Retail Other · Connecticut
Big Lots Store #5279 Norwich, CT
Norwich, CT · ~24 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Big Lots Store #5279 Norwich, CT runs at 104% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Retail Other workplace, earning a grade C.
Big Lots Store #5279 Norwich, CT: 3.5 TCR = 104% of Retail Other BLS 3.4 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Big Lots Store #5279 Norwich, CT safety composite
Big Lots Store #5279 Norwich, CT scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 14%), 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).
41/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 14% 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 #5279 Norwich, CT: 7.3 → 9.5 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 9.5 TCR · DART/TCR 2.68× in 2023
Big Lots Store #5279 Norwich, CT's TCR rose 2.1 from 7.3 in 2016 to 9.5 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 2.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 452990 · Norwich, CT ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 104% of ind
- DART 9.5 DART
- RANK #11/58
- PHOTO Runnings of Plattsbu…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~24 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Runnings of Plattsburgh (0.0 TCR gap)
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Big Lots Store #5279 Norwich, CT in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Big Lots Store #5279 Norwich, CT
3.5 TCR
- Runnings of Pl
Runnings of Plattsburgh
3.5 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #409 KENTWOOD, MI
3.5 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #5425 Hummelston, PA
3.5 TCR
- Big Lots Store
Big Lots Store #1224 SAN ANTONIO, TX
3.5 TCR
What this shows Big Lots Store #5279 Norwich, CT averages 3.5 TCR (104% of the Retail Other BLS benchmark).
Big Lots Store #5279 Norwich, CT TCR series: 2016=7.3 · 2017=0 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=7.9 · 2023=9.5 · BLS 3.4
Where Big Lots Store #5279 Norwich, CT falls in its industry
2,120 Retail Other establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 58 Retail Other employers in Connecticut.
Big Lots Store #5279 Norwich, CT has more employees than the Retail Other median and a lower 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 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 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 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
452990 · CT · Norwich
2,120 Retail Other employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 63 employers in Norwich, CT · 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 Plattsburgh | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #409 KENTWOOD, MI | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #5425 Hummelston, PA | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Big Lots Store #1224 SAN ANTONIO, TX | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Bridgeport Energy | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | West Haven Waste Water Treatment | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | West Hartford Filters | 24 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UCE Fine Builders, Inc. | 24 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BACKUS HOSPITAL | 1,819 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The William W Backus Hospital | 1,604 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Arc Eastern Connecticut | 467 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SNE Southern New England | 329 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Dirt & Aggregate Interchange Inc | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mondelez Birmingham | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #156 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fertilizer Dealer Supply Inc Philo | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S & S Dairy | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #1863 West Springfield, MA | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #5179 Sicklerville, NJ | 24 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #4658 Revere, MA | 24 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.