Retail Other · South Carolina
Big Lots Store #117 CHARLESTON, SC
Charleston, SC · ~20 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Big Lots Store #117 CHARLESTON, SC runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Retail Other workplace, earning a grade D.
Big Lots Store #117 CHARLESTON, SC: 4.3 TCR = 126% of Retail Other BLS 3.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Big Lots Store #117 CHARLESTON, SC safety composite
Big Lots Store #117 CHARLESTON, SC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 47%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% 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
−14.4
2016→2023
Big Lots Store #117 CHARLESTON, SC injury rate improved
Big Lots Store #117 CHARLESTON, SC's TCR fell 14.4 from 14.4 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 14.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=14.4 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=11.8 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=8.2 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452990 · Charleston, SC ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.3 · 126% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #27/47
- PHOTO Lume Iron Mountain
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lume Iron Mountain (0.0 TCR gap)
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Big Lots Store #117 CHARLESTON, SC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Big Lots Store #117 CHARLESTON, SC
4.3 TCR
- Lume Iron Moun
Lume Iron Mountain
4.3 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #5136 Exton, PA
4.3 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #49 MILFORD, OH
4.3 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #1386 Chalmette, LA
4.3 TCR
What this shows Big Lots Store #117 CHARLESTON, SC averages 4.3 TCR (126% of the Retail Other BLS benchmark).
Big Lots Store #117 CHARLESTON, SC TCR series: 2016=14.4 · 2017=0 · 2018=11.8 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=8.2 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.4
Where Big Lots Store #117 CHARLESTON, SC falls in its industry
2,120 Retail Other establishmentsSafer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 47 Retail Other employers in South Carolina.
Big Lots Store #117 CHARLESTON, SC has fewer employees than the Retail Other median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452990 · SC · Charleston
2,120 Retail Other employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 341 employers in Charleston, SC · 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 | Lume Iron Mountain | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #5136 Exton, PA | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #49 MILFORD, OH | 4.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #1386 Chalmette, LA | 4.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Log Creek Timber Company Inc. | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dorchestor | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dorchester Biomass LLC | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | FIELD SERVICES TECH BUILDING | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medical University Hospital Authority | 8,204 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medical University of South Carolina | 5,881 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC-03 | 4,525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SAFETY MANAGEMENT DIVISION | 1,790 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Farming Technology Incorporated | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ALUDEC USA - Molding | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Angeles Composite Technologies, Inc. | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #1386 Chalmette, LA | 4.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #1621 WAYNESVILLE, NC | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #4609 Casa Grande, AZ | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #4220 CLEARWATER, FL | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #1521 CONCORD, NC | 20 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.