Discount Department Stores · Maryland
1193 - Gaithersburg
Gaithersburg, MD · ~253 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
1193 - Gaithersburg runs at 259% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade F.
1193 - Gaithersburg: 8.8 TCR = 259% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
1193 - Gaithersburg safety composite
1193 - Gaithersburg scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.76 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% 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
1193 - Gaithersburg: 2.1 → 3.5 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 24.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.31× in 2024
1193 - Gaithersburg's TCR rose 1.3 from 2.1 in 2019 to 3.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 24.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Gaithersburg, MD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.8 · 259% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #86/96
- PHOTO 1533 - Alexandria Hy…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~253 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1533 - Alexandria Hybla Valley (0.0 TCR gap)
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1193 - Gaithersburg in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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1193 - Gaithersburg
8.8 TCR
- 1533 - Alexand
1533 - Alexandria Hybla Valley
8.8 TCR
- 0397 - Grand R
0397 - Grand Rapids North
8.8 TCR
- 1234 - Winches
1234 - Winchester
8.8 TCR
- 2021 - Arvada
2021 - Arvada South
8.8 TCR
What this shows 1193 - Gaithersburg averages 8.8 TCR (259% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
1193 - Gaithersburg TCR series: 2019=2.1 · 2021=11.6 · 2022=24.7 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=3.5 · BLS 3.4
Where 1193 - Gaithersburg falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 13% 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 #86 safest of 96 Discount Department Stores employers in Maryland.
1193 - Gaithersburg 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 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 1.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 24.7 | 24.7 | 5 | 33 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.6 | 5.1 | 5 | 13 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · MD · Gaithersburg
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 202 employers in Gaithersburg, 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 | 1533 - Alexandria Hybla Valley | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 0397 - Grand Rapids North | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1234 - Winchester | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2021 - Arvada South | 8.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Spiniello Companies - Baltimore | 253 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hampstead | 253 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kensington Park Senior Living | 253 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Severn Group, Inc. | 252 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AstraZeneca Gaithersburg Campus | 4,117 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MDGAI - GAITHERSBURG HUB | 794 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Adventist Healthcare Support Center to SGMC | 764 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MDGAI - GAITHERSBURG-PACKAGE CENTER | 759 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Wright Hennepin Security | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sheriff Department | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UPMC Lititz | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Riverside - Rsc | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1182 - Greenville | 253 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1144 - Coon Rapids | 253 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1396 - Pasadena | 253 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0530 - Omaha NW | 253 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.