General Merchandise Store · Washington

South Tacoma

Name: South Tacoma Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Tacoma, WA · ~30 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 5.2
Avg TCR: 3.4
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

South Tacoma runs at 153% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General Merchandise Store workplace, earning a grade D.

South Tacoma: 5.2 TCR = 153% of General Merchandise Store BLS 3.4 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

South Tacoma safety composite

South Tacoma scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (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).

51/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 5.2 per 100 workers

Safer than 34% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 70% 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

−2.4

2017→2020

South Tacoma injury rate improved

South Tacoma's TCR fell 2.4 from 9.1 in 2017 to 6.8 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.1 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=9.1 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=6.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 452990 · Tacoma, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.2 · 153% of ind

DART 0.0 DART
RANK #26/49
PHOTO Big Lots Store #209 …
BOOK 4y book
INJ 4 inj
SIZE ~30 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Big Lots Store #209 NILES, MI (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows South Tacoma averages 5.2 TCR (153% of the General Merchandise Store BLS benchmark).

South Tacoma TCR series: 2017=9.1 · 2018=0 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=6.8 · BLS 3.4

Where South Tacoma falls in its industry

2,120 General Merchandise Store establishments

Safer than 34% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #26 safest of 49 General Merchandise Store employers in Washington.

South Tacoma (30 employees, TCR 5.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 23 employees and a TCR of 4.1

South Tacoma has more employees than the General Merchandise Store median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.1. 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	6.8	0.0	1
2019	4.9	4.9	1
2018	0.0	0.0	0
2017	9.1	9.1	2

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

452990 · WA · Tacoma

2,120 General Merchandise Store employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 445 employers in Tacoma, WA · 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	Big Lots Store #209 NILES, MI	NILES, MI	5.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Big Lots Store #1536 GASTONIA, NC	GASTONIA, NC	5.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Roses 561	HIGH POINT, NC	5.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Big Lots Store #1535 ROLLA, MO	ROLLA, MO	5.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	El Rancho Bella Vista LLC	OUTLOOK	30 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Liberty Foods, LLC	WAPATO	30 FTE
STATE-SIZE	NOURSE FARMS, INC. - WA	PASCO	30 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Dixieland Cherries LLC	EAST WENATCHEE	30 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Tacoma General Hospital (Companied 10 & 20)	Tacoma	3,718 FTE
CITY-NEAR	City of Tacoma	Tacoma	3,689 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Tacoma General Hospital	Tacoma	3,247 FTE
CITY-NEAR	2643-46080001-460801	Tacoma	3,061 FTE
NAT-TCR	TVBS-Tuthill Vacuum & Blower Systems	Springfield, MO	5.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Country Mart #3804	Trumann, AR	5.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Pioneer Metal Finishing Warren	Warren, MI	5.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Volunteer Behavioral Health Care Services-Lebanon Cumberland	Lebanon, TN	5.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	K&K Concrete, Inc.	Ridgway, CO	30 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Overhead Material Handling, Inc.	Oak Creek, WI	30 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Tft #561 Manchester Nh	East Haven, CT	30 FTE
NAT-SIZE	APL Logistics Grand Lakes Multi-Client	Grand Prairie, TX	30 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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