General warehousing and storage · Virginia
South Boston, DC
South Boston, VA · ~635 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
South Boston, DC runs at 57% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General warehousing and storage workplace, earning a grade B.
South Boston, DC: 3.3 TCR = 57% of General warehousing and storage BLS 5.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
South Boston, DC safety composite
South Boston, DC scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 71% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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 3.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% 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
South Boston, DC: 2.5 → 3.1 TCR
Peak year 2017 @ 5.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.09× in 2024
South Boston, DC's TCR rose 0.6 from 2.5 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.09× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 493110 · South Boston, VA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 3.3 · 57% of ind
- DART 0.3 DART
- RANK #99/220
- PHOTO La Mirada
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 187 inj
- SIZE ~635 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: La Mirada (0.0 TCR gap)
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South Boston, DC in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
South Boston, DC
3.3 TCR
- La Mirada
La Mirada
3.3 TCR
- MAT Holdings I
MAT Holdings Inc
3.3 TCR
- Santa Ana Plan
Santa Ana Plant
3.3 TCR
- Stitch Fix - P
Stitch Fix - Phoenix
3.3 TCR
What this shows South Boston, DC averages 3.3 TCR (57% of the General warehousing and storage BLS benchmark).
South Boston, DC TCR series: 2016=2.5 · 2017=5.7 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=4.1 · 2020=1.7 · 2021=2.5 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 5.8
Where South Boston, DC falls in its industry
9,477 General warehousing and storag establishmentsSafer than 52% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #99 safest of 220 General warehousing and storag employers in Virginia.
South Boston, DC has more employees than the General warehousing and storage median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.1 | 0.5 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 32 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.5 | 0.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
493110 · VA · South Boston
9,477 General warehousing and storage employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 43 employers in South Boston, 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 | La Mirada | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MAT Holdings Inc | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Santa Ana Plant | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stitch Fix - Phoenix | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Schools Department of Student Transportation | 635 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monogram Snacks Martinsville LLC | 634 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CALIBRE Systems Inc | 636 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Westminster-Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay | 636 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hitachi Energy USA, inc. South Boston, VA | 595 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | 592 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Boston - 2135 Philpott Road | 552 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Reynolds Presto Products | 402 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Forsyth Hatchery | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Recreation Department | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BLW | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NineStar Connect-South Campus | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Production EIN 91-0917126 | 635 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital | 635 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Plains Regional Medical Center | 635 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Great Wolf Lodge | 635 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.