Grocery Store · Massachusetts
Trader Joe's 0502 Cambridge
Cambridge, MA · ~87 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 10.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Trader Joe's 0502 Cambridge runs at 321% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Grocery Store workplace, earning a grade F.
Trader Joe's 0502 Cambridge: 10.9 TCR = 321% of Grocery Store BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Trader Joe's 0502 Cambridge safety composite
Trader Joe's 0502 Cambridge scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
27/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.5 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%).
TCR Δ
−1.2
2016→2024
Trader Joe's 0502 Cambridge injury rate improved
Trader Joe's 0502 Cambridge's TCR fell 1.2 from 7.2 in 2016 to 6.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 35.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.2 · 2017=6.6 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=7.4 · 2020=10.6 · 2021=16.3 · 2022=35.7 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=6.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Cambridge, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 10.9 · 321% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #792/842
- PHOTO Food 4 Less - Salinas
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 38 inj
- SIZE ~87 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Food 4 Less - Salinas (0.0 TCR gap)
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Trader Joe's 0502 Cambridge in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Trader Joe's 0502 Cambridge
10.9 TCR
- Food 4 Less -
Food 4 Less - Salinas
10.9 TCR
- 6400-SWY-0005-
6400-SWY-0005-0005-01656
10.9 TCR
- 090-00404
090-00404
10.9 TCR
- WEB 31
WEB 31
10.9 TCR
What this shows Trader Joe's 0502 Cambridge averages 10.9 TCR (321% of the Grocery Store BLS benchmark).
Trader Joe's 0502 Cambridge TCR series: 2016=7.2 · 2017=6.6 · 2018=1.9 · 2019=7.4 · 2020=10.6 · 2021=16.3 · 2022=35.7 · 2023=6.4 · 2024=6 · BLS 3.4
Where Trader Joe's 0502 Cambridge falls in its industry
30,654 Grocery Store establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #792 safest of 842 Grocery Store employers in Massachusetts.
Trader Joe's 0502 Cambridge has fewer 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 | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.4 | 4.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 35.7 | 19.6 | 7 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 10.6 | 8.8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.4 | 5.9 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.2 | 4.8 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · MA · Cambridge
30,654 Grocery Store employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 149 employers in Cambridge, MA · 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 | Food 4 Less - Salinas | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6400-SWY-0005-0005-01656 | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 090-00404 | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | WEB 31 | 10.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Construction Management & Builders, Inc. | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | D'Allessandro Corp. | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | B-G Mechanical Contractors, Inc. | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North shore mechanical contractors | 87 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Philips NAM Field Sales & Service | 5,136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Vinfen Corporation | 2,662 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Biogen - Cambridge | 2,478 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cambridge Campus | 2,473 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Norman Public Schools | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Riverside Plant #1 | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bernie J Buchner Inc | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vortex Industries - SEA | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Manfredi | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Specialized Professional Services, Inc | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vistar Northwest - 1007 | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Scioto Ready Mix | 87 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.