Retail Other · New York
Big Lots Store #1762 Buffalo, NY
Buffalo, NY · ~21 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Big Lots Store #1762 Buffalo, NY runs at 197% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Retail Other workplace, earning a grade D.
Big Lots Store #1762 Buffalo, NY: 6.7 TCR = 197% of Retail Other BLS 3.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Big Lots Store #1762 Buffalo, NY safety composite
Big Lots Store #1762 Buffalo, NY scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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
−11.1
2016→2023
Big Lots Store #1762 Buffalo, NY injury rate improved
Big Lots Store #1762 Buffalo, NY's TCR fell 11.1 from 23.3 in 2016 to 12.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 23.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=23.3 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=18.1 · 2023=12.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452990 · Buffalo, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.7 · 197% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #89/98
- PHOTO Distribution Center
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Distribution Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Big Lots Store #1762 Buffalo, NY in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Big Lots Store #1762 Buffalo, NY
6.7 TCR
- Distribution C
Distribution Center
6.7 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #4049 LA CANADA, CA
6.7 TCR
- Goodwill Indus
Goodwill Industries Big Bend,Inc.
6.7 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #4518 BRADLEY, IL
6.7 TCR
What this shows Big Lots Store #1762 Buffalo, NY averages 6.7 TCR (197% of the Retail Other BLS benchmark).
Big Lots Store #1762 Buffalo, NY TCR series: 2016=23.3 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=18.1 · 2023=12.2 · BLS 3.4
Where Big Lots Store #1762 Buffalo, NY falls in its industry
2,120 Retail Other establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #89 safest of 98 Retail Other employers in New York.
Big Lots Store #1762 Buffalo, NY 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 | 12.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18.1 | 18.1 | 2 | 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 23.3 | 23.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452990 · NY · Buffalo
2,120 Retail Other employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 532 employers in Buffalo, NY · 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 | Distribution Center | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #4049 LA CANADA, CA | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Goodwill Industries Big Bend,Inc. | 6.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #4518 BRADLEY, IL | 6.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Chambers Valley Farms, Inc. | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mulligan Family Farm LLC | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dziedzic Farms LLC | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pine Hollow Dairy LLC | 21 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buffalo General Hospital | 3,556 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | 2,379 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WNY Independent Living, Inc. | 1,988 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kaleida Health Oishei Childrens Hospital | 1,765 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #4049 LA CANADA, CA | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Alabama Steel Terminals | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | IQHWI Neillsville WI | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ag land inc | 6.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #4575 Tulare, CA | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Stores #4685 Longmont, CO | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #4193 MESA, AZ | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #397 NORFOLK, VA | 21 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.