Retail · Indiana
165 - Merrillville
Merrillville, IN · ~245 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
165 - Merrillville runs at 39% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Retail workplace, earning a grade A.
165 - Merrillville: 1.3 TCR = 39% of Retail BLS 3.4 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
165 - Merrillville safety composite
165 - Merrillville scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 98% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
84/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 98% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 92% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−2.0
2021→2024
165 - Merrillville injury rate improved
165 - Merrillville's TCR fell 2.0 from 2.5 in 2021 to 0.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 2.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.43× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=2.5 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 455211 · Merrillville, IN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.3 · 39% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #3/52
- PHOTO 222 - Madison Heights
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~245 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 222 - Madison Heights (0.0 TCR gap)
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165 - Merrillville in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 185 - Auburn H
185 - Auburn Hills
1.4 TCR
- This site
165 - Merrillville
1.3 TCR
- 222 - Madison
222 - Madison Heights
1.3 TCR
- 110 - Lima
110 - Lima
1.3 TCR
- 177 - Washingt
177 - Washington Twp
1.3 TCR
What this shows 165 - Merrillville averages 1.3 TCR (39% of the Retail BLS benchmark).
165 - Merrillville TCR series: 2021=2.5 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=0 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 3.4
Where 165 - Merrillville falls in its industry
1,491 Retail establishmentsSafer than 98% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.8.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 52 Retail employers in Indiana.
165 - Merrillville has fewer employees than the Retail median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.8. 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 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
455211 · IN · Merrillville
1,491 Retail employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 97 employers in Merrillville, 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 | 222 - Madison Heights | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 110 - Lima | 1.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 185 - Auburn Hills | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 177 - Washington Twp | 1.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rensselaer IN | 245 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | First Call Quality Services | 245 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Meijer | 245 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Meijer Store 220 | 245 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 275-NiSource-Merrillville IN-SLC | 796 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Albanese Confectionery Group | 591 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 1618 | 377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Regional Mental Health Center | 371 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 880 - Newport Regional DC | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tectran Manufacturing Inc. | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Columbia Falls | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Haven, CT - Industry Drive Extension | 1.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 259 - Swartz Creek MI | 245 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | W New York Times Square | 245 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MSG Training Center | 245 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Balfour Beatty - Caltrain Project | 245 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.