Grocery Store · New York
Trader Joe's 0536 Amherst
Amherst, NY · ~92 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 24.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Trader Joe's 0536 Amherst runs at 722% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Grocery Store workplace, earning a grade F.
Trader Joe's 0536 Amherst: 24.6 TCR = 722% of Grocery Store BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Trader Joe's 0536 Amherst safety composite
Trader Joe's 0536 Amherst 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).
16/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 24.56 per 100 workers
Safer than 0% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 11% 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
−0.9
2016→2024
Trader Joe's 0536 Amherst injury rate improved
Trader Joe's 0536 Amherst's TCR fell 0.9 from 21.2 in 2016 to 20.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 55.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=21.2 · 2017=22.9 · 2018=30.4 · 2019=20.9 · 2020=21.8 · 2021=20.1 · 2022=55.5 · 2023=38.9 · 2024=20.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Amherst, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 24.6 · 722% of ind
- DART 9.0 DART
- RANK #1315/1322
- PHOTO Trader Joe's 0637 Me…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 111 inj
- SIZE ~92 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Trader Joe's 0637 Media (0.0 TCR gap)
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Trader Joe's 0536 Amherst in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Trader Joe's 0536 Amherst
24.6 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0637 Media
24.6 TCR
- 2063 Swn4
2063 Swn4
24.5 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0710 St. Louis Park
24.5 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0048 Whittier
24.5 TCR
What this shows Trader Joe's 0536 Amherst averages 24.6 TCR (722% of the Grocery Store BLS benchmark).
Trader Joe's 0536 Amherst TCR series: 2016=21.2 · 2017=22.9 · 2018=30.4 · 2019=20.9 · 2020=21.8 · 2021=20.1 · 2022=55.5 · 2023=38.9 · 2024=20.3 · BLS 3.4
Where Trader Joe's 0536 Amherst 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 New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1315 safest of 1322 Grocery Store employers in New York.
Trader Joe's 0536 Amherst 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 | 20.3 | 9.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 38.9 | 22.1 | 24 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 55.5 | 40.8 | 14 | 20 | 0 |
| 2021 | 20.1 | 12.8 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 21.8 | 16.4 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20.9 | 11.4 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30.4 | 21.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 22.9 | 18.3 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 21.2 | 9.4 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · NY · Amherst
30,654 Grocery Store employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 112 employers in Amherst, NY · 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 0637 Media | 24.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2063 Swn4 | 24.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trader Joe's 0710 St. Louis Park | 24.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trader Joe's 0048 Whittier | 24.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | UTY - New York - West Nyack,NY | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Office | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Huen New York | 92 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | John Mills Electric, Inc. | 92 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Davis-Ulmer Sprinkler Company Inc | 909 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wegmans Alberta Dr 082 | 570 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Alberta Drive | 564 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wegmans Niagara Falls 086 | 452 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Kansas City Vending | 24.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Wilde Resort and Spa | 24.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HG1028 | 24.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LQ2009 Anaheim | 24.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Carlie C's Service Center | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vistar Northern California - 1045 | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vistar Houston - 1025 | 92 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | TX/NM Region Admin | 92 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.