Grocery Store · Connecticut
Trader Joe's 0523 Fairfield
Fairfield, CT · ~100 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 27.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Trader Joe's 0523 Fairfield runs at 808% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Grocery Store workplace, earning a grade F.
Trader Joe's 0523 Fairfield: 27.5 TCR = 808% of Grocery Store BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Trader Joe's 0523 Fairfield safety composite
Trader Joe's 0523 Fairfield scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 0%), 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).
15/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 27.48 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 12.99 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% 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 0523 Fairfield: 14.9 → 36.8 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 42.1 TCR · DART/TCR 0.47× in 2024
Trader Joe's 0523 Fairfield's TCR rose 21.9 from 14.9 in 2016 to 36.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 42.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Fairfield, CT ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 27.5 · 808% of ind
- DART 13.0 DART
- RANK #397/399
- PHOTO Trader Joe's 0732 Ma…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 153 inj
- SIZE ~100 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Trader Joe's 0732 Marietta (0.0 TCR gap)
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Trader Joe's 0523 Fairfield in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0205 Marina Del Rey
27.6 TCR
- This site
Trader Joe's 0523 Fairfield
27.5 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0732 Marietta
27.5 TCR
- 1201 - NLCM We
1201 - NLCM Westside
27.4 TCR
- California Sup
California Super Market
27.4 TCR
What this shows Trader Joe's 0523 Fairfield averages 27.5 TCR (808% of the Grocery Store BLS benchmark).
Trader Joe's 0523 Fairfield TCR series: 2016=14.9 · 2017=12.4 · 2018=22 · 2019=32.2 · 2020=21.6 · 2021=42.1 · 2022=30.9 · 2023=34.4 · 2024=36.8 · BLS 3.4
Where Trader Joe's 0523 Fairfield falls in its industry
30,654 Grocery Store establishmentsSafer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #397 safest of 399 Grocery Store employers in Connecticut.
Trader Joe's 0523 Fairfield 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 | 36.8 | 13.0 | 33 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 34.4 | 15.3 | 23 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 30.9 | 18.0 | 19 | 5 | 0 |
| 2021 | 42.1 | 28.1 | 19 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21.6 | 12.1 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| 2019 | 32.2 | 19.3 | 23 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 22.0 | 13.2 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12.4 | 9.3 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 14.9 | 9.9 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · CT · Fairfield
30,654 Grocery Store employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 63 employers in Fairfield, CT · 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 | Trader Joe's 0732 Marietta | 27.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1201 - NLCM Westside | 27.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | California Super Market | 27.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trader Joe's 0205 Marina Del Rey | 27.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Hobbs Inc | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Public Works | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | All State Construction Inc. | 100 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NPI Medical Inc. | 100 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fairfield Board of Education | 1,670 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 10317 Fairfield | 266 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Orthopaedic Specialty Group, P.C. | 219 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ludlowe Center for health & rehab | 206 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | INE001 | 27.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hamilton Meats & Provisions Chula Vista | 27.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0732 Marietta | 27.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Regional Express PITT Inc | 27.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0402 Plano | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | R. L. Lipton Distributing Co. | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Villages at Historic Silvercrest | 100 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KTC - Northern Division | 100 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.