Retail Other · New Jersey
Big Lots Store #5223 Dover, NJ
Dover, NJ · ~20 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 #5223 Dover, NJ runs at 139% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Retail Other workplace, earning a grade D.
Big Lots Store #5223 Dover, NJ: 4.7 TCR = 139% of Retail Other BLS 3.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Big Lots Store #5223 Dover, NJ safety composite
Big Lots Store #5223 Dover, NJ 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 4.72 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
−16.3
2016→2023
Big Lots Store #5223 Dover, NJ injury rate improved
Big Lots Store #5223 Dover, NJ's TCR fell 16.3 from 16.3 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2016 at 16.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=16.3 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=8.1 · 2021=8.6 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452990 · Dover, NJ ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 139% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #35/62
- PHOTO Runnings of Jamestown
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Runnings of Jamestown (0.0 TCR gap)
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Big Lots Store #5223 Dover, NJ in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Big Lots Store #5223 Dover, NJ
4.7 TCR
- Runnings of Ja
Runnings of Jamestown
4.7 TCR
- 1159
1159
4.7 TCR
- 2288
2288
4.7 TCR
- 2594
2594
4.7 TCR
What this shows Big Lots Store #5223 Dover, NJ averages 4.7 TCR (139% of the Retail Other BLS benchmark).
Big Lots Store #5223 Dover, NJ TCR series: 2016=16.3 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=8.1 · 2021=8.6 · 2022=0 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.4
Where Big Lots Store #5223 Dover, NJ 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 New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #35 safest of 62 Retail Other employers in New Jersey.
Big Lots Store #5223 Dover, NJ 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.6 | 8.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452990 · NJ · Dover
2,120 Retail Other employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 33 employers in Dover, NJ · 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 | Runnings of Jamestown | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1159 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2288 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2594 | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 890 Charles St | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eagle Point Power Generation Facility | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sayreville Power Plant | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lakewood Cogeneration | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Howmet - Dover Casting | 675 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Clare's Dover Hospital | 625 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Saint Clares Dover Hospital | 471 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Zufall Health | 351 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mayo Clinic Health System-Arcadia | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | National Rivet & Mfg. Company | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | King County Wastewater Treatment | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Redwood City BU 00835 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #1038 TYLER, TX | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #5109 Christianburg, VA | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #260 MATTOON, IL | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #1718 CHILLICOTHE, OH | 20 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.