Discount Department Stores · Indiana
1286 - Valparaiso
Valparaiso, IN · ~187 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
1286 - Valparaiso runs at 296% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade F.
1286 - Valparaiso: 10.1 TCR = 296% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
1286 - Valparaiso safety composite
1286 - Valparaiso scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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
−1.6
2019→2024
1286 - Valparaiso injury rate improved
1286 - Valparaiso's TCR fell 1.6 from 5.5 in 2019 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 26.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.19× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=5.5 · 2021=12.1 · 2022=26.9 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Valparaiso, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 10.1 · 296% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #78/80
- PHOTO 1933 - Ft Wayne NE
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~187 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1933 - Ft Wayne NE (0.0 TCR gap)
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1286 - Valparaiso in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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1286 - Valparaiso
10.1 TCR
- 1933 - Ft Wayn
1933 - Ft Wayne NE
10.1 TCR
- 0530 - Omaha N
0530 - Omaha NW
10.1 TCR
- 1402 - Oswego
1402 - Oswego
10.1 TCR
- 2206 - Nampa
2206 - Nampa
10.1 TCR
What this shows 1286 - Valparaiso averages 10.1 TCR (296% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
1286 - Valparaiso TCR series: 2019=5.5 · 2021=12.1 · 2022=26.9 · 2023=1.9 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 3.4
Where 1286 - Valparaiso falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 7% 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 #78 safest of 80 Discount Department Stores employers in Indiana.
1286 - Valparaiso 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 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 26.9 | 25.1 | 4 | 26 | 0 |
| 2021 | 12.1 | 5.2 | 2 | 12 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · IN · Valparaiso
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 122 employers in Valparaiso, 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 | 1933 - Ft Wayne NE | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 0530 - Omaha NW | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1402 - Oswego | 10.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2206 - Nampa | 10.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | The Robert Henry Corporation | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Layne Christensen 4520 North State Road 37 | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Long Electric Co. Inc. | 187 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Butterfield Foods | 187 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Porter Hospital LLC | 1,509 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | PORTER REGIONAL HOSPITAL | 1,468 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Opportunity Enterprises, Inc. | 635 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Valparaiso | 411 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Hammond & Irving Inc. | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | AmeriGas - Windsor NJ | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Runnings DC of Pierre | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beaver Dam | 10.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1395 - Vista Ridge | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1508 - Lansing | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1862 - Stockton North | 187 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0864 - Delafield | 187 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.