Discount Department Stores · Massachusetts
2287 - Methuen
Methuen, MA · ~209 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
2287 - Methuen runs at 150% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
2287 - Methuen: 5.1 TCR = 150% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
2287 - Methuen safety composite
2287 - Methuen scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 42%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.98 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% 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
2287 - Methuen: 1.1 → 3.0 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 9.0 TCR · DART/TCR 0.39× in 2024
2287 - Methuen's TCR rose 1.9 from 1.1 in 2019 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 9.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Methuen, MA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 150% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #28/61
- PHOTO 0752 - Jefferson City
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~209 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 0752 - Jefferson City (0.0 TCR gap)
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2287 - Methuen in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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2287 - Methuen
5.1 TCR
- 0752 - Jeffers
0752 - Jefferson City
5.1 TCR
- Ross store 413
Ross store 413
5.1 TCR
- 1832 - Blaine
1832 - Blaine
5.1 TCR
- 2501 - Hampton
2501 - Hampton
5.1 TCR
What this shows 2287 - Methuen averages 5.1 TCR (150% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
2287 - Methuen TCR series: 2019=1.1 · 2021=9 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=5.9 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.4
Where 2287 - Methuen falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #28 safest of 61 Discount Department Stores employers in Massachusetts.
2287 - Methuen 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 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.0 | 4.5 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · MA · Methuen
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 53 employers in Methuen, MA · 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 | 0752 - Jefferson City | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ross store 413 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1832 - Blaine | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2501 - Hampton | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Elm Electrical Inc. | 209 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2173 - Abington | 209 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 71034 | 209 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Main office | 210 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Holy Family Hospital - Methuen | 1,454 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center | 406 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | St. Ann's Home, Inc | 343 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NAI-0033-0033-06652 FAC-06652-METHUEN-MA | 306 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 0752 - Jefferson City | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Clayton County Recycling | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 036m - Hartford Ct Rntl | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S06712 - Hodgkins MRF | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1532 - Nashua NW | 209 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2848 - Miami Flagler | 209 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2463 - Rancho Cordova | 209 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2246 - Richland Twp | 209 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.