Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · Arkansas
W&W|AFCO Steel Van Buren
Van Buren, AR · ~99 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
W&W|AFCO Steel Van Buren runs at 61% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade B.
W&W|AFCO Steel Van Buren: 2.0 TCR = 61% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
W&W|AFCO Steel Van Buren safety composite
W&W|AFCO Steel Van Buren scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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
−1.6
2019→2024
W&W|AFCO Steel Van Buren injury rate improved
W&W|AFCO Steel Van Buren's TCR fell 1.6 from 3.9 in 2019 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.77× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.9 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Van Buren, AR AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 2.0 · 61% of ind
- DART 1.5 DART
- RANK #7/14
- PHOTO Garrison Steel Fabri…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 16 inj
- SIZE ~99 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Garrison Steel Fabricators, Inc (0.0 TCR gap)
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W&W|AFCO Steel Van Buren in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
W&W|AFCO Steel Van Buren
2 TCR
- Garrison Steel
Garrison Steel Fabricators, Inc
2 TCR
- Veritas Steel-
Veritas Steel- Eau Claire
2 TCR
- Palatka
Palatka
2 TCR
- Pikes Peak Ste
Pikes Peak Steel LLC
2 TCR
What this shows W&W|AFCO Steel Van Buren averages 2.0 TCR (61% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
W&W|AFCO Steel Van Buren TCR series: 2019=3.9 · 2020=2.3 · 2021=0.8 · 2022=0 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 3.3
Where W&W|AFCO Steel Van Buren falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 80% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 14 Structural steel, fabricated, employers in Arkansas.
W&W|AFCO Steel Van Buren has more employees than the Structural steel, fabricated, manufactur median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
332312 · AR · Van Buren
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 71 employers in Van Buren, 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 | Garrison Steel Fabricators, Inc | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Veritas Steel- Eau Claire | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Palatka | 2.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Pikes Peak Steel LLC | 2.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 8600 | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6876 | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4054-ABS-0020-0022-00611 | 99 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MC Express LLC | 99 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Van Buren Drivers | 1,245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Van Buren Plant | 1,089 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Van Buren General Office | 850 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | VBR | 751 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | SABIC Innovative Plastics US LLC | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Schaefer General Contracting Services | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Millet the Printer Inc | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1093 Juniata County SD | 2.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | R.D. Graham Electric LLC | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | K.W Reese Inc | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 71-Usf-Olf Va Beach Blvd | 99 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IND01 | 99 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.