Discount Department Stores · Illinois
0078 - Alton
Alton, IL · ~127 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
0078 - Alton runs at 114% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade C.
0078 - Alton: 3.9 TCR = 114% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
0078 - Alton safety composite
0078 - Alton scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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%).
Rising injury rate
0078 - Alton: 0.0 → 4.4 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 6.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.75× in 2024
0078 - Alton's TCR rose 4.4 from 0.0 in 2019 to 4.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Alton, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 114% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #109/220
- PHOTO 1370 - Farragut
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~127 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1370 - Farragut (0.0 TCR gap)
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0078 - Alton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
0078 - Alton
3.9 TCR
- 1370 - Farragu
1370 - Farragut
3.9 TCR
- WM 5089
WM 5089
3.9 TCR
- Unit #0902
Unit #0902
3.9 TCR
- Unit #1168
Unit #1168
3.9 TCR
What this shows 0078 - Alton averages 3.9 TCR (114% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
0078 - Alton TCR series: 2019=0 · 2021=6.9 · 2022=6.7 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=4.4 · BLS 3.4
Where 0078 - Alton falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 58% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #109 safest of 220 Discount Department Stores employers in Illinois.
0078 - Alton has more employees than the Discount Department Stores median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 3.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · IL · Alton
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 75 employers in Alton, IL · 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 | 1370 - Farragut | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WM 5089 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unit #0902 | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unit #1168 | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pipe Strong, LLC | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pershing | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Readycare Waukegan | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PLZ Corp | 127 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Challenge Unlimited | 921 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alton Community Unit School District No. 11 | 845 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alton Memorial Hospital | 762 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Anthony's Health Center | 547 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1370 - Farragut | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Microsoft Campus Cat FOH | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beech Grove Schools | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Canby, MN | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 0700 - Oro Valley | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0752 - Jefferson City | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1015 - New Bern | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1106 - Cobb NE | 127 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.