Discount Department Stores · Colorado
2021 - Arvada South
Wheat Ridge, CO · ~213 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
2021 - Arvada South runs at 259% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade F.
2021 - Arvada South: 8.8 TCR = 259% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
2021 - Arvada South safety composite
2021 - Arvada South 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% 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
−3.8
2019→2024
2021 - Arvada South injury rate improved
2021 - Arvada South's TCR fell 3.8 from 6.3 in 2019 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 17.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=6.3 · 2021=17.5 · 2022=15.9 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Wheat Ridge, CO ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.8 · 259% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #92/100
- PHOTO 0397 - Grand Rapids …
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~213 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 0397 - Grand Rapids North (0.0 TCR gap)
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2021 - Arvada South in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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2021 - Arvada South
8.8 TCR
- 0397 - Grand R
0397 - Grand Rapids North
8.8 TCR
- 1234 - Winches
1234 - Winchester
8.8 TCR
- 1522 - Red Win
1522 - Red Wing
8.8 TCR
- 2019 - Whittie
2019 - Whittier
8.8 TCR
What this shows 2021 - Arvada South averages 8.8 TCR (259% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
2021 - Arvada South TCR series: 2019=6.3 · 2021=17.5 · 2022=15.9 · 2023=1.7 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 3.4
Where 2021 - Arvada South 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 Colorado alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #92 safest of 100 Discount Department Stores employers in Colorado.
2021 - Arvada South 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 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.9 | 15.1 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17.5 | 12.0 | 3 | 19 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · CO · Wheat Ridge
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,007 rated employers in Colorado with headcount on file · 56 employers in Wheat Ridge, CO · 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 | 0397 - Grand Rapids North | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1234 - Winchester | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1522 - Red Wing | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2019 - Whittier | 8.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fruita Area Office | 213 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DEN7 | 213 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | S04187 - WM of Denver - Denver South | 213 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Life Care Centers of Aurora | 213 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lutheran Medical Center | 1,912 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SiteWise Corporation | 432 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rocky Mountain Bottle Company | 239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Home Association of the Rocky Mountains | 197 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 1234 - Winchester | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 0397 - Grand Rapids North | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Farmers' Rice Cooperative - PIRMI | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Inland Truck Parts Company 2 | 8.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 2601 - Petaluma | 213 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2641 - Salt Lake City | 213 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2784 - Cary West | 213 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1496 - Westborough | 213 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.