Retail Other · Ohio
Big Lots Store #1846 Akron, OH
Akron, OH · ~21 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Big Lots Store #1846 Akron, OH runs at 261% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Retail Other workplace, earning a grade F.
Big Lots Store #1846 Akron, OH: 8.9 TCR = 261% of Retail Other BLS 3.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Big Lots Store #1846 Akron, OH safety composite
Big Lots Store #1846 Akron, OH scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.38 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% 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 #1846 Akron, OH: 6.9 → 10.4 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 23.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.17× in 2023
Big Lots Store #1846 Akron, OH's TCR rose 3.4 from 6.9 in 2016 to 10.4 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 23.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 1.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452990 · Akron, OH ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.9 · 261% of ind
- DART 10.4 DART
- RANK #114/121
- PHOTO YEAGER'S SPORTING GO…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 9 inj
- SIZE ~21 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: YEAGER'S SPORTING GOODS & MARINA, INC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Big Lots Store #1846 Akron, OH in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Big Lots Store #1846 Akron, OH
8.9 TCR
- YEAGER'S SPORT
YEAGER'S SPORTING GOODS & MARINA, INC.
8.8 TCR
- 3548
3548
8.8 TCR
- 207 Medway MA
207 Medway MA
8.8 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #356 GADSDEN, AL
8.8 TCR
What this shows Big Lots Store #1846 Akron, OH averages 8.9 TCR (261% of the Retail Other BLS benchmark).
Big Lots Store #1846 Akron, OH TCR series: 2016=6.9 · 2017=7.1 · 2018=7.3 · 2019=0 · 2020=7.3 · 2021=23.7 · 2022=8.4 · 2023=10.4 · BLS 3.4
Where Big Lots Store #1846 Akron, OH falls in its industry
2,120 Retail Other establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #114 safest of 121 Retail Other employers in Ohio.
Big Lots Store #1846 Akron, OH 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 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 23.7 | 15.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452990 · OH · Akron
2,120 Retail Other employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 512 employers in Akron, OH · 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 | YEAGER'S SPORTING GOODS & MARINA, INC. | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3548 | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 207 Medway MA | 8.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #356 GADSDEN, AL | 8.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Grand Republic | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hog and Maintenance | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Case Farms Hatchery | 21 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Case Farms winesburg hatchery | 21 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron | 6,746 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Akron Children's Hospital | 6,060 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Summa Health - Akron City | 4,801 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Akron General Medical Center | 4,176 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | JERO | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cameron Family YMCA | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sonic Drive-In Roseville #6522 | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Indian Creek Stone Products, Inc. | 8.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #4560 Las Vegas, NV | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #525 ST. PETERSBURG, FL | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #5333 Dover, DE | 21 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #4123 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | 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.