Grocery stores · Texas
FoodTown #018
Houston, TX · ~110 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
FoodTown #018 runs at 132% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Grocery stores workplace, earning a grade D.
FoodTown #018: 4.5 TCR = 132% of Grocery stores BLS 3.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
FoodTown #018 safety composite
FoodTown #018 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 22%), 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)
- D 4.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
FoodTown #018: 4.2 → 5.8 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 7.2 TCR · DART/TCR 1.3× in 2024
FoodTown #018's TCR rose 1.7 from 4.2 in 2016 to 5.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.5 · 132% of ind
- DART 5.8 DART
- RANK #1019/1899
- PHOTO The Fresh Market 034
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~110 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: The Fresh Market 034 (0.0 TCR gap)
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FoodTown #018 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
FoodTown #018
4.5 TCR
- The Fresh Mark
The Fresh Market 034
4.5 TCR
- AIRPORT PLAZA
AIRPORT PLAZA
4.5 TCR
- Rouses Market
Rouses Market #69
4.5 TCR
- Shop Rite of S
Shop Rite of Stroudsburg
4.5 TCR
What this shows FoodTown #018 averages 4.5 TCR (132% of the Grocery stores BLS benchmark).
FoodTown #018 TCR series: 2016=4.2 · 2017=6.3 · 2019=1.3 · 2020=5 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=7.2 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=5.8 · BLS 3.4
Where FoodTown #018 falls in its industry
30,654 Grocery stores establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1019 safest of 1899 Grocery stores employers in Texas.
FoodTown #018 has more employees than the Grocery stores median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.2 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · TX · Houston
30,654 Grocery stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | The Fresh Market 034 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | AIRPORT PLAZA | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rouses Market #69 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Shop Rite of Stroudsburg | 4.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Freeport LNG HQ | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pearsall | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | American Communications Construction, Inc. | 110 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Invista Houston TX | 110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Drywall | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HSI Corporation | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Short Pump #612 | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Motor Components, LLC | 4.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Pitt Ohio - Cherry Hill | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Medilodge of East Lansing | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Buckhead Meat & Seafood of Ohio | 110 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 01 Woburn MA | 110 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.