Grocery Store · New York
Trader Joe's 0553 Merrick
Merrick, NY · ~106 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 22.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Trader Joe's 0553 Merrick runs at 669% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Grocery Store workplace, earning a grade F.
Trader Joe's 0553 Merrick: 22.8 TCR = 669% of Grocery Store BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Trader Joe's 0553 Merrick safety composite
Trader Joe's 0553 Merrick scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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 22.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 10.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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
−7.1
2016→2024
Trader Joe's 0553 Merrick injury rate improved
Trader Joe's 0553 Merrick's TCR fell 7.1 from 25.1 in 2016 to 18.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 33.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.45× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=25.1 · 2017=20.1 · 2018=19.3 · 2019=21.8 · 2020=31.6 · 2021=33.3 · 2022=22.6 · 2023=13.0 · 2024=18.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Merrick, NY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 22.8 · 669% of ind
- DART 10.3 DART
- RANK #1308/1322
- PHOTO Trader Joe's 0173 We…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 107 inj
- SIZE ~106 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Trader Joe's 0173 West Hollywood (0.0 TCR gap)
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Trader Joe's 0553 Merrick in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Trader Joe's 0553 Merrick
22.8 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0173 West Hollywood
22.8 TCR
- OAK 80
OAK 80
22.8 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0731 Sandy Springs
22.8 TCR
- Coeur D'Alene
Coeur D'Alene #101
22.7 TCR
What this shows Trader Joe's 0553 Merrick averages 22.8 TCR (669% of the Grocery Store BLS benchmark).
Trader Joe's 0553 Merrick TCR series: 2016=25.1 · 2017=20.1 · 2018=19.3 · 2019=21.8 · 2020=31.6 · 2021=33.3 · 2022=22.6 · 2023=13 · 2024=18 · BLS 3.4
Where Trader Joe's 0553 Merrick falls in its industry
30,654 Grocery Store establishmentsSafer than 1% 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 #1308 safest of 1322 Grocery Store employers in New York.
Trader Joe's 0553 Merrick 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 | 18.0 | 10.3 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13.0 | 3.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 22.6 | 19.8 | 10 | 6 | 0 |
| 2021 | 33.3 | 26.1 | 10 | 13 | 0 |
| 2020 | 31.6 | 23.7 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 21.8 | 15.6 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19.3 | 8.0 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 20.1 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 25.1 | 11.7 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · NY · Merrick
30,654 Grocery Store employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 13 employers in Merrick, 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 0173 West Hollywood | 22.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OAK 80 | 22.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coeur D'Alene #101 | 22.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trader Joe's 0731 Sandy Springs | 22.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wayne County Eggs LLC | 106 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Consigli Construction NY, LLC | 106 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | American Bridge Company - 482310 | 106 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J Track | 106 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1728 Sunrise Highway | 118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | STOP & SHOP 102555 | 118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 102555 | 116 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 355230-MERRICK PO | 75 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Aegis of Ventura | 22.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Franklin Bronze Plaques | 22.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 6458-ZOSH | 22.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Serco - Mayport, FL | 22.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Methuen | 106 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0647 Alexandria | 106 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0661 Charlottesville | 106 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Altom Transport, Inc. - PASADENA | 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.