Discount Department Stores · Georgia
1179 - Columbus
Columbus, GA · ~218 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
1179 - Columbus runs at 164% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
1179 - Columbus: 5.6 TCR = 164% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
1179 - Columbus safety composite
1179 - Columbus scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), 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)
- D 5.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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
1179 - Columbus injury rate improved
1179 - Columbus's TCR fell 2.4 from 4.7 in 2019 to 2.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 11.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=4.7 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=11.0 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=2.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Columbus, GA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.6 · 164% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #86/126
- PHOTO 2882 - Katy North
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~218 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2882 - Katy North (0.0 TCR gap)
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1179 - Columbus in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
1179 - Columbus
5.6 TCR
- 2882 - Katy No
2882 - Katy North
5.6 TCR
- WM 1786
WM 1786
5.6 TCR
- Unit #2979
Unit #2979
5.6 TCR
- Unit #2065
Unit #2065
5.6 TCR
What this shows 1179 - Columbus averages 5.6 TCR (164% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
1179 - Columbus TCR series: 2019=4.7 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=11 · 2023=3.9 · 2024=2.3 · BLS 3.4
Where 1179 - Columbus falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Georgia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #86 safest of 126 Discount Department Stores employers in Georgia.
1179 - Columbus 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 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 4.4 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · GA · Columbus
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 14,941 rated employers in Georgia with headcount on file · 291 employers in Columbus, GA · 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 | 2882 - Katy North | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WM 1786 | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unit #2979 | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unit #2065 | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership | 218 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bainbridge John B. Sanfilippo & Son | 218 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Encompass Group LLC , McDonough, GA | 218 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | R.F. Knox Company, Inc. | 218 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ST FRANCIS HEALTH LLC | 2,444 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Piedmont Columbus Midtown Hospital | 1,890 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | P&W Columbus, Georgia Site (Main Campus) | 1,838 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Paul S Amos Campus | 1,748 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Velcro SOM | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Purchase C-Hub | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GM Romulus Engine pl | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gopher State Cleaning | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1028 - West Covina | 218 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0842 - Orland Park | 218 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0819 - Clinton Pointe | 218 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1792 - Waterloo | 218 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.