Bulk liquids trucking, long-distance · Arkansas
Water Tech Transportation, LLC
Fort Smith, AR · ~30 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Water Tech Transportation, LLC runs at 93% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Bulk liquids trucking, long-distance workplace, earning a grade C.
Water Tech Transportation, LLC: 4.2 TCR = 93% of Bulk liquids trucking, long-distance BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Water Tech Transportation, LLC safety composite
Water Tech Transportation, LLC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 35%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.2 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Water Tech Transportation, LLC: 0.0 → 1.8 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 10.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Water Tech Transportation, LLC's TCR rose 1.8 from 0.0 in 2016 to 1.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 10.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484230 · Fort Smith, AR AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.2 · 93% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #16/20
- PHOTO Ergon Trucking, Inc.…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~30 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Houston (0.0 TCR gap)
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Water Tech Transportation, LLC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Water Tech Transportation, LLC
4.2 TCR
- Ergon Trucking
Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Houston
4.2 TCR
- Lacy Logistics
Lacy Logistics LLC
4.2 TCR
- Alamo1 Special
Alamo1 Specialized Trucking Inc.
4.2 TCR
- Transport Serv
Transport Service 60105 Rancho Cucamonga
4.2 TCR
What this shows Water Tech Transportation, LLC averages 4.2 TCR (93% of the Bulk liquids trucking, long-distance BLS benchmark).
Water Tech Transportation, LLC TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=10.1 · 2018=10.4 · 2019=6.4 · 2020=2.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=3 · 2024=1.8 · BLS 4.5
Where Water Tech Transportation, LLC falls in its industry
1,026 Bulk liquids trucking, long-di establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.2.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 20 Bulk liquids trucking, long-di employers in Arkansas.
Water Tech Transportation, LLC has fewer employees than the Bulk liquids trucking, long-distance median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.2. 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 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 10.4 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484230 · AR · Fort Smith
1,026 Bulk liquids trucking, long-distance 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 | Ergon Trucking, Inc. - Houston | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lacy Logistics LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Alamo1 Specialized Trucking Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Transport Service 60105 Rancho Cucamonga | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Entergy Harrison | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Jonesboro Warehouse AK8N | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Coakley Company, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Performance Contractors, Inc. - El Dorado Chemical-El Dorado | 30 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 | The Peninsula Hotel Chicago | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Especially Kidz Health & Rehab | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Murray Electric System | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Standard Printing Company of Canton | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | E & L Development, Inc. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gray County Feed Yard | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Harris Acoustics, Ltd. | 30 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Landes Trucking 72059 Dayton | 30 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.