Retail Other · Illinois
Big Lots Store #4497 Chicago, IL
Chicago, IL · ~25 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Big Lots Store #4497 Chicago, IL runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Retail Other workplace, earning a grade D.
Big Lots Store #4497 Chicago, IL: 4.7 TCR = 139% of Retail Other BLS 3.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Big Lots Store #4497 Chicago, IL safety composite
Big Lots Store #4497 Chicago, IL scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 41%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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
−6.4
2016→2022
Big Lots Store #4497 Chicago, IL injury rate improved
Big Lots Store #4497 Chicago, IL's TCR fell 6.4 from 6.4 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2018 at 13.4 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.4 · 2017=6.8 · 2018=13.4 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452990 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 139% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #43/61
- PHOTO Big Lots Store #4625…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~25 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Big Lots Store #4625 Phoenix, AZ (0.0 TCR gap)
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Big Lots Store #4497 Chicago, IL in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #1478 PITTSBURGH, PA
4.8 TCR
- This site
Big Lots Store #4497 Chicago, IL
4.7 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #4625 Phoenix, AZ
4.7 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #552 LONGWOOD, FL
4.7 TCR
- 289
289
4.7 TCR
What this shows Big Lots Store #4497 Chicago, IL averages 4.7 TCR (139% of the Retail Other BLS benchmark).
Big Lots Store #4497 Chicago, IL TCR series: 2016=6.4 · 2017=6.8 · 2018=13.4 · 2019=0 · 2020=6.5 · 2021=0 · 2022=0 · BLS 3.4
Where Big Lots Store #4497 Chicago, IL falls in its industry
2,120 Retail Other establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #43 safest of 61 Retail Other employers in Illinois.
Big Lots Store #4497 Chicago, IL 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 13.4 | 6.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452990 · IL · Chicago
2,120 Retail Other employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, IL · 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 #4625 Phoenix, AZ | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #552 LONGWOOD, FL | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #1478 PITTSBURGH, PA | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 289 | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Emerald Mound Lebanon Fire Department | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Steve Piper and Sons, Inc | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - IL Meter Services North | 25 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Headquarters | 25 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Marshall Univ-Harless Hall | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trulite Glass & Aluminum Solutions | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | endvrcorp dba Aspire Builders | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Providien Injection Molding | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #4080 CARMICHAEL, CA | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #5213 Nanuet, NY | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ns-Wi-New London South | 25 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nl-Wi-New London North | 25 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.