Retail Other · Massachusetts

Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA

Methuen, MA · ~25 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
4.5
Avg TCR
3.4
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA runs at 134% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Retail Other workplace, earning a grade D.

Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA: 4.5 TCR = 134% of Retail Other BLS 3.4 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA safety composite

Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 44%), 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).

C

55/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 4.54 per 100 workers

Safer than 44% 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%).

Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA held a steady TCR band

Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=0.0 · 2018=12.8 · 2019=6.5 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=8.0 · 2023=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 452990 · Methuen, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 134% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #40/83
  • PHOTO Big Lots Store #1531…
  • BOOK 6y book
  • INJ 4 inj
  • SIZE ~25 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Big Lots Store #1531 MADISONVILLE, KY (0.0 TCR gap)

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Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA averages 4.5 TCR (134% of the Retail Other BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA TCR series: 2017=0 · 2018=12.8 · 2019=6.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=8 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.4

Where Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA falls in its industry

2,120 Retail Other establishments

Safer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #40 safest of 83 Retail Other employers in Massachusetts.

Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA (25 employees, TCR 4.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 23 employees and a TCR of 4.1 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 020406080100 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA
Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA (25 employees, TCR 4.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 23 employees and a TCR of 4.1

Big Lots Store #1606 METHUEN, MA has more 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 8.0 8.0 1 0 0
2021 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 6.5 6.5 1 0 0
2018 12.8 12.8 2 0 0
2017 0.0 0.0 0 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

452990 · MA · Methuen

2,120 Retail Other employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 53 employers in Methuen, 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 #1531 MADISONVILLE, KY 4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Big Lots Store #5091 Orlando, FL 4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR 1576 4.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Big Lots Store #4557 San Jose, Ca 4.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE GREAT BARRINGTON-MA11 25 FTE
STATE-SIZE HANOVER-MA12 25 FTE
STATE-SIZE Eversource - Marshfield 25 FTE
STATE-SIZE Knollmeyer Building Corp. - 01 25 FTE
CITY-NEAR Holy Family Hospital - Methuen 1,454 FTE
CITY-NEAR Shaw's Methuen Distribution Center 406 FTE
CITY-NEAR St. Ann's Home, Inc 343 FTE
CITY-NEAR NAI-0033-0033-06652 FAC-06652-METHUEN-MA 306 FTE
NAT-TCR Anderson Aluminum Corporation 4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Town of Mint Hill-Public Works 4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Fredericksburg District Shop 4.5 TCR
NAT-TCR 4118/3804 - Sullivan Crossdock 4.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Big Lots Store #1489 WALLINGFORD, CT 25 FTE
NAT-SIZE Big Lots Store #4283 MERCED, CA 25 FTE
NAT-SIZE Big Lots Store #5295 Woodbridge, NJ 25 FTE
NAT-SIZE 5901 Fresca Dr. La Palma, CA 25 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.