Distribution of electric power · Arkansas

Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC)

Paragould, AR · ~144 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
1.9
Avg TCR
1.2
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC) runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Distribution of electric power workplace, earning a grade D.

Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC): 1.9 TCR = 163% of Distribution of electric power BLS 1.2 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC) safety composite

Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% 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).

C

55/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 1.95 per 100 workers

Safer than 61% of industry peers

DART rate
D 0.77 per 100 workers

Safer than 52% 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%).

Rising injury rate

Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC): 0.8 → 3.1 TCR

Peak year 2019 @ 3.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.39× in 2019

Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC)'s TCR rose 2.2 from 0.8 in 2018 to 3.1 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 221122 · Paragould, AR ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 1.9 · 163% of ind

  • DART 0.8 DART
  • RANK #21/45
  • PHOTO Aurora Office and Se…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 5 inj
  • SIZE ~144 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Aurora Office and Service Center (0.0 TCR gap)

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Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC) in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC) averages 1.9 TCR (163% of the Distribution of electric power BLS benchmark).

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

Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC) TCR series: 2018=0.8 · 2019=3.1 · BLS 1.2

Where Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC) falls in its industry

2,958 Distribution of electric power establishments

Safer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 45 Distribution of electric power employers in Arkansas.

Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC) (144 employees, TCR 1.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5 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 05001,0001,5002,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC)
Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC) (144 employees, TCR 1.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 56 employees and a TCR of 2.5

Paragould Light Water & Cable (PLWC) has more employees than the Distribution of electric power median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.5. 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
2019 3.1 0.8 4 0 0
2018 0.8 0.8 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

221122 · AR · Paragould

2,958 Distribution of electric power 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 Aurora Office and Service Center 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR MKG Norton Shores SC 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Medical Center Company 1.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Mecklenburg Electric Gretna 1.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE Clark Contractors LLC 144 FTE
STATE-SIZE Evers Electric Company, Inc. 144 FTE
STATE-SIZE 2807-1826 144 FTE
STATE-SIZE 2807-0432 144 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 Superior Grocers # 137 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR 8791 Socal Dist-Truss 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Mobile, Alabama Sawmill 1.9 TCR
NAT-TCR PuraCap Caribe 1.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE JFK International Airport - Delta 144 FTE
NAT-SIZE Advocate Eureka Hospital 144 FTE
NAT-SIZE Kingwood Center LLC Pine Ridge 144 FTE
NAT-SIZE 6400-Swy 0017 2821 144 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. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.