Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores · Illinois
531-00521
Buffalo Grove, IL · ~135 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
531-00521 runs at 170% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
531-00521: 5.8 TCR = 170% of Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
531-00521 safety composite
531-00521 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 36%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 36% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
−4.8
2016→2024
531-00521 injury rate improved
531-00521's TCR fell 4.8 from 8.1 in 2016 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 14.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.1 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=7.7 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=4.0 · 2022=14.3 · 2023=6.0 · 2024=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Buffalo Grove, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.8 · 170% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #707/1293
- PHOTO Store #112
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 44 inj
- SIZE ~135 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Store #112 (0.0 TCR gap)
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531-00521 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
531-00521
5.8 TCR
- Store #112
Store #112
5.8 TCR
- SHOPRITE OF CO
SHOPRITE OF COUNTRY POINTE
5.8 TCR
- 10329 Santa Cr
10329 Santa Cruz
5.8 TCR
- Sun Foods, Inc
Sun Foods, Inc.
5.8 TCR
What this shows 531-00521 averages 5.8 TCR (170% of the Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores BLS benchmark).
531-00521 TCR series: 2016=8.1 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=2.2 · 2019=7.7 · 2020=4.7 · 2021=4 · 2022=14.3 · 2023=6 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 3.4
Where 531-00521 falls in its industry
30,654 Supermarkets and Other Grocery establishmentsSafer than 36% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #707 safest of 1293 Supermarkets and Other Grocery employers in Illinois.
531-00521 has more employees than the Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Co median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.3 | 13.2 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.7 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · IL · Buffalo Grove
30,654 Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 66 employers in Buffalo Grove, IL · 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 | Store #112 | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SHOPRITE OF COUNTRY POINTE | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 10329 Santa Cruz | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sun Foods, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | NG Joliet Reporting Center | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Itasca, IL Office CS | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sherman Mechanical, Inc. | 135 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chicago Plant | 135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Federal Building Services, Inc. | 2,440 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Flex - Buffalo Grove | 1,217 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Flex Buffalo Grove - 700 Building | 798 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BT Buffalo Grove | 760 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TLG-Evansville | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Subaru of Fort Myers | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BeeOnTime Logistics LLC | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sun Foods, Inc. | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | McCarter Theatre Company | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Owens Corning Denver Roofing | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pacific Woodtech | 135 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | American Red Cross - 707 N Main St | 135 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.