Warehousing and storage, general merchandise · California

Michaels Distribution Center #1824

Name: Michaels Distribution Center #1824 Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Lancaster, CA · ~418 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 7.6
Avg TCR: 5.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Michaels Distribution Center #1824 runs at 131% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Warehousing and storage, general merchandise workplace, earning a grade D.

Michaels Distribution Center #1824: 7.6 TCR = 131% of Warehousing and storage, general merchandise BLS 5.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Michaels Distribution Center #1824 safety composite

Michaels Distribution Center #1824 scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 17%), 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).

35/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 7.6 per 100 workers

Safer than 17% of industry peers
DART rate: D 2.46 per 100 workers

Safer than 46% 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

−3.7

2017→2018

Michaels Distribution Center #1824 injury rate improved

Michaels Distribution Center #1824's TCR fell 3.7 from 9.4 in 2017 to 5.8 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.4 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.32× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=9.4 · 2018=5.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 493110 · Lancaster, CA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 7.6 · 131% of ind

DART 2.5 DART
RANK #870/1131
PHOTO FC: Stockton
BOOK 2y book
INJ 57 inj
SIZE ~418 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: FC: Stockton (0.0 TCR gap)

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FC: Stockton

7.6
179 STATESVILL

7.6
30260 CAPSTONE

7.6
Amazon.com Ser

7.6

What this shows Michaels Distribution Center #1824 averages 7.6 TCR (131% of the Warehousing and storage, general merchandise BLS benchmark).

Michaels Distribution Center #1824 TCR series: 2017=9.4 · 2018=5.8 · BLS 5.8

Where Michaels Distribution Center #1824 falls in its industry

9,477 Warehousing and storage, gener establishments

Safer than 17% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #870 safest of 1131 Warehousing and storage, gener employers in California.

Michaels Distribution Center #1824 (418 employees, TCR 7.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 92 employees and a TCR of 3.5

Michaels Distribution Center #1824 has more employees than the Warehousing and storage, general merchan median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.5. 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
2018	5.8	2.5	20	1	0
2017	9.4	3.3	37	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

493110 · CA · Lancaster

9,477 Warehousing and storage, general merchandise employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 131 employers in Lancaster, CA · 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	FC: Stockton	STOCKTON, CA	7.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	179 STATESVILLE NC	STATESVILLE, NC	7.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	30260 CAPSTONE - ADUSA DC20 DISPUTANTA VA (DRY)	DISPUTANTE, VA	7.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Amazon.com Services LLC - ORF2	CHESAPEAKE, VA	7.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Andersen and Sons Shelling	VINA	418 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Armorcast Products Company	NORTH HOLLYWOOD	418 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Griswold Industries	COSTA MESA	418 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Phillips Industries	SANTA FE SPRINGS	418 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Antelope Valley Union High School District	Lancaster	3,219 FTE
CITY-NEAR	California Department of Transportation Facility 549	Lancaster	2,621 FTE
CITY-NEAR	California State Prison-Los Angeles County	Lancaster	1,505 FTE
CITY-NEAR	BYD Coach & Bus LLC	Lancaster	679 FTE
NAT-TCR	Liberty Residential - Glen	Fultonville, NY	7.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Sandvik ADC	Hebron, KY	7.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	Wilson Trailer Sales Plant 6	Moberly, MO	7.6 TCR
NAT-TCR	All Ways Electric Corp	Bay Shore, NY	7.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE	TX-Dallas-Operating Center	Dallas, TX	418 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Ransom Memorial Hospital	Ottawa, KS	418 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Siemens Industry Incorporated	Norwood, OH	418 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Happy Floors	Miami, FL	418 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: 2018, 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.