Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing · Arkansas
Steele Plastics LLC
Conway, AR · ~33 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Steele Plastics LLC runs at 163% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
Steele Plastics LLC: 5.4 TCR = 163% of Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Steele Plastics LLC safety composite
Steele Plastics LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
Steele Plastics LLC: 4.4 → 7.9 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 11.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.99× in 2024
Steele Plastics LLC's TCR rose 3.6 from 4.4 in 2016 to 7.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 11.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.99× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 326122 · Conway, AR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 163% of ind
- DART 5.3 DART
- RANK #7/9
- PHOTO Cresline Plastic Pip…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~33 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Cresline Plastic Pipe Company, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Steele Plastics LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Steele Plastics LLC
5.4 TCR
- Viega LLC McPh
Viega LLC McPherson KS - Manufacturing
5.4 TCR
- Cresline Plast
Cresline Plastic Pipe Company, Inc.
5.3 TCR
- High Springs
High Springs
5.3 TCR
- Wytheville
Wytheville
5.3 TCR
What this shows Steele Plastics LLC averages 5.4 TCR (163% of the Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
Steele Plastics LLC TCR series: 2016=4.4 · 2017=8.7 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=11.4 · 2020=0 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=0 · 2023=8.6 · 2024=7.9 · BLS 3.3
Where Steele Plastics LLC falls in its industry
332 Pipe, rigid plastics, manufact establishmentsSafer than 31% 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 #7 safest of 9 Pipe, rigid plastics, manufact employers in Arkansas.
Steele Plastics LLC has fewer employees than the Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.4 | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.7 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
326122 · AR · Conway
332 Pipe, rigid plastics, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 124 employers in Conway, 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 | Cresline Plastic Pipe Company, Inc. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | High Springs | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Wytheville | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Viega LLC McPherson KS - Manufacturing | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ITC Hatchery | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fiber Resource Division | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Entergy, Lake Catherine Plant | 33 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative, Inc. | 33 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Conway Regional Health System | 1,682 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nabholz Construction Corporation | 1,267 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Virco Manufacturing Corporation - Conway | 501 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 5 | 382 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mansfield TX | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wakonda Club | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ungerer & Company | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | City of Oregon | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Reddy Ice - Upper Marlboro (476) | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Cable & Harness LLC | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Asti Winery | 33 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alnye Trucking LLC | 33 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.