Variety stores · Massachusetts

227 Taunton MA

Name: 227 Taunton MA Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Taunton, MA · ~39 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 2.8
Avg TCR: 3.4
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

227 Taunton MA runs at 82% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Variety stores workplace, earning a grade C.

227 Taunton MA: 2.8 TCR = 82% of Variety stores BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

227 Taunton MA safety composite

227 Taunton MA scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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).

48/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 2.79 per 100 workers

Safer than 70% of industry peers
DART rate: F 5.57 per 100 workers

Safer than 22% 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%).

Rising injury rate

227 Taunton MA: 0.0 → 5.6 TCR

Peak year 2017 @ 5.6 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2017

227 Taunton MA's TCR rose 5.6 from 0.0 in 2016 to 5.6 in 2017. In 2017, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 452990 · Taunton, MA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 2.8 · 82% of ind

DART 5.6 DART
RANK #18/83
PHOTO Big Lots Store #5439…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~39 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Big Lots Store #5439 Easton, MD (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows 227 Taunton MA averages 2.8 TCR (82% of the Variety stores BLS benchmark).

227 Taunton MA TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=5.6 · BLS 3.4

Where 227 Taunton MA falls in its industry

2,120 Variety stores establishments

Safer than 70% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #18 safest of 83 Variety stores employers in Massachusetts.

227 Taunton MA (39 employees, TCR 2.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 23 employees and a TCR of 4.1

227 Taunton MA has more employees than the Variety stores median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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
2017	5.6	5.6	1	0	0
2016	0.0	0.0	0	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

452990 · MA · Taunton

2,120 Variety stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 114 employers in Taunton, MA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Big Lots Store #5439 Easton, MD	EASON, MD	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Big Lots Store #4478 TUCSON, AZ	TUCSON, AZ	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Big Lots Store #559 N. FT. MYERS, FL	NORTH FT. MYERS, FL	2.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Big Lots Store #200 LEECHBURG, PA	LEECHBURG, PA	2.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Kendall Green Energy, LLC	CAMBRIDGE	39 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Eversource - Wrentham	WRENTHAM	39 FTE
STATE-SIZE	PHRG BOS- RIO	MARLBOROUGH	39 FTE
STATE-SIZE	WES Construction Corp.	HALIFAX	39 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MA-03	Taunton	4,429 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Taunton, Mass	Taunton	1,110 FTE
CITY-NEAR	MORTON HOSPITAL	Taunton	1,097 FTE
CITY-NEAR	HMATN01	Taunton	740 FTE
NAT-TCR	Atlanta 04 Bondo	Atlanta, GA	2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	LKC CBTC Flushing	New York, NY	2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	MS - Portsmouth, VA - 5POVA	Portsmout, VA	2.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	HES Duncan, OK (Plant 2)	Duncan, OK	2.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Rai Mx Ewr	Newark, NJ	39 FTE
NAT-SIZE	N and R of Gerald Inc	Gerald, MO	39 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Textron Specialized Vehicles - Premier De-icers	Marinette, WI	39 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Russ Darrow LLC	West Bend, WI	39 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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