Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores · Illinois
531-00529
Western Springs, IL · ~205 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
531-00529 runs at 182% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
531-00529: 6.2 TCR = 182% of Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
531-00529 safety composite
531-00529 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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%).
Rising injury rate
531-00529: 3.8 → 9.2 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 10.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.36× in 2024
531-00529's TCR rose 5.4 from 3.8 in 2016 to 9.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.36× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Western Springs, IL ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.2 · 182% of ind
- DART 8.4 DART
- RANK #766/1293
- PHOTO Lowes Foods #199
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 70 inj
- SIZE ~205 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lowes Foods #199 (0.0 TCR gap)
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531-00529 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
531-00529
6.2 TCR
- Lowes Foods #1
Lowes Foods #199
6.2 TCR
- Store 1408
Store 1408
6.2 TCR
- 10245 Tribeca
10245 Tribeca
6.2 TCR
- Price Chopper
Price Chopper #400
6.2 TCR
What this shows 531-00529 averages 6.2 TCR (182% of the Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores BLS benchmark).
531-00529 TCR series: 2016=3.8 · 2017=2.6 · 2018=5.2 · 2019=6.5 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=10.9 · 2022=6.5 · 2023=7.7 · 2024=9.2 · BLS 3.4
Where 531-00529 falls in its industry
30,654 Supermarkets and Other Grocery establishmentsSafer than 32% 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 #766 safest of 1293 Supermarkets and Other Grocery employers in Illinois.
531-00529 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 | 9.2 | 8.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.7 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.5 | 5.7 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.9 | 10.2 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 2.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.8 | 1.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · IL · Western Springs
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 · 7 employers in Western Springs, 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 | Lowes Foods #199 | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store 1408 | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 10245 Tribeca | 6.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Price Chopper #400 | 6.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KS Energy Services (Northern IL) | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Avexis - Libertyville | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MBL USA Corporation | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dukane Precast Aurora Plant & Office | 205 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Planet Equity Group, LLC | 2,411 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Village of Western Springs | 197 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Casey's Market | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 168340-WESTERN SPRINGS PO | 24 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Spaulding Hospital for Continuing Medical Care Cambridge | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Tiffin Metal Products | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mayer Bros West Seneca | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Main branch | 6.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Apple Valley High School | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Silgan Dispensing Systems Thomaston | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Sandy Plant | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Flowers Bakery of Suwanee | 205 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.