Poultry Processing · Arkansas

University of Arkansas Processing Plant

Fayetteville, AR · ~25 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.4
Avg TCR
3.3
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

University of Arkansas Processing Plant runs at 72% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Poultry Processing workplace, earning a grade B.

University of Arkansas Processing Plant: 2.4 TCR = 72% of Poultry Processing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

University of Arkansas Processing Plant safety composite

University of Arkansas Processing Plant scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).

D

45/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
C 2.37 per 100 workers

Safer than 69% of industry peers

DART rate
F 4.74 per 100 workers

Safer than 12% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 54% 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

University of Arkansas Processing Plant: 0.0 → 4.7 TCR

Peak year 2024 @ 4.7 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2024

University of Arkansas Processing Plant's TCR rose 4.7 from 0.0 in 2023 to 4.7 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 311615 · Fayetteville, AR AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.4 · 72% of ind

  • DART 4.7 DART
  • RANK #21/69
  • PHOTO Johns Soules Foods V…
  • BOOK 2y book
  • INJ 0 inj
  • SIZE ~25 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Johns Soules Foods Valley (0.0 TCR gap)

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University of Arkansas Processing Plant in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows University of Arkansas Processing Plant averages 2.4 TCR (72% of the Poultry Processing BLS benchmark).

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

University of Arkansas Processing Plant TCR series: 2023=0 · 2024=4.7 · BLS 3.3

Where University of Arkansas Processing Plant falls in its industry

509 Poultry Processing establishments

Safer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

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 69 Poultry Processing employers in Arkansas.

University of Arkansas Processing Plant (25 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 619 employees and a TCR of 3.5 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 0510152025 Average employees Total Case Rate University of Arkansas Processing Plant
University of Arkansas Processing Plant (25 employees, TCR 2.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 619 employees and a TCR of 3.5

University of Arkansas Processing Plant has fewer employees than the Poultry Processing median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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
2024 4.7 4.7 0 1 0
2023 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

311615 · AR · Fayetteville

509 Poultry Processing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 161 employers in Fayetteville, 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 Johns Soules Foods Valley 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR Pendergrass Plant 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR PILGRIMS MT. PLEASANT WASTE WATER 2.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR PETALUMA - PET1 2.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE 1300-Hatchery 25 FTE
STATE-SIZE Carroll Electric - Pea Ridge 25 FTE
STATE-SIZE North Arkansas Electric Cooperative - Ash Flat 25 FTE
STATE-SIZE JL Bryson, Inc. 25 FTE
CITY-NEAR AR-Fayetteville 4,667 FTE
CITY-NEAR Washington Regional Med Center 2,380 FTE
CITY-NEAR Washington Regional Medical System 1,989 FTE
CITY-NEAR Fayetteville Complex 786 FTE
NAT-TCR Crown Electric, Inc. 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR Hoist Material Handling 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR WS Aiken 2.4 TCR
NAT-TCR NFI Interactive Logistics LLC-711 THOMLIN MILL ROAD 2.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE 914 Quipco 25 FTE
NAT-SIZE Elder Care Alliance 25 FTE
NAT-SIZE Pip'S Iron Works, Inc. 25 FTE
NAT-SIZE Town of Leland: Municipal Operations Center 25 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: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.