Retail Store · Illinois

Ross store 1543

Name: Ross store 1543 Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Niles, IL · ~43 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 5.0
Avg TCR: 3.4
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Ross store 1543 runs at 149% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Retail Store workplace, earning a grade D.

Ross store 1543: 5.0 TCR = 149% of Retail Store BLS 3.4 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Ross store 1543 safety composite

Ross store 1543 scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 80% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 43%), 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).

58/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 5.05 per 100 workers

Safer than 43% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 80% 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

−10.3

2017→2020

Ross store 1543 injury rate improved

Ross store 1543's TCR fell 10.3 from 10.3 in 2017 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 10.3 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=10.3 · 2018=5.0 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 452112 · Niles, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.0 · 149% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #163/220
PHOTO 2056 - Suwanee Peach…
BOOK 4y book
INJ 4 inj
SIZE ~43 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 2056 - Suwanee Peachtree Pkwy (0.0 TCR gap)

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2056 - Suwanee

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Unit #1505

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Ross store 836

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537 COLORADO

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What this shows Ross store 1543 averages 5.0 TCR (149% of the Retail Store BLS benchmark).

Ross store 1543 TCR series: 2017=10.3 · 2018=5 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=0 · BLS 3.4

Where Ross store 1543 falls in its industry

4,991 Retail Store establishments

Safer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #163 safest of 220 Retail Store employers in Illinois.

Ross store 1543 (43 employees, TCR 5.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 99 employees and a TCR of 4.4

Ross store 1543 has fewer employees than the Retail Store median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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
2020	0.0	0.0	0
2019	4.9	0.0	1
2018	5.0	5.0	1
2017	10.3	10.3	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

452112 · IL · Niles

4,991 Retail Store employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 111 employers in Niles, IL · 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	2056 - Suwanee Peachtree Pkwy	SUWANEE, GA	5.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Unit #1505	WEST COVINA, CA	5.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Ross store 836	MERCED, CA	5.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR	537 COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	COLORADO SPRINGS, CO	5.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Illinois	SAUGET	43 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Stratum Reservoir, LLC - Champaign	CHAMPAIGN	43 FTE
STATE-SIZE	AMEREN ILLINOIS - East St. Louis	EAST ST. LOUIS	43 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Manlove Storage Field	FISHER	43 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Aerospace Business Groups : Niles	Niles	1,010 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Airframe Systems : Niles	Niles	978 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Shure Incorporated	Niles	719 FTE
CITY-NEAR	3320	Niles	683 FTE
NAT-TCR	Ross store 836	Merced, CA	5.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Tmx2124 - San Jose	San Jose, CA	5.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	Carrier Commercial Services (Fairfield)	Fairfield, NJ	5.0 TCR
NAT-TCR	TS Springfield	Springfield, MO	5.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Ross store 1214	Merritt Island, FL	43 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Ross store 436	Paso Robles, CA	43 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Ross store 90	Saugus, CA	43 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Ross store 787	Stuart, FL	43 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: 2020, 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.