Supermarket, Retail · Maryland
228
Towson, MD · ~126 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
228 runs at 156% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Supermarket, Retail workplace, earning a grade D.
228: 5.3 TCR = 156% of Supermarket, Retail BLS 3.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
228 safety composite
228 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 18%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 18% 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
228: 3.1 → 8.4 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 8.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.27× in 2023
228's TCR rose 5.3 from 3.1 in 2016 to 8.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.27× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Towson, MD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 156% of ind
- DART 6.7 DART
- RANK #517/806
- PHOTO Store 0699
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~126 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Store 0699 (0.0 TCR gap)
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228 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
228
5.3 TCR
- Store 0699
Store 0699
5.3 TCR
- Store 1213
Store 1213
5.3 TCR
- 10343 Yonkers
10343 Yonkers
5.3 TCR
- 10457 Kansas C
10457 Kansas City
5.3 TCR
What this shows 228 averages 5.3 TCR (156% of the Supermarket, Retail BLS benchmark).
228 TCR series: 2016=3.1 · 2017=8.5 · 2019=4.5 · 2020=5.8 · 2021=3.8 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=8.4 · BLS 3.4
Where 228 falls in its industry
30,654 Supermarket, Retail establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #517 safest of 806 Supermarket, Retail employers in Maryland.
228 has more employees than the Supermarket, Retail median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.4 | 6.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.5 | 7.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · MD · Towson
30,654 Supermarket, Retail employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 91 employers in Towson, MD · 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 | Store 0699 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store 1213 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 10343 Yonkers | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 10457 Kansas City | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Interstate Construction Development Company | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lighting Maintenance, Inc. | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Altimate Electric, Inc. | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Division 33 | 126 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Greater Baltimore Medical Center | 4,221 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center | 1,916 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Group | 467 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Towson (Remote Sales & MKT) FS (GTS) | 462 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Goldman Equipment, LLC - Winnsboro | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ryerson - Charleston Processing | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UFP Stockertown, LLC. | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wiegel Tool Works, Inc. | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Macon County - 04 | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sappi NA - South Portland | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | La Porte | 126 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.