Ready-mix concrete manufacturing and distributing · Arkansas
Plant 51 Van Buren
Van Buren, AR · ~21 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Plant 51 Van Buren runs at 197% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Ready-mix concrete manufacturing and distributing workplace, earning a grade D.
Plant 51 Van Buren: 6.5 TCR = 197% of Ready-mix concrete manufacturing and distributing BLS 3.3 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Plant 51 Van Buren safety composite
Plant 51 Van Buren scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 23%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% 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
Plant 51 Van Buren: 0.0 → 5.9 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 14.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.9× in 2023
Plant 51 Van Buren's TCR rose 5.9 from 0.0 in 2020 to 5.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 14.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.9× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 327320 · Van Buren, AR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 197% of ind
- DART 5.9 DART
- RANK #9/10
- PHOTO Ernst Concrete Louis…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ernst Concrete Louisville Plant 900 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Plant 51 Van Buren in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Plant 51 Van Buren
6.5 TCR
- Ernst Concrete
Ernst Concrete Louisville Plant 900
6.5 TCR
- VCNA United Ma
VCNA United Materials, LLC Lancaster
6.5 TCR
- 39th South SLC
39th South SLC
6.5 TCR
- BESTWAY DENVER
BESTWAY DENVER
6.5 TCR
What this shows Plant 51 Van Buren averages 6.5 TCR (197% of the Ready-mix concrete manufacturing and distributing BLS benchmark).
Plant 51 Van Buren TCR series: 2020=0 · 2021=5.5 · 2022=14.6 · 2023=5.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Plant 51 Van Buren falls in its industry
1,316 Ready-mix concrete manufacturi establishmentsSafer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 10 Ready-mix concrete manufacturi employers in Arkansas.
Plant 51 Van Buren has fewer employees than the Ready-mix concrete manufacturing and dis median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
327320 · AR · Van Buren
1,316 Ready-mix concrete manufacturing and distributing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 71 employers in Van Buren, 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 | Ernst Concrete Louisville Plant 900 | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VCNA United Materials, LLC Lancaster | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 39th South SLC | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BESTWAY DENVER | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ritter Production Farms - Flower Farm | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stuttgart Service Center | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Entergy Jacksonville | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Entergy Stuttgart | 21 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Van Buren Drivers | 1,245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Van Buren Plant | 1,089 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Van Buren General Office | 850 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VBR | 751 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | RRSC Minneapolis/St. Paul Market | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gvcgd, LLC | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Centerless Rebuilders, Inc | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Truck & Trailer Specialties, Inc. - Dutton Location | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Plant MI | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Urban Contractors LLC | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Robert L Fry & Associates, Inc | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wenatchee HQ - Fish & Wildlife (Location) | 21 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.