Brick Manufacturer · Arkansas
Ouachita Brick Plant
Malvern, AR · ~56 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Ouachita Brick Plant runs at 119% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Brick Manufacturer workplace, earning a grade C.
Ouachita Brick Plant: 3.9 TCR = 119% of Brick Manufacturer BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Ouachita Brick Plant safety composite
Ouachita Brick Plant scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 46%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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
−5.6
2016→2023
Ouachita Brick Plant injury rate improved
Ouachita Brick Plant's TCR fell 5.6 from 5.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 6.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.6 · 2017=6.3 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=6.6 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327120 · Malvern, AR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 119% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #1/5
- PHOTO General Shale Columb…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~56 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: General Shale Columbus Brick (0.0 TCR gap)
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Ouachita Brick Plant in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Endicott Clay
Endicott Clay Products Co.
4 TCR
- Resco East Can
Resco East Canton
4 TCR
- This site
Ouachita Brick Plant
3.9 TCR
- General Shale
General Shale Columbus Brick
3.9 TCR
- Sergeant Bluff
Sergeant Bluff Plant
3.8 TCR
What this shows Ouachita Brick Plant averages 3.9 TCR (119% of the Brick Manufacturer BLS benchmark).
Ouachita Brick Plant TCR series: 2016=5.6 · 2017=6.3 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=6.6 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.3
Where Ouachita Brick Plant falls in its industry
307 Brick Manufacturer establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.7.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 5 Brick Manufacturer employers in Arkansas.
Ouachita Brick Plant has fewer employees than the Brick Manufacturer median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 3.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327120 · AR · Malvern
307 Brick Manufacturer employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 33 employers in Malvern, 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 | General Shale Columbus Brick | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Endicott Clay Products Co. | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Resco East Canton | 4.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sergeant Bluff Plant | 3.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | TCM Enterprises, LLC | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Thompson Electric | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pappas Foods | 56 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | TMS - BRS | 56 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 127 | 280 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 127 | 263 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Food Merchandising : MALVERN | 256 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hot Spring Continuous Rolling Plant | 208 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Tyler, Tx #00502 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Forest Envelope | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fiesta # 23 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Astoria Health & Rehab | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Borton LC | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hub Machine & Tool, LP | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JA Piper Roofing Co | 56 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blaise Alexander Ford | 56 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.