Books merchant wholesalers · Virginia
MPS Returns Center
Orange, VA · ~52 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 7.7
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
MPS Returns Center runs at 350% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Books merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
MPS Returns Center: 7.7 TCR = 350% of Books merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
MPS Returns Center safety composite
MPS Returns Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 23%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.7 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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
−2.3
2017→2024
MPS Returns Center injury rate improved
MPS Returns Center's TCR fell 2.3 from 8.5 in 2017 to 6.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 13.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.5 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=13.3 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=10.3 · 2022=10.6 · 2023=3.0 · 2024=6.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 424920 · Orange, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 7.7 · 350% of ind
- DART 3.1 DART
- RANK #3/4
- PHOTO Winder Distribution …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 28 inj
- SIZE ~52 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Winder Distribution Center (0.3 TCR gap)
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MPS Returns Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Southwestern E
Southwestern EMS
8.2 TCR
- Winder Distrib
Winder Distribution Center
8 TCR
- This site
MPS Returns Center
7.7 TCR
- Denton Distrib
Denton Distribution Center
7.3 TCR
- Knoxville DC
Knoxville DC
7.1 TCR
What this shows MPS Returns Center averages 7.7 TCR (350% of the Books merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
MPS Returns Center TCR series: 2017=8.5 · 2018=7.2 · 2019=13.3 · 2020=2.7 · 2021=10.3 · 2022=10.6 · 2023=3 · 2024=6.1 · BLS 2.2
Where MPS Returns Center falls in its industry
57 Books merchant wholesalers establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 4 Books merchant wholesalers employers in Virginia.
MPS Returns Center has fewer employees than the Books merchant wholesalers median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10.6 | 7.9 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.2 | 5.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
424920 · VA · Orange
57 Books merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 15 employers in Orange, VA · 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 | Winder Distribution Center | 8.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Denton Distribution Center | 7.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southwestern EMS | 8.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Knoxville DC | 7.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Virginia Warehouse | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHARLOTTESVILLE-GAS | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Environmental Systems Service, Ltd. (Culpeper, VA) | 52 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 300-DREES-WASHINGTON DC | 52 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ZAMMA | 237 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Professional Tools - Orange | 152 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | AWC | 139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ridgid Products | 138 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Grain Craft Portland | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5680 - Cincinnati North | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Balcones Recycling- Austin | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fareway Stores, Inc. 648 Ottumwa | 7.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | My Favorite Neighbor | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Powell Valley Electric Cooperative New Tazewell | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Altium Packaging - Oil City | 52 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | GMW | 52 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.