Discount Department Stores · District of Columbia
2259 - Columbia Heights
Washington, DC · ~284 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
2259 - Columbia Heights runs at 188% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
2259 - Columbia Heights: 6.4 TCR = 188% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
2259 - Columbia Heights safety composite
2259 - Columbia Heights scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 30%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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
−1.7
2019→2024
2259 - Columbia Heights injury rate improved
2259 - Columbia Heights's TCR fell 1.7 from 1.7 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 18.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=1.7 · 2021=18.6 · 2022=11.0 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Washington, DC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.4 · 188% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/6
- PHOTO 1215 - Elyria
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~284 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1215 - Elyria (0.0 TCR gap)
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2259 - Columbia Heights in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
2259 - Columbia Heights
6.4 TCR
- 1215 - Elyria
1215 - Elyria
6.4 TCR
- 2527 - Chelten
2527 - Cheltenham
6.4 TCR
- 3330 - Oakland
3330 - Oakland Broadway and 27th
6.4 TCR
- Ross store 192
Ross store 1922
6.4 TCR
What this shows 2259 - Columbia Heights averages 6.4 TCR (188% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
2259 - Columbia Heights TCR series: 2019=1.7 · 2021=18.6 · 2022=11 · 2023=0.7 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.4
Where 2259 - Columbia Heights falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 30% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to District of Columbia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 6 Discount Department Stores employers in District of Columbia.
2259 - Columbia Heights 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.0 | 11.0 | 2 | 15 | 0 |
| 2021 | 18.6 | 9.3 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · DC · Washington
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 793 rated employers in District of Columbia with headcount on file · 748 employers in Washington, DC · 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 | 1215 - Elyria | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2527 - Cheltenham | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3330 - Oakland Broadway and 27th | 6.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ross store 1922 | 6.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PEPCO- Benning Service Center | 284 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Uber Technologies, Inc.- Washington DC Office | 285 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Community Connections, Inc. | 283 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 620630700 - CAPITAL ONE ARENA - CONCESSIONS | 286 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Children's National Medical Center | 7,153 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medstar Washington Hospital Center | 7,073 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medstar Georgetown University Hospital | 4,771 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Customs and Border Protection - Headquarters | 3,601 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 2527 - Cheltenham | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1215 - Elyria | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hilliard OH | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hess Bros Fruit Co | 6.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 2221 - Colorado Springs NE | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2145 - Denton | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2042 - Fort Worth Central | 284 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2753 - Staten Island CNTL | 284 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.