Discount Department Stores · California
0685 - Palmdale
Palmdale, CA · ~194 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
0685 - Palmdale runs at 339% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade F.
0685 - Palmdale: 11.5 TCR = 339% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
0685 - Palmdale safety composite
0685 - Palmdale scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
24/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.4
2019→2024
0685 - Palmdale injury rate improved
0685 - Palmdale's TCR fell 2.4 from 5.9 in 2019 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 27.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.9 · 2021=14.6 · 2022=27.5 · 2023=6.0 · 2024=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Palmdale, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 11.5 · 339% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #784/850
- PHOTO 2312 - Springfield W…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~194 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2312 - Springfield West (0.0 TCR gap)
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0685 - Palmdale in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 6078
6078
11.6 TCR
- This site
0685 - Palmdale
11.5 TCR
- 2312 - Springf
2312 - Springfield West
11.5 TCR
- 1979 - San Ant
1979 - San Antonio Westover
11.5 TCR
- Ross store 41
Ross store 41
11.5 TCR
What this shows 0685 - Palmdale averages 11.5 TCR (339% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
0685 - Palmdale TCR series: 2019=5.9 · 2021=14.6 · 2022=27.5 · 2023=6 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.4
Where 0685 - Palmdale falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #784 safest of 850 Discount Department Stores employers in California.
0685 - Palmdale has more employees than the Discount Department Stores median and a higher 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 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 27.5 | 27.5 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| 2021 | 14.6 | 7.3 | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · CA · Palmdale
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 135 employers in Palmdale, CA · 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 | 2312 - Springfield West | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1979 - San Antonio Westover | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ross store 41 | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6078 | 11.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GARCIACO FARMING INC | 194 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tulelake | 194 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sorrento Berry Farms, LLC - Oxnard | 194 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Greenfield Ag Services INC | 194 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NGAS-A502 | 5,323 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA-06 | 4,525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lockheed Martin Corporation Palmdale Campus (1513) | 3,420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 612 | 2,127 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 2312 - Springfield West | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | St Louis Shop MO FXFE-STLS | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Healthcare Residential Options, LLC | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wisconsin Humane Society - Green Bay | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 0930 - St Cloud East | 194 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1003 - Glen Burnie | 194 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1038 - North Miami | 194 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1065 - Rockwall | 194 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.