Discount Department Stores · Virginia
2790 - Merrifield
Fairfax, VA · ~287 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
2790 - Merrifield runs at 149% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
2790 - Merrifield: 5.1 TCR = 149% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
2790 - Merrifield safety composite
2790 - Merrifield scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 43%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.07 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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%).
2790 - Merrifield held a steady TCR band
2790 - Merrifield's TCR held near 0.1 from 2.0 in 2019 to 2.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.14× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=2.0 · 2021=10.5 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=2.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Fairfax, VA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 149% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #83/130
- PHOTO 2219 - Parker
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 15 inj
- SIZE ~287 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2219 - Parker (0.0 TCR gap)
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2790 - Merrifield in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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2790 - Merrifield
5.1 TCR
- 2219 - Parker
2219 - Parker
5.1 TCR
- WM 783
WM 783
5.1 TCR
- WM 2264
WM 2264
5.1 TCR
- WM 2816
WM 2816
5.1 TCR
What this shows 2790 - Merrifield averages 5.1 TCR (149% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
2790 - Merrifield TCR series: 2019=2 · 2021=10.5 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=2.1 · BLS 3.4
Where 2790 - Merrifield falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #83 safest of 130 Discount Department Stores employers in Virginia.
2790 - Merrifield 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 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.5 | 8.7 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · VA · Fairfax
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 226 employers in Fairfax, VA · 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 | 2219 - Parker | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WM 783 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WM 2264 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WM 2816 | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Pacific Tomato Growers, Ltd. - Virginia Farm | 287 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BAE Systems Electronic Systems MVA | 287 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IKEA #168 Woodbridge | 287 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 029-00554 | 287 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Inova Health System | 2,608 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Inova Physician Group | 2,539 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | 1,153 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northern Virginia Community College - Annandale | 870 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 2219 - Parker | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Matthews Memorial | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carrico Implement Company, Inc. Beloit | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fayetteville Vending | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 1175 - Fairfield | 287 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 1854 - Rockville | 287 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Edgewood Retirement Community, Inc. | 287 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AVA Pork Products | 287 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.