Homefurnishings stores · California

Northern Central Distributing

Name: Northern Central Distributing Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Fresno, CA · ~41 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 4.9
Avg TCR: 3.4
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Northern Central Distributing runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Homefurnishings stores workplace, earning a grade D.

Northern Central Distributing: 4.9 TCR = 145% of Homefurnishings stores BLS 3.4 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Northern Central Distributing safety composite

Northern Central Distributing scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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).

49/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 4.93 per 100 workers

Safer than 61% of industry peers
DART rate: F 4.57 per 100 workers

Safer than 34% 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

Northern Central Distributing: 2.4 → 4.6 TCR

Peak year 2018 @ 7.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.93× in 2021

Northern Central Distributing's TCR rose 2.2 from 2.4 in 2017 to 4.6 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.93× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 442299 · Fresno, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 4.9 · 145% of ind

DART 4.6 DART
RANK #99/297
PHOTO 074/Seattle
BOOK 4y book
INJ 8 inj
SIZE ~41 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 074/Seattle (0.0 TCR gap)

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4.9
074/Seattle

4.9
HG155

4.9
Bed Bath and B

4.9
Christmas Tree

4.9

What this shows Northern Central Distributing averages 4.9 TCR (145% of the Homefurnishings stores BLS benchmark).

Northern Central Distributing TCR series: 2017=2.4 · 2018=7.1 · 2019=5.7 · 2021=4.6 · BLS 3.4

Where Northern Central Distributing falls in its industry

2,162 Homefurnishings stores establishments

Safer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.2.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #99 safest of 297 Homefurnishings stores employers in California.

Northern Central Distributing (41 employees, TCR 4.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 40 employees and a TCR of 6.2

Northern Central Distributing has more employees than the Homefurnishings stores median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.2. 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
2021	4.6	4.6	2
2019	5.7	2.8	2
2018	7.1	7.1	3
2017	2.4	2.4	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

442299 · CA · Fresno

2,162 Homefurnishings stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 981 employers in Fresno, 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	074/Seattle	TUKWILA, WA	4.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	HG155	CINCINNATI, OH	4.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Bed Bath and Beyond Vernon Hills	VERNON HILLS, IL	4.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Christmas Tree Shops South Portland 7020	SCARBOROUGH, ME	4.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE	CAL-O ORGANIC FARMING ADMINISTRATION	LAMONT	41 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Sun Pacific Farming \| Citrus Farming \| Lindsay	LINDSAY	41 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Sun Pacific Farming \| Citrus Farming \| IEW Enterprise	IVANHOE	41 FTE
STATE-SIZE	George Jackson Farms, Inc.	KINGSBURG	41 FTE
CITY-NEAR	County of Fresno	Fresno	7,553 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Ag Force LLC	Fresno	6,430 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Community Regional Medical Ctr	Fresno	5,549 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Community Regional Medical Center	Fresno	4,921 FTE
NAT-TCR	SPR Dallas	Coppell, TX	4.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Ussery Roan TSVH	Amarillo, TX	4.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Albuquerque Marriott	Albuquerque, NM	4.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Store #033	Grand Saline, TX	4.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE	4769-928-West Elm	Denver, CO	41 FTE
NAT-SIZE	4769-939-Pottery Barn	Mclean, VA	41 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Wensco Belmont Michigan	Belmont, MI	41 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Drury Plaza Hotel - Columbia East	Columbia, MO	41 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, 2019, 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.