Forgings, iron or steel, made in iron and steel mills · Arkansas
Southwest Steel Processing
Newport, AR · ~107 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southwest Steel Processing runs at 193% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Forgings, iron or steel, made in iron and steel mills workplace, earning a grade D.
Southwest Steel Processing: 6.4 TCR = 193% of Forgings, iron or steel, made in iron and steel mills BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southwest Steel Processing safety composite
Southwest Steel Processing scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−1.1
2016→2024
Southwest Steel Processing injury rate improved
Southwest Steel Processing's TCR fell 1.1 from 7.7 in 2016 to 6.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 8.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.7 · 2017=7.3 · 2018=8.4 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=3.1 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=6.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 331110 · Newport, AR ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.4 · 193% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #14/14
- PHOTO MSsteel
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 59 inj
- SIZE ~107 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: MSsteel (0.1 TCR gap)
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Southwest Steel Processing in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Fairfield Work
Fairfield Works - Flat Rolled
6.5 TCR
- This site
Southwest Steel Processing
6.4 TCR
- MSsteel
MSsteel
6.3 TCR
- Valbruna Slate
Valbruna Slater Stainless, Inc.
6.3 TCR
- KYOEI STEEL AM
KYOEI STEEL AMERICA, LLC
6.3 TCR
What this shows Southwest Steel Processing averages 6.4 TCR (193% of the Forgings, iron or steel, made in iron and steel mills BLS benchmark).
Southwest Steel Processing TCR series: 2016=7.7 · 2017=7.3 · 2018=8.4 · 2019=8.2 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=3.1 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=6.5 · BLS 3.3
Where Southwest Steel Processing falls in its industry
416 Forgings, iron or steel, made establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.7.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 14 Forgings, iron or steel, made employers in Arkansas.
Southwest Steel Processing has fewer employees than the Forgings, iron or steel, made in iron an median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 4.3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.2 | 2.8 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
331110 · AR · Newport
416 Forgings, iron or steel, made in iron and steel mills employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 23 employers in Newport, 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 | MSsteel | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Valbruna Slater Stainless, Inc. | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KYOEI STEEL AMERICA, LLC | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Fairfield Works - Flat Rolled | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WHITE BLUFF PLANT | 107 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DC8 | 107 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4654 | 107 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Unit # 0663 | 107 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shearer's Foods - Newport | 412 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shearer's Foods - NPT | 334 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arkansas Steel Associates, LLC | 269 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Unity Health Harris Medical Center | 212 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Crownover Lumber Company, Inc. | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hendrick Center for Rehabilitation | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | DNP Imagingcomm America | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | IKEA Tacoma DC | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Keefe Edison | 107 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Claude Howard Lumber Company | 107 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fremont | 107 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 017-FTW | 107 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.