Discount Department Stores · Maryland
1044 - Columbia
Columbia, MD · ~298 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
1044 - Columbia runs at 199% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
1044 - Columbia: 6.8 TCR = 199% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
1044 - Columbia safety composite
1044 - Columbia scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.78 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% 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
−0.5
2019→2024
1044 - Columbia injury rate improved
1044 - Columbia's TCR fell 0.5 from 2.5 in 2019 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 13.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=2.5 · 2021=13.2 · 2022=13.3 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Columbia, MD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.8 · 199% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #75/96
- PHOTO 1211 - Northfield
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~298 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1211 - Northfield (0.0 TCR gap)
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1044 - Columbia in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
1044 - Columbia
6.8 TCR
- 1211 - Northfi
1211 - Northfield
6.8 TCR
- 1254 - Harrisb
1254 - Harrisburg North
6.8 TCR
- 1950 - Streamw
1950 - Streamwood
6.8 TCR
- WM 2546
WM 2546
6.8 TCR
What this shows 1044 - Columbia averages 6.8 TCR (199% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
1044 - Columbia TCR series: 2019=2.5 · 2021=13.2 · 2022=13.3 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 3.4
Where 1044 - Columbia falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #75 safest of 96 Discount Department Stores employers in Maryland.
1044 - Columbia 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 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.3 | 12.6 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.2 | 9.4 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · MD · Columbia
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 179 employers in Columbia, MD · 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 | 1211 - Northfield | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1254 - Harrisburg North | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1950 - Streamwood | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WM 2546 | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PEPCO-Forestville Service Center | 298 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | REGENXBIO Inc. | 298 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Elk Mills 2 | 297 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chaney Enterprises | 299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Howard County General Hospital | 1,952 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate HQ | 712 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NuVasive Clinical Services Monitoring, Inc | 621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NuVasive Clinical Services Monitoring Inc - Columbia | 586 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1211 - Northfield | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1254 - Harrisburg North | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1950 - Streamwood | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CV Corporation | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1408 - Los Angeles Eagle Rock | 298 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Exceptional Persons, Inc. | 298 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Flex Technology Group | 298 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OHI | 298 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.