Handles (e.g., broom, mop, handtool), wood, manufacturing · Arkansas
V&B Manufacturing Co
Walnut Ridge, AR · ~34 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
V&B Manufacturing Co runs at 337% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Handles (e.g., broom, mop, handtool), wood, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade F.
V&B Manufacturing Co: 11.1 TCR = 337% of Handles (e.g., broom, mop, handtool), wood, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
V&B Manufacturing Co safety composite
V&B Manufacturing Co scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 79% 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%).
TCR Δ
−21.2
2016→2023
V&B Manufacturing Co injury rate improved
V&B Manufacturing Co's TCR fell 21.2 from 21.2 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 21.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=21.2 · 2017=5.6 · 2018=11.7 · 2019=13.1 · 2020=14.7 · 2021=10.4 · 2022=12.3 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 321999 · Walnut Ridge, AR ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.1 · 337% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/7
- PHOTO Factory location
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 30 inj
- SIZE ~34 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Factory location (0.0 TCR gap)
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V&B Manufacturing Co in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Carris Reels C
Carris Reels CA
11.2 TCR
- This site
V&B Manufacturing Co
11.1 TCR
- Factory locati
Factory location
11.1 TCR
- Carris Reels B
Carris Reels Bonham
11.1 TCR
- Atlanta Palnt
Atlanta Palnt
11.1 TCR
What this shows V&B Manufacturing Co averages 11.1 TCR (337% of the Handles (e.g., broom, mop, handtool), wood, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
V&B Manufacturing Co TCR series: 2016=21.2 · 2017=5.6 · 2018=11.7 · 2019=13.1 · 2020=14.7 · 2021=10.4 · 2022=12.3 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.3
Where V&B Manufacturing Co falls in its industry
405 Handles (e.g., broom, mop, han establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Handles (e.g., broom, mop, han employers in Arkansas.
V&B Manufacturing Co has fewer employees than the Handles (e.g., broom, mop, handtool), wo median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.3 | 9.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.4 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.7 | 9.8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.1 | 10.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.7 | 8.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 21.2 | 15.2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
321999 · AR · Walnut Ridge
405 Handles (e.g., broom, mop, handtool), wood, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 14 employers in Walnut Ridge, 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 | Factory location | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carris Reels Bonham | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Atlanta Palnt | 11.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carris Reels CA | 11.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ritter Production Farms, Inc. | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SILOAM HATCHERY | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | McClendon, Mann & Felton Gin Co., Inc | 34 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | York Pecan Co | 34 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 57 | 115 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 57 | 112 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Custom-Pak Arkansas | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hays #8 | 64 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | United Helpers Care, Inc. dba Mosaic - Flackville Road IRA | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Henry County REMC | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Reflections Memory Care - Washington | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Pipers Express Inc. | 11.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lincoln, NE | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Theisen's of Black River Falls | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bearden Plastering Inc. | 34 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tec 60 | 34 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.