Semi-trailer manufacturing · Arkansas

KNL Holdings LLC

Paragould, AR · ~91 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
5.1
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

KNL Holdings LLC runs at 154% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Semi-trailer manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.

KNL Holdings LLC: 5.1 TCR = 154% of Semi-trailer manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)

KNL Holdings LLC safety composite

KNL Holdings LLC scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% 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).

D

46/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 5.09 per 100 workers

Safer than 55% of industry peers

DART rate
F 4.15 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%).

TCR Δ

−9.1

2016→2024

KNL Holdings LLC injury rate improved

KNL Holdings LLC's TCR fell 9.1 from 13.2 in 2016 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 13.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.82× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=13.2 · 2017=3.9 · 2018=5.4 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=5.1 · 2022=8.3 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=4.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 336212 · Paragould, AR ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 154% of ind

  • DART 4.2 DART
  • RANK #2/5
  • PHOTO Utility Trailer Manu…
  • BOOK 9y book
  • INJ 42 inj
  • SIZE ~91 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. (0.0 TCR gap)

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KNL Holdings LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows KNL Holdings LLC averages 5.1 TCR (154% of the Semi-trailer manufacturing BLS benchmark).

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

KNL Holdings LLC TCR series: 2016=13.2 · 2017=3.9 · 2018=5.4 · 2019=3.9 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=5.1 · 2022=8.3 · 2023=0 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 3.3

Where KNL Holdings LLC falls in its industry

474 Semi-trailer manufacturing establishments

Safer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 5 Semi-trailer manufacturing employers in Arkansas.

KNL Holdings LLC (91 employees, TCR 5.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 86 employees and a TCR of 5.6 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 01,0002,0003,0004,000 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate KNL Holdings LLC
KNL Holdings LLC (91 employees, TCR 5.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 86 employees and a TCR of 5.6

KNL Holdings LLC has more employees than the Semi-trailer manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 4.2 4.2 2 0 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2022 8.3 4.7 7 0 0
2021 5.1 0.0 5 0 0
2020 1.9 0.0 2 0 0
2019 3.9 3.9 4 0 0
2018 5.4 1.8 6 0 0
2017 3.9 2.9 4 0 0
2016 13.2 5.5 12 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

336212 · AR · Paragould

474 Semi-trailer manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 61 employers in Paragould, 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 Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co. 5.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR 118_8973 5.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR 118_162 5.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR CM Madill 5.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE CertainTeed RPG Little Rock 91 FTE
STATE-SIZE Hydro - Magnolia 91 FTE
STATE-SIZE Custom Tool, DBA Axles Plus 91 FTE
STATE-SIZE Gene Stimson Big Star 3 91 FTE
CITY-NEAR DRiV Automotive 1,088 FTE
CITY-NEAR Tenneco 1,082 FTE
CITY-NEAR DRiV 1,018 FTE
CITY-NEAR Utility Trailer Manufacturing Company - Paragould, Arkansas 717 FTE
NAT-TCR Ohely - Elyria 5.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Kyhpv - Hopkinsville Center 5.1 TCR
NAT-TCR ShopRite of Poughkeepsie 5.1 TCR
NAT-TCR Ice Cream Specialties 5.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE Guenther Mechanical, Inc. 91 FTE
NAT-SIZE Paget - Gettysburg 91 FTE
NAT-SIZE Ilkan - Kankakee 91 FTE
NAT-SIZE Ildct - Decatur Center 91 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, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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