Retail Other · Massachusetts
Big Lots Store #1238 FITCHBURG, MA
Fitchburg, MA · ~23 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Big Lots Store #1238 FITCHBURG, MA runs at 115% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Retail Other workplace, earning a grade C.
Big Lots Store #1238 FITCHBURG, MA: 3.9 TCR = 115% of Retail Other BLS 3.4 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Big Lots Store #1238 FITCHBURG, MA safety composite
Big Lots Store #1238 FITCHBURG, MA scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
Big Lots Store #1238 FITCHBURG, MA: 6.8 → 9.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 9.1 TCR · DART/TCR 2.33× in 2023
Big Lots Store #1238 FITCHBURG, MA's TCR rose 2.3 from 6.8 in 2017 to 9.1 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 2.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452990 · Fitchburg, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.9 · 115% of ind
- DART 9.1 DART
- RANK #32/83
- PHOTO Big Lots Store #1038…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~23 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Big Lots Store #1038 TYLER, TX (0.0 TCR gap)
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Big Lots Store #1238 FITCHBURG, MA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Big Lots Store #1238 FITCHBURG, MA
3.9 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #1038 TYLER, TX
3.9 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #1060 MUSKOGEE, OK
3.9 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #4603 Laredo, TX
3.9 TCR
- Roses 198
Roses 198
3.9 TCR
What this shows Big Lots Store #1238 FITCHBURG, MA averages 3.9 TCR (115% of the Retail Other BLS benchmark).
Big Lots Store #1238 FITCHBURG, MA TCR series: 2017=6.8 · 2018=0 · 2019=7.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=9.1 · BLS 3.4
Where Big Lots Store #1238 FITCHBURG, MA falls in its industry
2,120 Retail Other establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #32 safest of 83 Retail Other employers in Massachusetts.
Big Lots Store #1238 FITCHBURG, MA has more employees than the Retail Other median and a lower 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 | 9.1 | 9.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452990 · MA · Fitchburg
2,120 Retail Other employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 46 employers in Fitchburg, MA · 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 | Big Lots Store #1038 TYLER, TX | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #1060 MUSKOGEE, OK | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #4603 Laredo, TX | 3.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Roses 198 | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SANDY POND-MA44 | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NORTH ANDOVER-HAVERHILL-MA29 | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 956-NiSource-Wrentham MA | 23 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Integrated Builders, Inc. | 23 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Market Basket #14 | 293 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WORKERS CREDIT UNION | 290 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Arc of Opportunity in North Central Massachusetts | 250 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | the highlands | 236 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cooperative Alliance for Seacoast Transportation | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #4603 Laredo, TX | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LSC Communications | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Preferred Machine LLC | 3.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #1775 North Cape May, NJ | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #4450 PUEBLO, CO | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #1528 AUBURN, ME | 23 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #5283 Lumberton, NJ | 23 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.