Retail Other · California
Big Lots Store #4012 EL CAJON, CA
El Cajon, CA · ~28 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Big Lots Store #4012 EL CAJON, CA runs at 158% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Retail Other workplace, earning a grade D.
Big Lots Store #4012 EL CAJON, CA: 5.4 TCR = 158% of Retail Other BLS 3.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Big Lots Store #4012 EL CAJON, CA safety composite
Big Lots Store #4012 EL CAJON, CA scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 32%), 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).
50/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.36 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Big Lots Store #4012 EL CAJON, CA: 5.5 → 8.9 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 16.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2023
Big Lots Store #4012 EL CAJON, CA's TCR rose 3.4 from 5.5 in 2016 to 8.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2017 at 16.7 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452990 · El Cajon, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.4 · 158% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #128/255
- PHOTO Big Lots Store #378 …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~28 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Big Lots Store #378 KANAWHA CITY, WV (0.0 TCR gap)
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Big Lots Store #4012 EL CAJON, CA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Big Lots Store #4012 EL CAJON, CA
5.4 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #378 KANAWHA CITY, WV
5.4 TCR
- 220 Norwood MA
220 Norwood MA
5.4 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #1310 CLARKSVILLE, IN
5.4 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #4541 Puyallup, WA
5.4 TCR
What this shows Big Lots Store #4012 EL CAJON, CA averages 5.4 TCR (158% of the Retail Other BLS benchmark).
Big Lots Store #4012 EL CAJON, CA TCR series: 2016=5.5 · 2017=16.7 · 2018=5.8 · 2019=5.9 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · 2023=8.9 · BLS 3.4
Where Big Lots Store #4012 EL CAJON, CA falls in its industry
2,120 Retail Other establishmentsSafer than 32% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #128 safest of 255 Retail Other employers in California.
Big Lots Store #4012 EL CAJON, CA 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 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452990 · CA · El Cajon
2,120 Retail Other employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 236 employers in El Cajon, CA · 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 #378 KANAWHA CITY, WV | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 220 Norwood MA | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #1310 CLARKSVILLE, IN | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #4541 Puyallup, WA | 5.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Davis Ranch L.L.C. | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steinbeck Country Produce | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Harlan Family Ranch | 28 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KKG Equipment Company, LLC32 | 28 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SOUTHERN REGION : SDU | 1,176 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 370 | 1,148 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN Aerospace Chem-tronics | 1,059 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GKN Aerospace Chem Tronics | 938 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MiCA Corporation Haltom | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Richmond District Bridge Crews | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Superior Plus - 7020 | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Worth COmpany | 5.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #4666 Roseburg, OR | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #4595 Salem, OR | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #1218 GAITHERSBURG, MD | 28 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #1951 Bridgeville, PA | 28 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.