Variety stores · Massachusetts
234 Palmer MA
Palmer, MA · ~62 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
234 Palmer MA runs at 134% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Variety stores workplace, earning a grade D.
234 Palmer MA: 4.5 TCR = 134% of Variety stores BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
234 Palmer MA safety composite
234 Palmer MA scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 26%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.44 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% 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%).
234 Palmer MA held a steady TCR band
234 Palmer MA's TCR held near 0.2 from 4.6 in 2016 to 4.4 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.6 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0.98× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.6 · 2017=4.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452990 · Palmer, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 134% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK #41/83
- PHOTO Big Lots Store #1531…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 2 inj
- SIZE ~62 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Big Lots Store #1531 MADISONVILLE, KY (0.0 TCR gap)
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234 Palmer MA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
234 Palmer MA
4.5 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #1531 MADISONVILLE, KY
4.5 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #5091 Orlando, FL
4.5 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA
4.5 TCR
- 1576
1576
4.5 TCR
What this shows 234 Palmer MA averages 4.5 TCR (134% of the Variety stores BLS benchmark).
234 Palmer MA TCR series: 2016=4.6 · 2017=4.4 · BLS 3.4
Where 234 Palmer MA falls in its industry
2,120 Variety stores establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #41 safest of 83 Variety stores employers in Massachusetts.
234 Palmer MA has more employees than the Variety stores median and a higher 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 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452990 · MA · Palmer
2,120 Variety stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 27 employers in Palmer, MA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.
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.