bearse Manufacturing…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~106 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Bearse Manufacturing Co (0.0 TCR gap)

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Klein Tools, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Klein Tools, Inc. averages 1.8 TCR (53% of the Canvas bags manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

Klein Tools, Inc. TCR series: 2016=3.2 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=0.9 · 2019=1.8 · BLS 3.3

Where Klein Tools, Inc. falls in its industry

141 Canvas bags manufacturing establishments

Safer than 89% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
Klein Tools, Inc. (106 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 49 employees and a TCR of 4.9 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 0100200300400 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Klein Tools, Inc.
Klein Tools, Inc. (106 employees, TCR 1.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 49 employees and a TCR of 4.9

Klein Tools, Inc. has more employees than the Canvas bags manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.9. 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
2019 1.8 0.0 2 0 0
2018 0.9 0.0 1 0 0
2017 1.1 0.0 1 0 0
2016 3.2 0.0 1 2 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

314910 · AR · Fort Smith

141 Canvas bags manufacturing 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 Bearse Manufacturing Co 1.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Laurel Industrial Fabric Enterprises Inc. 1.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR OVC Engineered Solutions 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Fred's Tents and Canopies, Inc. 1.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Gigerich Electrical INC 106 FTE
STATE-SIZE Harrison Energy Partners Corp. 106 FTE
STATE-SIZE D&L, Incorporated 106 FTE
STATE-SIZE Springdale 275 106 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 Enterprise Rent-A-Car Company-Midwest, LLC. 6270-5Z 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Huvepharma, Inc St. Louis 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR 355824-New York Cs District 1.8 TCR
NAT-TCR Total Company 1.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE Hampton Inn Times Square North 106 FTE
NAT-SIZE 6962-Swy 0029 2501 106 FTE
NAT-SIZE 6962-Swy 0029 2094 106 FTE
NAT-SIZE 6962-Swy 0025 1899 106 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: 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.