Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores · Illinois
531-00539
Chicago, IL · ~282 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 2.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
531-00539 runs at 76% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores workplace, earning a grade B.
531-00539: 2.6 TCR = 76% of Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
531-00539 safety composite
531-00539 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).
76/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
−1.5
2016→2024
531-00539 injury rate improved
531-00539's TCR fell 1.5 from 1.5 in 2016 to 0.0 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=1.5 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=6.6 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 76% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #154/1293
- PHOTO Lowes Foods #161
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 34 inj
- SIZE ~282 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lowes Foods #161 (0.0 TCR gap)
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531-00539 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
531-00539
2.6 TCR
- Lowes Foods #1
Lowes Foods #161
2.6 TCR
- Lowes Foods #2
Lowes Foods #215
2.6 TCR
- Giant Eagle #0
Giant Eagle #0024
2.6 TCR
- Giant Eagle #6
Giant Eagle #6386
2.6 TCR
What this shows 531-00539 averages 2.6 TCR (76% of the Supermarkets and Other Grocery Except Convenience Stores BLS benchmark).
531-00539 TCR series: 2016=1.5 · 2017=2.4 · 2018=1.2 · 2019=1.6 · 2020=4.9 · 2021=6.6 · 2022=2.4 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=0 · BLS 3.4
Where 531-00539 falls in its industry
30,654 Supermarkets and Other Grocery establishmentsSafer than 83% 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 #154 safest of 1293 Supermarkets and Other Grocery employers in Illinois.
531-00539 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.6 | 6.0 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 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 | Lowes Foods #161 | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lowes Foods #215 | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Giant Eagle #0024 | 2.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Giant Eagle #6386 | 2.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bagcraft - Chicago | 282 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sterling Steel Company, LLC | 282 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1596 | 282 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Willow Primary School | 282 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 | Woodhaven Court | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BRENTWOOD-NY30 | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Center for Employment Training | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Straight Shot Express Neenah | 2.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Clover Farms Dairy | 282 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Encompass Health Deaconess Rehabilitation Hospital | 282 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FedEx Supply Chain Fort Worth Gateway | 282 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Deer Valley Home Builders | 282 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.