Variety stores · Massachusetts

248 Waltham MA

Name: 248 Waltham MA Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Waltham, MA · ~80 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 4.0
Avg TCR: 3.4
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

248 Waltham MA runs at 117% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Variety stores workplace, earning a grade C.

248 Waltham MA: 4.0 TCR = 117% of Variety stores BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

248 Waltham MA safety composite

248 Waltham MA scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% 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).

58/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 3.98 per 100 workers

Safer than 52% 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

−8.0

2016→2017

248 Waltham MA injury rate improved

248 Waltham MA's TCR fell 8.0 from 8.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2017. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.0 TCR. In 2017, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=8.0 · 2017=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 452990 · Waltham, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 4.0 · 117% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #34/83
PHOTO Big Lots Store #219 …
BOOK 2y book
INJ 2 inj
SIZE ~80 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Big Lots Store #219 MONCKS CORNER, SC (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows 248 Waltham MA averages 4.0 TCR (117% of the Variety stores BLS benchmark).

248 Waltham MA TCR series: 2016=8 · 2017=0 · BLS 3.4

Where 248 Waltham MA falls in its industry

2,120 Variety stores establishments

Safer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #34 safest of 83 Variety stores employers in Massachusetts.

248 Waltham MA (80 employees, TCR 4.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 23 employees and a TCR of 4.1

248 Waltham 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	8.0	8.0	2	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

452990 · MA · Waltham

2,120 Variety stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 118 employers in Waltham, 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 #219 MONCKS CORNER, SC	MONCKS CORNER, SC	4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Big Lots Store #4552 Conroe, TX	CONROE, TX	4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Fruita Consumers' Cooperative Association	FRUITA, CO	4.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Pt Angeles	PT ANGELES, WA	4.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE	BEVERLY 5310 ELECTRIC-MA05	BEVERLY	80 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Eversource - Hyde Park	HYDE PARK	80 FTE
STATE-SIZE	MIG CORPORATION, INC.	ACTON	80 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Diaz Construction Co., Inc.	AVON	80 FTE
CITY-NEAR	RESERVOIR WOODS (MA42)	Waltham	2,025 FTE
CITY-NEAR	170 Data Drive Work Location-MAAV	Waltham	1,985 FTE
CITY-NEAR	RESERVOIR WOODS-MA42	Waltham	1,736 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Partners Home Care Inc	Waltham	786 FTE
NAT-TCR	Hyatt Place Chicago Schaumburg	Schaumburg, IL	4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Portsmouth (Ohpor)	Portsmouth, OH	4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Owens-Illinois Glass Portland N21	Portland, OR	4.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Lordstown Seating Systems	Lordstown, OH	4.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Excelsior Springs Nursing and Rehab LLC	Excelsior Springs, MO	80 FTE
NAT-SIZE	1730 LKQ/Keystone	Phoenix, AZ	80 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Communications Specialists, Inc.	Mechanisville, VA	80 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Atlantic Spring	Ringoes, NJ	80 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.