Homecenter · Ohio
0231 Lowe S of Defiance Oh.
Defiance, OH · ~127 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
0231 Lowe S of Defiance Oh. runs at 107% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Homecenter workplace, earning a grade C.
0231 Lowe S of Defiance Oh.: 3.6 TCR = 107% of Homecenter BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
0231 Lowe S of Defiance Oh. safety composite
0231 Lowe S of Defiance Oh. scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 68% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 20%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% 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
0231 Lowe S of Defiance Oh.: 1.2 → 6.1 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.34× in 2024
0231 Lowe S of Defiance Oh.'s TCR rose 5.0 from 1.2 in 2023 to 6.1 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.34× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444110 · Defiance, OH ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.6 · 107% of ind
- DART 4.9 DART
- RANK #106/276
- PHOTO 2211 LAWRENCE
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~127 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2211 LAWRENCE (0.0 TCR gap)
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0231 Lowe S of Defiance Oh. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
0231 Lowe S of Defiance Oh.
3.6 TCR
- 2211 LAWRENCE
2211 LAWRENCE
3.6 TCR
- 2772 CALEDONIA
2772 CALEDONIA TWSHP
3.6 TCR
- 8922 OWASSO
8922 OWASSO
3.6 TCR
- 1084 LOWE S OF
1084 LOWE S OF SHAWNEE KS
3.6 TCR
What this shows 0231 Lowe S of Defiance Oh. averages 3.6 TCR (107% of the Homecenter BLS benchmark).
0231 Lowe S of Defiance Oh. TCR series: 2023=1.2 · 2024=6.1 · BLS 3.4
Where 0231 Lowe S of Defiance Oh. falls in its industry
6,309 Homecenter establishmentsSafer than 68% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #106 safest of 276 Homecenter employers in Ohio.
0231 Lowe S of Defiance Oh. has more employees than the Homecenter median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444110 · OH · Defiance
6,309 Homecenter employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 65 employers in Defiance, OH · 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 | 2211 LAWRENCE | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2772 CALEDONIA TWSHP | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 8922 OWASSO | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1084 LOWE S OF SHAWNEE KS | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Meadow Grove | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Batavia Nursing Care Center | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Centerville Health and Rehab | 127 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Champion Window Company of Cincinnati, LLC | 127 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Campbell Soup Supply Company, LLC | 1,425 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Motors LLC. | 734 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Defiance 8 | 437 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Defiance Regional Medical Center | 363 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Carmel | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Doerun Gin Company, Inc | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bally Ribbon Mills | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Renaissance Orlando at SeaWorld | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 202 | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Store 127 | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | W Seattle | 127 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | All-Phase Concrete Construction, Inc. | 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.