Discount Department Stores · Texas
3859 - Houston Sortation Center
Houston, TX · ~126 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
3859 - Houston Sortation Center runs at 181% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Discount Department Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
3859 - Houston Sortation Center: 6.2 TCR = 181% of Discount Department Stores BLS 3.4 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
3859 - Houston Sortation Center safety composite
3859 - Houston Sortation Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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
−9.2
2022→2024
3859 - Houston Sortation Center injury rate improved
3859 - Houston Sortation Center's TCR fell 9.2 from 12.8 in 2022 to 3.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 12.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=12.8 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452112 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 181% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #378/489
- PHOTO 1889 - Chicago South…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~126 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1889 - Chicago South Loop (0.0 TCR gap)
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3859 - Houston Sortation Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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3859 - Houston Sortation Center
6.2 TCR
- 1889 - Chicago
1889 - Chicago South Loop
6.2 TCR
- 3267 - Berkele
3267 - Berkeley Univ Ave
6.2 TCR
- 1389 - Deptfor
1389 - Deptford
6.2 TCR
- Shopko Hometow
Shopko Hometown #748 (Pipestone, MN)
6.2 TCR
What this shows 3859 - Houston Sortation Center averages 6.2 TCR (181% of the Discount Department Stores BLS benchmark).
3859 - Houston Sortation Center TCR series: 2022=12.8 · 2023=2.1 · 2024=3.6 · BLS 3.4
Where 3859 - Houston Sortation Center falls in its industry
4,991 Discount Department Stores establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #378 safest of 489 Discount Department Stores employers in Texas.
3859 - Houston Sortation Center 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 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452112 · TX · Houston
4,991 Discount Department Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | 1889 - Chicago South Loop | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3267 - Berkeley Univ Ave | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1389 - Deptford | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shopko Hometown #748 (Pipestone, MN) | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GVEC Gonzales | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Trophy Signature Homes LLC | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | W. S. Bellows Construction Corporation - All jobsites less than a year | 126 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harvey-Cleary Builders - Austin | 126 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | S10319 - WI Minocqua | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brown Contracting, Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Great Hill Hose Fire Department | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HAR Products, Inc. | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | White Bear Lake Container | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Yazoo Mills, Inc. | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Complex Chemical Co. Inc. | 126 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Western Building Group | 126 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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