Fixtures, store display, manufacturing · Arkansas
L.A. Darling Company
Paragould, AR · ~246 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
L.A. Darling Company runs at 90% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Fixtures, store display, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade C.
L.A. Darling Company: 3.0 TCR = 90% of Fixtures, store display, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
L.A. Darling Company safety composite
L.A. Darling Company scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 2.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% 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
−1.8
2018→2021
L.A. Darling Company injury rate improved
L.A. Darling Company's TCR fell 1.8 from 3.9 in 2018 to 2.1 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 3.9 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=3.9 · 2021=2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 337215 · Paragould, AR AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.0 · 90% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK P74
- PHOTO Paramount Plastics, …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~246 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Paramount Plastics, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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L.A. Darling Company in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
L.A. Darling Company
3 TCR
- Paramount Plas
Paramount Plastics, Inc.
3 TCR
- Adrian Steel C
Adrian Steel Company
3 TCR
- R & R Millwork
R & R Millwork, Inc.
3 TCR
- Apple Rock GSO
Apple Rock GSO
3 TCR
What this shows L.A. Darling Company averages 3.0 TCR (90% of the Fixtures, store display, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
L.A. Darling Company TCR series: 2018=3.9 · 2021=2.1 · BLS 3.3
Where L.A. Darling Company falls in its industry
231 Fixtures, store display, manuf establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.1.
L.A. Darling Company has more employees than the Fixtures, store display, manufacturing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.9 | 1.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
337215 · AR · Paragould
231 Fixtures, store display, 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 | Paramount Plastics, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Adrian Steel Company | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | R & R Millwork, Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Apple Rock GSO | 3.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | South Coast Baking NWA, LLC | 246 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Flowers Baking Co. of Batesville, LLC | 246 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NDX GREEN LABORATORIES | 246 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tri-State Enterprises Inc. | 247 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 | Eastern Lift Truck Co.,Inc. | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | US535: Unistrut - Union City | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #1910 LAKEWOOD, CA | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Oklahoma City Renaissance | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sign-Zone, LLC (MN Headquarters) | 246 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Joseph's Hospital, Highland | 246 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eastside | 246 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Delaware Residential Community Homes | 246 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.