Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers · Arkansas
Water Tech, Inc.
Fort Smith, AR · ~95 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.1
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Water Tech, Inc. runs at 49% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade A.
Water Tech, Inc.: 1.1 TCR = 49% of Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Water Tech, Inc. safety composite
Water Tech, Inc. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−2.5
2016→2024
Water Tech, Inc. injury rate improved
Water Tech, Inc.'s TCR fell 2.5 from 2.5 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 3.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=2.5 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=3.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424690 · Fort Smith, AR AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.1 · 49% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK P75
- PHOTO Richmond Distribution
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~95 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Richmond Distribution (0.0 TCR gap)
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Water Tech, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Water Tech, Inc.
1.1 TCR
- Richmond Distr
Richmond Distribution
1.1 TCR
- 2625
2625
1.1 TCR
- Millipore Sigm
Millipore Sigma
1.1 TCR
- Hillyard Co. -
Hillyard Co. - Lancaster
1.1 TCR
What this shows Water Tech, Inc. averages 1.1 TCR (49% of the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Water Tech, Inc. TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=1.1 · 2018=2.4 · 2019=0 · 2020=3 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=0.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 2.2
Where Water Tech, Inc. falls in its industry
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) establishmentsSafer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.9.
Water Tech, Inc. has more employees than the Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., au median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.9. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424690 · AR · Fort Smith
766 Chemicals (except agriculture) (e.g., automotive, household, industrial, photographic) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 249 employers in Fort Smith, 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 | Richmond Distribution | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2625 | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Millipore Sigma | 1.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hillyard Co. - Lancaster | 1.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Arkansas | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Decatur | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brookshire's #048 | 95 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 025-00636 | 95 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH | 1,944 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ABB Motors and Mechanical, Inc. - Fort Smith | 1,298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Smith - 5713 RS Boreham Jr Street | 985 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Health Medical Center - Fort Smith | 970 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Library-Main | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BEI - Bristol | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lithonia Distribution Center | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Rhinelander Mill | 1.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Grande Wyocena | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Juddmonte Management LLC | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Holland | 95 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Purity- Grand Rapids | 95 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.