Discount department stores · Mississippi

Columbus Dirt Cheap

Name: Columbus Dirt Cheap Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Columbus, MS · ~87 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 7.8
Avg TCR: 3.4
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Columbus Dirt Cheap runs at 229% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Discount department stores workplace, earning a grade F.

Columbus Dirt Cheap: 7.8 TCR = 229% of Discount department stores BLS 3.4 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Columbus Dirt Cheap safety composite

Columbus Dirt Cheap scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).

48/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 7.79 per 100 workers

Safer than 19% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% 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

−15.6

2017→2021

Columbus Dirt Cheap injury rate improved

Columbus Dirt Cheap's TCR fell 15.6 from 15.6 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2017 at 15.6 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=15.6 · 2021=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 452112 · Columbus, MS ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 7.8 · 229% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #37/42
PHOTO 2200 - Fridley
BOOK 2y book
INJ 1 inj
SIZE ~87 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 2200 - Fridley (0.0 TCR gap)

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7.8
2200 - Fridley

7.8
2831 - Pomona

7.8
1255 - Enfield

7.8
WM 2906

7.8

What this shows Columbus Dirt Cheap averages 7.8 TCR (229% of the Discount department stores BLS benchmark).

Columbus Dirt Cheap TCR series: 2017=15.6 · 2021=0 · BLS 3.4

Where Columbus Dirt Cheap falls in its industry

4,991 Discount department stores establishments

Safer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 42 Discount department stores employers in Mississippi.

Columbus Dirt Cheap (87 employees, TCR 7.8) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 99 employees and a TCR of 4.4

Columbus Dirt Cheap has fewer employees than the Discount department stores median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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
2021	0.0	0.0	0	0	0
2017	15.6	15.6	1	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

452112 · MS · Columbus

4,991 Discount department stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 104 employers in Columbus, MS · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	2200 - Fridley	FRIDLEY, MN	7.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	2831 - Pomona	POMONA, CA	7.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	1255 - Enfield	ENFIELD, CT	7.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR	WM 2906	RIVERHEAD, NY	7.8 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Southwest Electric Power	LORMAN	87 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Moses Electric, LLC	FLOWOOD	87 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Fred Netterville Lumber Company	WOODVILLE	87 FTE
STATE-SIZE	FXI, Inc. - Verona	VERONA	87 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Steel Dynamics, Inc. - Flat Roll Group - Columbus	Columbus	905 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Steel Dynamics, Inc. - FR Columbus	Columbus	753 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Paccar Engine Company	Columbus	627 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Bracken Construction Company, Inc.	Columbus	376 FTE
NAT-TCR	07DO/VB/NZ/HG	Orlando, FL	7.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Frene Valley of Hermann	Hermann, MO	7.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Nova Infusion	Caguas, PR	7.8 TCR
NAT-TCR	Valley Cartage Company Inc	Hudson, WI	7.8 TCR
NAT-SIZE	California Closets Fulfillment Inc-WMC	Tolleson, AZ	87 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Arrow Container Warehouse Location	Indianapolis, IN	87 FTE
NAT-SIZE	BHP - RC Service Center (SD012)	Rapid City, SD	87 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Hantover Corporate Office	Overland Park, KS	87 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2021, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.