Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing · Arkansas
W&W/AFCO Steel Van Buren
Van Buren, AR · ~105 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.3
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
W&W/AFCO Steel Van Buren runs at 146% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing workplace, earning a grade D.
W&W/AFCO Steel Van Buren: 4.8 TCR = 146% of Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS 3.3 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
W&W/AFCO Steel Van Buren safety composite
W&W/AFCO Steel Van Buren scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 54% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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%).
Rising injury rate
W&W/AFCO Steel Van Buren: 3.9 → 5.8 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 5.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.3× in 2018
W&W/AFCO Steel Van Buren's TCR rose 1.9 from 3.9 in 2016 to 5.8 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 332312 · Van Buren, AR ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.8 · 146% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #13/14
- PHOTO BRATTON STEEL
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~105 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BRATTON STEEL (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
4.8 TCR
- BRATTON STEEL
BRATTON STEEL
4.8 TCR
- Joel Hewatt Co
Joel Hewatt Co., Inc.
4.8 TCR
- Western States
Western States Metal Roofing
4.8 TCR
- Qualico Miscel
Qualico Miscellaneous, Inc. (QMI)
4.8 TCR
What this shows W&W/AFCO Steel Van Buren averages 4.8 TCR (146% of the Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing BLS benchmark).
W&W/AFCO Steel Van Buren TCR series: 2016=3.9 · 2018=5.8 · BLS 3.3
Where W&W/AFCO Steel Van Buren falls in its industry
1,491 Structural steel, fabricated, establishmentsSafer than 48% 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 #13 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 higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5.8 | 1.4 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 5 | 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 | BRATTON STEEL | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Joel Hewatt Co., Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Western States Metal Roofing | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Qualico Miscellaneous, Inc. (QMI) | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Entergy Independence Steam Electric Station | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lamb & Associates Packaging, Inc. | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Russellville (BAMG) | 105 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | General Cable Malvern | 105 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 | WoodPerfect of Alabama | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MillerCoors - Golden Malting | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4818-48180056-2001 Diplomat Dr-Wc | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Shopko Hometown #747 (Luverne, MN) | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Overland Park Nursing Rehab | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Recommunity Philadelphia | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KCP&L - Sibley Generating Facility | 105 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lunseth Plumbing & Heating | 105 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.