General warehousing and storage · Maryland
Sparks Distribution Center
Sparks, MD · ~156 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 5.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sparks Distribution Center runs at 32% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical General warehousing and storage workplace, earning a grade A.
Sparks Distribution Center: 1.9 TCR = 32% of General warehousing and storage BLS 5.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sparks Distribution Center safety composite
Sparks Distribution Center scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 75% 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 68% 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
2019→2021
Sparks Distribution Center injury rate improved
Sparks Distribution Center's TCR fell 2.4 from 3.1 in 2019 to 0.7 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 3.1 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=3.1 · 2021=0.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 493110 · Sparks, MD AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.9 · 32% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #27/148
- PHOTO Hanceville Distribut…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~156 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hanceville Distribution Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sparks Distribution Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sparks Distribution Center
1.9 TCR
- Hanceville Dis
Hanceville Distribution Center
1.9 TCR
- WM 7842
WM 7842
1.9 TCR
- 1103 GEODIS LO
1103 GEODIS LOGISTICS
1.9 TCR
- Union City - 5
Union City - 5355 Campbellton Fairburn Road
1.9 TCR
What this shows Sparks Distribution Center averages 1.9 TCR (32% of the General warehousing and storage BLS benchmark).
Sparks Distribution Center TCR series: 2019=3.1 · 2021=0.7 · BLS 5.8
Where Sparks Distribution Center falls in its industry
9,477 General warehousing and storag establishmentsSafer than 75% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.5.
Narrower to Maryland alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #27 safest of 148 General warehousing and storag employers in Maryland.
Sparks Distribution Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
493110 · MD · Sparks
9,477 General warehousing and storage employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,213 rated employers in Maryland with headcount on file · 22 employers in Sparks, MD · 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 | Hanceville Distribution Center | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WM 7842 | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1103 GEODIS LOGISTICS | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Union City - 5355 Campbellton Fairburn Road | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BOOTH1-E810-BOOTHE - HQ | 156 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4535-6012 | 156 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DMD8 | 156 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aurora Senior Living of Manokin LLC | 156 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Becton Dickinson Integrated Diagnostic Solutions Baltimore | 2,376 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Systems Baltimore | 2,281 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | HUNT VALLEY (MDHUN) | 644 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MDHUN - HUNT VALLEY | 539 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Steelville Manufacturing Co. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Division 40 University of Rochester | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Arizona Office | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Valley Health Plan (725) | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Camfil USA, Inc. | 156 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Grundfos CBS Inc. | 156 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CMH - Ground Ops | 156 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sisters of St Francis Assisi House | 156 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.