Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores · Illinois
531-00538
Chicago, IL · ~275 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
531-00538 runs at 87% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores workplace, earning a grade C.
531-00538: 3.0 TCR = 87% of Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
531-00538 safety composite
531-00538 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 87% 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).
74/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% 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
−4.4
2016→2024
531-00538 injury rate improved
531-00538's TCR fell 4.4 from 5.0 in 2016 to 0.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.0 · 2017=2.1 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=2.2 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=6.6 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=0.0 · 2024=0.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.0 · 87% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #212/1293
- PHOTO The Fresh Market 155
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 39 inj
- SIZE ~275 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Fresh Market 155 (0.0 TCR gap)
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531-00538 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
531-00538
3 TCR
- The Fresh Mark
The Fresh Market 155
3 TCR
- Lowes Foods #1
Lowes Foods #160
3 TCR
- Giant Eagle #0
Giant Eagle #0072
3 TCR
- Loreen Food Co
Loreen Food Corp.
3 TCR
What this shows 531-00538 averages 3.0 TCR (87% of the Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores BLS benchmark).
531-00538 TCR series: 2016=5 · 2017=2.1 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=2.2 · 2020=4.2 · 2021=6.6 · 2022=3.2 · 2023=0 · 2024=0.6 · BLS 3.4
Where 531-00538 falls in its industry
30,654 Supermarkets and Other Grocery establishmentsSafer than 77% 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 #212 safest of 1293 Supermarkets and Other Grocery employers in Illinois.
531-00538 has more employees than the Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Co median and a lower 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 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.2 | 2.4 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.0 | 0.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · IL · Chicago
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 · 2,934 employers in Chicago, 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 | The Fresh Market 155 | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lowes Foods #160 | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Giant Eagle #0072 | 3.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Loreen Food Corp. | 3.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KraftHeinz Woodstock | 275 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Prinova USA, LLC | 275 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Climate Guard | 275 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AgReliant Genetics Commercial Sales | 275 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Residence Inn | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CMC Rebar Fresno | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Flowers Baking Company of Birmingham, AL | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Helfrich Brothers Boiler Works Inc | 3.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Wycliffe Golf & Country Club | 275 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Spring Hill | 275 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NHC Dickson | 275 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 057-PL001 | 275 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.