Grocery stores · Indiana
Strack and Van Til East Chicago
East Chicago, IN · ~85 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Strack and Van Til East Chicago runs at 124% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Grocery stores workplace, earning a grade D.
Strack and Van Til East Chicago: 4.2 TCR = 124% of Grocery stores BLS 3.4 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Strack and Van Til East Chicago safety composite
Strack and Van Til East Chicago scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 57% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 57% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
−3.6
2017→2021
Strack and Van Til East Chicago injury rate improved
Strack and Van Til East Chicago's TCR fell 3.6 from 8.8 in 2017 to 5.2 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.8 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=8.8 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=5.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · East Chicago, IN ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.2 · 124% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #206/416
- PHOTO Lowes Foods #270
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~85 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lowes Foods #270 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Strack and Van Til East Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Strack and Van Til East Chicago
4.2 TCR
- Lowes Foods #2
Lowes Foods #270
4.2 TCR
- Murphy's Marke
Murphy's Markets Inc.
4.2 TCR
- Store 1093
Store 1093
4.2 TCR
- Rouses Market
Rouses Market #79
4.2 TCR
What this shows Strack and Van Til East Chicago averages 4.2 TCR (124% of the Grocery stores BLS benchmark).
Strack and Van Til East Chicago TCR series: 2017=8.8 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=0 · 2020=5.4 · 2021=5.2 · BLS 3.4
Where Strack and Van Til East Chicago falls in its industry
30,654 Grocery stores establishmentsSafer than 57% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #206 safest of 416 Grocery stores employers in Indiana.
Strack and Van Til East Chicago has fewer employees than the Grocery stores median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.7. 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 | 5.2 | 2.6 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · IN · East Chicago
30,654 Grocery stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 69 employers in East Chicago, IN · 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 | Lowes Foods #270 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Murphy's Markets Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store 1093 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rouses Market #79 | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hendricks Power Headquarters | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 405-NiSource-South Bend IN-Operating HQ | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 530-NiSource-Goshen IN-Operating HQ | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fredericks Inc | 85 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arcelormittal Indiana Harbor | 3,844 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland-Cliffs - Indiana Harbor | 3,192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar East Chicago | 1,371 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar Casino and Hotel East Chicago | 1,155 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 4769-6252-Williams Sonoma | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4769-6098-Pottery Barn | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holiday Inn Strongsville | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southwest | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Home Health Care - Southfield | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 3D Systems - Lawrenceburg | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 4818-IA01 | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hunter Douglas Ceiling & Wall Products | 85 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.