Retail Store · Maryland

Ross store 243

Name: Ross store 243 Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Columbia, MD · ~57 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

C
Average Safety Record: 3.7
Avg TCR: 3.4
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Ross store 243 runs at 108% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Retail Store workplace, earning a grade C.

Ross store 243: 3.7 TCR = 108% of Retail Store BLS 3.4 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Ross store 243 safety composite

Ross store 243 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 61% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).

43/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 3.66 per 100 workers

Safer than 61% of industry peers
DART rate: F 5.37 per 100 workers

Safer than 16% 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

Ross store 243: 4.9 → 5.4 TCR

Peak year 2020 @ 5.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.47× in 2020

Ross store 243's TCR rose 0.5 from 4.9 in 2017 to 5.4 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 1.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 452112 · Columbia, MD ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 108% of ind

DART 5.4 DART
RANK #45/96
PHOTO 0880 - Woodfield
BOOK 4y book
INJ 3 inj
SIZE ~57 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 0880 - Woodfield (0.0 TCR gap)

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0880 - Woodfie

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1177 - Kansas

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WM 2361

3.7
WM 3490

3.7

What this shows Ross store 243 averages 3.7 TCR (108% of the Retail Store BLS benchmark).

Ross store 243 TCR series: 2017=4.9 · 2018=0 · 2019=4.3 · 2020=5.4 · BLS 3.4

Where Ross store 243 falls in its industry

4,991 Retail Store establishments

Safer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.

Grade C

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #45 safest of 96 Retail Store employers in Maryland.

Ross store 243 (57 employees, TCR 3.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 99 employees and a TCR of 4.4

Ross store 243 has fewer employees than the Retail Store median and a lower 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	5.4	5.4	1
2019	4.3	4.3	1
2018	0.0	0.0	0
2017	4.9	4.9	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

452112 · MD · Columbia

4,991 Retail Store employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 179 employers in Columbia, MD · 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	0880 - Woodfield	SCHAUMBURG, IL	3.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	1177 - Kansas City North	KANSAS CITY, MO	3.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	WM 2361	NORTH CANTON, OH	3.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	WM 3490	HANOVER, MD	3.7 TCR
STATE-SIZE	5901 COBB RD FACILITY	LANDOVER	57 FTE
STATE-SIZE	DRB Group - Metro	ROCKVILLE	57 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Chamberlain Contractors, LLC	LAUREL	57 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Royals Commercial of Maryland- Alpha #138	MILLERSVILLE	57 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Howard County General Hospital	Columbia	1,952 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Corporate HQ	Columbia	712 FTE
CITY-NEAR	NuVasive Clinical Services Monitoring, Inc	Columbia	621 FTE
CITY-NEAR	NuVasive Clinical Services Monitoring Inc - Columbia	Columbia	586 FTE
NAT-TCR	Ross store 1840	El Paso, TX	3.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	401 West Mifflin, Pa	West Mifflin, PA	3.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	874 Chattanooga, Tn	Chattanooga, TN	3.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Select Specialty Hospital - Birmingham	Birmingham, AL	3.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Ross store 647	Baton Rouge, LA	57 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Ross store 458	Houston, TX	57 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Ross store 1282	San Antonio, TX	57 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Ross store 863	Colorado Springs, CO	57 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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