Grocery Stores · Maryland
Giant 344
Elkridge, MD · ~139 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Giant 344 runs at 156% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Grocery Stores workplace, earning a grade D.
Giant 344: 5.3 TCR = 156% of Grocery Stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Giant 344 safety composite
Giant 344 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 87% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 42%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% 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
−2.7
2017→2024
Giant 344 injury rate improved
Giant 344's TCR fell 2.7 from 4.5 in 2017 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 11.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.5 · 2018=11.3 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Elkridge, MD ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.3 · 156% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #518/806
- PHOTO Lowes Foods #240
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 25 inj
- SIZE ~139 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lowes Foods #240 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Giant 344 in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Giant 344
5.3 TCR
- Lowes Foods #2
Lowes Foods #240
5.3 TCR
- 205IND
205IND
5.3 TCR
- Store 0511
Store 0511
5.3 TCR
- GIANT 385
GIANT 385
5.3 TCR
What this shows Giant 344 averages 5.3 TCR (156% of the Grocery Stores BLS benchmark).
Giant 344 TCR series: 2017=4.5 · 2018=11.3 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=5.8 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 3.4
Where Giant 344 falls in its industry
30,654 Grocery Stores establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #518 safest of 806 Grocery Stores employers in Maryland.
Giant 344 has more employees than the Grocery Stores median and a higher 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 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.8 | 1.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 11.3 | 4.5 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · MD · Elkridge
30,654 Grocery Stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 90 employers in Elkridge, MD · 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 | Lowes Foods #240 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 205IND | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store 0511 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GIANT 385 | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Mallick Mechanical Contractors Inc. | 139 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D32 Washington DC | 139 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DeVere Insulation | 139 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NAPP Cambridge | 139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bell Nursery - Store Employees | 557 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Amazon.com Services LLC - SMD1 | 424 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Executive Maintenance, Inc. | 420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Center for Social Change | 419 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Giant 385 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant Food Stores 6112 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holmes Regional Med Ctr | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 7503 - 1-Main | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 08449 - Store 8449 Rome NY | 139 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cleveland-Cliffs Tubular Components - Walbridge | 139 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ASI Structures, LLC. - Washington | 139 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wheeler Trucking - Drivers Only | 139 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.