Variety stores · Massachusetts

235 Somerset MA

Name: 235 Somerset MA Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Somerset, MA · ~60 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.3
Avg TCR: 3.4
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

235 Somerset MA runs at 68% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Variety stores workplace, earning a grade B.

235 Somerset MA: 2.3 TCR = 68% of Variety stores BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

235 Somerset MA safety composite

235 Somerset MA scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

68/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 2.3 per 100 workers

Safer than 78% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 70% 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%).

TCR Δ

−4.6

2016→2017

235 Somerset MA injury rate improved

235 Somerset MA's TCR fell 4.6 from 4.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 4.6 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=4.6 · 2017=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

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

Grade B · TCR 2.3 · 68% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #11/83
PHOTO Big Lots Store #1187…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~60 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Big Lots Store #1187 FINDLAY, OH (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows 235 Somerset MA averages 2.3 TCR (68% of the Variety stores BLS benchmark).

235 Somerset MA TCR series: 2016=4.6 · 2017=0 · BLS 3.4

Where 235 Somerset MA falls in its industry

2,120 Variety stores establishments

Safer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 83 Variety stores employers in Massachusetts.

235 Somerset MA (60 employees, TCR 2.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 23 employees and a TCR of 4.1

235 Somerset 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	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2016	4.6	4.6	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

452990 · MA · Somerset

2,120 Variety stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 24 employers in Somerset, 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 #1187 FINDLAY, OH	FINDLAY, OH	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Big Lots Store #4563 Carson City, NV	CARSON CITY, NV	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Big Lots Store #4106 LODI, CA	LODI, CA	2.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Runnings of Redwood Falls	REDWOOD FALLS, MN	2.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Alternative Compassion Services	BRIDGEWATER	60 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Holistic Industries, Inc	MONSON	60 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Keyes North Atlantic	NEWTON	60 FTE
STATE-SIZE	HWE Woburn HVAC	WOBURN	60 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Somerset-MA	Somerset	326 FTE
CITY-NEAR	100421	Somerset	214 FTE
CITY-NEAR	SUPER STOP & SHOP 100421	Somerset	206 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Clifton Rehab Nursing Home	Somerset	195 FTE
NAT-TCR	Yokohama Tire Corporation - Auburn DC	Auburn, GA	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Quirk Chevrolet Buick VW, NH (02895)	Manchester, NH	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Eastern North Regional Sales Office	Horsham, PA	2.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Redi-Mix, LLC Desoto	Desoto, TX	2.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Vienna Nursing and Rehab LLC	Vienna, MO	60 FTE
NAT-SIZE	N and R of Dexter Inc	Dexter, MO	60 FTE
NAT-SIZE	N and R of Charleston LLC	Charleston, MO	60 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Main Office	Lancaster, KY	60 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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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.