Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing · Arkansas

Newark Feedmill

Name: Newark Feedmill Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Newark, AR · ~46 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.5
Avg TCR: 3.9
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Newark Feedmill runs at 63% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.

Newark Feedmill: 2.5 TCR = 63% of Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing BLS 3.9 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Newark Feedmill safety composite

Newark Feedmill scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 76% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

66/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.45 per 100 workers

Safer than 67% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 76% 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

−2.1

2016→2022

Newark Feedmill injury rate improved

Newark Feedmill's TCR fell 2.1 from 3.5 in 2016 to 1.4 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2016 at 3.5 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=3.5 · 2022=1.4

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 311119 · Newark, AR AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.5 · 63% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #7/21
PHOTO SEABOARD FOODS LP OP…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 3 inj
SIZE ~46 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: SEABOARD FOODS LP OPTIMA FM DELIVERY (0.0 TCR gap)

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2.5
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2.5
Zeh - Noh Hay

2.5
Gold-Eagle Coo

2.5
North Mill

2.5

What this shows Newark Feedmill averages 2.5 TCR (63% of the Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing BLS benchmark).

Newark Feedmill TCR series: 2016=3.5 · 2022=1.4 · BLS 3.9

Where Newark Feedmill falls in its industry

756 Animal feed mills (except dog establishments

Safer than 67% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 21 Animal feed mills (except dog employers in Arkansas.

Newark Feedmill (46 employees, TCR 2.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 36 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Newark Feedmill has more employees than the Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) m median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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	1.4	0.0	1	0	0
2016	3.5	1.7	2	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

311119 · AR · Newark

756 Animal feed mills (except dog and cat) manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 5 employers in Newark, AR · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	SEABOARD FOODS LP OPTIMA FM DELIVERY	OPTIMA, OK	2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Zeh - Noh Hay - Pasco	PASCO, WA	2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Gold-Eagle Cooperative-EG Feedmill	EAGLE GROVE, IA	2.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	North Mill	FORT RECOVERY, OH	2.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Hilburn Builders, Inc.	SILOAM SPRINGS	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	AJR Field	WEST MEMPHIS	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Systems Plant Services, Inc.- Hickman BLY02-14	BLYTHEVILLE	46 FTE
STATE-SIZE	J&J Lumber	AMITY	46 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Mechanical Construction Services, Inc.	Newark	220 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Peco Foods Inc.- Newark Feed Mill	Newark	106 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Entergy Independence Steam Electric Station	Newark	105 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Peco Foods Feed Mill	Newark	52 FTE
NAT-TCR	Mason Health Care Center	Mason, OH	2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Social Vocational Services #145	Salinas, CA	2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	Bed Bath and Beyond Scottsdale Phoenix	Phoenix, AZ	2.5 TCR
NAT-TCR	buybuy Baby Yorba Linda	Yorba Linda, CA	2.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE	St. Clair Shores Country Club	St. Clair Shores, MI	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Mid Valley Distributing	Fresno, CA	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Kingston Block and Masonry Supply	Kingston, NY	46 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Spg Texas Complex -Est	Miami, TX	46 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: 2022, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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