Discount Department Stores · Ohio
1236 - Polaris
Columbus, OH · ~200 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
1236 - Polaris runs at 50% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade A.
1236 - Polaris: 1.7 TCR = 50% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
1236 - Polaris safety composite
1236 - Polaris scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 89% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
76/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 89% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 80% 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
−0.4
2019→2024
1236 - Polaris injury rate improved
1236 - Polaris's TCR fell 0.4 from 2.0 in 2019 to 1.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=2.0 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=1.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Columbus, OH AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.7 · 50% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #9/111
- PHOTO Unit #0718
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~200 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Unit #0718 (0.0 TCR gap)
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1236 - Polaris in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
1236 - Polaris
1.7 TCR
- Unit #0718
Unit #0718
1.7 TCR
- Unit #0881
Unit #0881
1.7 TCR
- Ross store 606
Ross store 606
1.7 TCR
- Ross store 196
Ross store 1960
1.7 TCR
What this shows 1236 - Polaris averages 1.7 TCR (50% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
1236 - Polaris TCR series: 2019=2 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=0 · 2024=1.6 · BLS 3.4
Where 1236 - Polaris falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 89% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 111 Discount Department Stores employers in Ohio.
1236 - Polaris 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 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · OH · Columbus
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 1,500 employers in Columbus, OH · 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 | Unit #0718 | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unit #0881 | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ross store 606 | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ross store 1960 | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Eurostampa North America | 200 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AK Steel - Zanesville Works | 200 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DRT Manufacturing- Kettering | 200 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Novelis Ashville OH | 200 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nationwide Children's Hospital | 13,367 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nationwide Children's Hospital Main Campus | 10,116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Riverside Methodist Hospital | 9,759 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : CMH1 | 5,057 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Drs 905/907 | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ESPN | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trineuniv Cafe | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Chapel Hill Schools | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1212 - Grafton | 200 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1288 - State College | 200 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0614 - Bakersfield NE | 200 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1839 - Hadley | 200 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.