Retail · Massachusetts
229 Dorchester
Dorchester, MA · ~47 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 11.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
229 Dorchester runs at 330% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Retail workplace, earning a grade F.
229 Dorchester: 11.2 TCR = 330% of Retail BLS 3.4 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
229 Dorchester safety composite
229 Dorchester scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 11.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.95 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
229 Dorchester: 0.0 → 9.9 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 31.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.89× in 2024
229 Dorchester's TCR rose 9.9 from 0.0 in 2021 to 9.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 31.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.89× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 442210 · Dorchester, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 11.2 · 330% of ind
- DART 9.9 DART
- RANK #6/9
- PHOTO 116 Clearwater
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~47 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 116 Clearwater (0.0 TCR gap)
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229 Dorchester in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 143 Lakeland
143 Lakeland
11.3 TCR
- This site
229 Dorchester
11.2 TCR
- 116 Clearwater
116 Clearwater
11.2 TCR
- 270 Monona
270 Monona
11.2 TCR
- 167 Cypress
167 Cypress
11.2 TCR
What this shows 229 Dorchester averages 11.2 TCR (330% of the Retail BLS benchmark).
229 Dorchester TCR series: 2021=0 · 2022=31.6 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=9.9 · BLS 3.4
Where 229 Dorchester falls in its industry
345 Retail establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 9.8.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 9 Retail employers in Massachusetts.
229 Dorchester has fewer employees than the Retail median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 9.8. 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 | 9.9 | 9.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 31.6 | 21.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
442210 · MA · Dorchester
345 Retail employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 58 employers in Dorchester, 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 | 116 Clearwater | 11.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 270 Monona | 11.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 167 Cypress | 11.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 143 Lakeland | 11.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rockwell Roofing, Inc | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pioneer Valley Photovoltaics Cooperative, Inc | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MONSON-MA23 | 47 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 855-NiSource-Westborough MA | 47 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eversource - Mass Ave | 719 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Eversource - Dorchester | 699 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FEENEY BROTHERS | 695 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 604 FREEPORT | 465 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ro Health, LLC | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | life care center of skagit valley | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | APC North | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Public Works - Parks | 11.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 228 Pleasant Hill | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 226 San Gabriel | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 214 Pineville | 47 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 263 Commack | 47 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.