Discount Department Stores · Indiana
0870 - Lake County
Merrillville, IN · ~176 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
0870 - Lake County runs at 102% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade C.
0870 - Lake County: 3.5 TCR = 102% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
0870 - Lake County safety composite
0870 - Lake County scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 63% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 42%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
−1.4
2019→2024
0870 - Lake County injury rate improved
0870 - Lake County's TCR fell 1.4 from 4.8 in 2019 to 3.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.8 · 2021=4.0 · 2022=3.0 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Merrillville, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 102% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #38/80
- PHOTO 2029 - Glenwood Spri…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~176 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2029 - Glenwood Springs (0.0 TCR gap)
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0870 - Lake County in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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0870 - Lake County
3.5 TCR
- 2029 - Glenwoo
2029 - Glenwood Springs
3.5 TCR
- WM 1325
WM 1325
3.5 TCR
- Unit #2313
Unit #2313
3.5 TCR
- Unit #2353
Unit #2353
3.5 TCR
What this shows 0870 - Lake County averages 3.5 TCR (102% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
0870 - Lake County TCR series: 2019=4.8 · 2021=4 · 2022=3 · 2023=2.2 · 2024=3.4 · BLS 3.4
Where 0870 - Lake County falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #38 safest of 80 Discount Department Stores employers in Indiana.
0870 - Lake County 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 | 3.4 | 2.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · IN · Merrillville
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 97 employers in Merrillville, IN · 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 | 2029 - Glenwood Springs | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WM 1325 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unit #2313 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unit #2353 | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Crider & Crider, Inc | 176 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Saturn Petcare Inc. | 176 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maple Leaf Farms, Inc., SER Plant and DC | 176 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | International Paper-Newport Mill | 176 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 275-NiSource-Merrillville IN-SLC | 796 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Albanese Confectionery Group | 591 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1618 | 377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Regional Mental Health Center | 371 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 2029 - Glenwood Springs | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nations Roof of Illinois LLC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carroll Institute Inc. dba The Arch | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | A.H. Sturgill Roofing, Inc. | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1292 - Christiansburg | 176 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1385 - Wheeling | 176 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1451 - Harvey | 176 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1891 - Conway | 176 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.