Hardware stores · Florida
Sunshine Ace Hardware-Kingsway
Port Charlotte, FL · ~20 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sunshine Ace Hardware-Kingsway runs at 173% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hardware stores workplace, earning a grade D.
Sunshine Ace Hardware-Kingsway: 5.9 TCR = 173% of Hardware stores BLS 3.4 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sunshine Ace Hardware-Kingsway safety composite
Sunshine Ace Hardware-Kingsway scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 30%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 7.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 30% 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
Sunshine Ace Hardware-Kingsway: 0.0 → 7.7 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 8.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.31× in 2024
Sunshine Ace Hardware-Kingsway's TCR rose 7.7 from 0.0 in 2018 to 7.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 444130 · Port Charlotte, FL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 173% of ind
- DART 7.7 DART
- RANK #46/100
- PHOTO 0011 - STOCKTON, CA
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~20 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 0011 - STOCKTON, CA (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sunshine Ace Hardware-Kingsway in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Sunshine Ace Hardware-Kingsway
5.9 TCR
- 0011 - STOCKTO
0011 - STOCKTON, CA
5.9 TCR
- Sunshine Ace H
Sunshine Ace Hardware-Largo
5.9 TCR
- 0213 - JACKSON
0213 - JACKSONVILLE WEST, FL
5.9 TCR
- DIY Home Cente
DIY Home Center Granada Hills
5.9 TCR
What this shows Sunshine Ace Hardware-Kingsway averages 5.9 TCR (173% of the Hardware stores BLS benchmark).
Sunshine Ace Hardware-Kingsway TCR series: 2018=0 · 2020=7.5 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=6.3 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=7.7 · BLS 3.4
Where Sunshine Ace Hardware-Kingsway falls in its industry
1,493 Hardware stores establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.2.
Narrower to Florida alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #46 safest of 100 Hardware stores employers in Florida.
Sunshine Ace Hardware-Kingsway has fewer employees than the Hardware stores median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.2. 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 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
444130 · FL · Port Charlotte
1,493 Hardware stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 26,569 rated employers in Florida with headcount on file · 101 employers in Port Charlotte, FL · 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 | 0011 - STOCKTON, CA | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sunshine Ace Hardware-Largo | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 0213 - JACKSONVILLE WEST, FL | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DIY Home Center Granada Hills | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ranch One Cooperative, Inc. | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Unlimited Contract Services Mascotte | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Birdsong Peanuts Lee Florida | 20 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Suwannee River Plant | 20 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Port Charlotte Office | 2,476 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Port Charlotte Hospice House | 2,476 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Englewood Office | 2,476 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Englewood Hospice House | 2,388 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Washington State Ferries | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coyote Point Intake Shelter | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jason'S Greenhouse, Inc. | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #183 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | TYSXW - Fairfield Inn & Suites - West Knoxville | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | F A Maggiore & Sons, LLC | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Preferred Plastics Inc | 20 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | City of White Bear Lake - Sports Center | 20 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.