Grocery Store · California
Trader Joe's 0220 Carlsbad
Carlsbad, CA · ~106 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Trader Joe's 0220 Carlsbad runs at 469% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Grocery Store workplace, earning a grade F.
Trader Joe's 0220 Carlsbad: 15.9 TCR = 469% of Grocery Store BLS 3.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Trader Joe's 0220 Carlsbad safety composite
Trader Joe's 0220 Carlsbad scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 3%), 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).
18/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.93 per 100 workers
Safer than 3% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
Trader Joe's 0220 Carlsbad: 9.5 → 11.7 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 26.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.52× in 2024
Trader Joe's 0220 Carlsbad's TCR rose 2.2 from 9.5 in 2017 to 11.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 26.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.52× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Carlsbad, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 15.9 · 469% of ind
- DART 8.2 DART
- RANK #4323/4686
- PHOTO 639 Swn62
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 65 inj
- SIZE ~106 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 639 Swn62 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Trader Joe's 0220 Carlsbad in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Trader Joe's 0220 Carlsbad
15.9 TCR
- 639 Swn62
639 Swn62
15.9 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0504 Needham Hts
15.9 TCR
- 6962-SWY-0029-
6962-SWY-0029-0029-02107
15.9 TCR
- VAL 31
VAL 31
15.9 TCR
What this shows Trader Joe's 0220 Carlsbad averages 15.9 TCR (469% of the Grocery Store BLS benchmark).
Trader Joe's 0220 Carlsbad TCR series: 2017=9.5 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=11.8 · 2020=21.1 · 2021=26.2 · 2022=22.3 · 2023=19.7 · 2024=11.7 · BLS 3.4
Where Trader Joe's 0220 Carlsbad falls in its industry
30,654 Grocery Store establishmentsSafer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4323 safest of 4686 Grocery Store employers in California.
Trader Joe's 0220 Carlsbad has more employees than the Grocery Store median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11.7 | 8.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19.7 | 16.0 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22.3 | 21.0 | 9 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 26.2 | 22.3 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21.1 | 19.8 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.8 | 6.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.5 | 5.5 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · CA · Carlsbad
30,654 Grocery Store employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 218 employers in Carlsbad, CA · 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 | 639 Swn62 | 15.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trader Joe's 0504 Needham Hts | 15.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6962-SWY-0029-0029-02107 | 15.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VAL 31 | 15.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | D & J Farm Management LLC | 106 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Robinson Calf Ranch | 106 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Monte Vista Farming Company LLC. | 106 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Empire Farm Labor Contracting, Inc | 106 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Thermo Fisher Scientific | 2,234 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Legoland California Resort | 2,055 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bergelectric Corp. CA | 1,520 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Life Sciences Solutions Group (LSG) Remote Employees | 1,350 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Gurnee Public Works Department | 15.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Commonwealth Senior Living at Front Royal | 15.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Last Mile DSP, LLC | 15.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bridgemill Senior Center LLC | 15.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | S04327 - CWM - Lake Charles - NW LA | 106 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | S05625 - Charleston Hauling | 106 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ind School Dist 84 Sleepy Eye Public Schools | 106 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hubbell Power Systems, Inc. | 106 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.