Grocery Store · Massachusetts
Trader Joe's 0561 Boston
Boston, MA · ~85 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Trader Joe's 0561 Boston runs at 439% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Grocery Store workplace, earning a grade F.
Trader Joe's 0561 Boston: 14.9 TCR = 439% of Grocery Store BLS 3.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Trader Joe's 0561 Boston safety composite
Trader Joe's 0561 Boston scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.94 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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 0561 Boston: 6.5 → 9.7 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 51.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.22× in 2024
Trader Joe's 0561 Boston's TCR rose 3.2 from 6.5 in 2017 to 9.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 51.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Boston, MA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.9 · 439% of ind
- DART 3.2 DART
- RANK #826/842
- PHOTO Trader Joe's 0682 No…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 44 inj
- SIZE ~85 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Trader Joe's 0682 Northbrook (0.0 TCR gap)
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Trader Joe's 0561 Boston in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Trader Joe's 0561 Boston
14.9 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0682 Northbrook
14.9 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0734 Norcross
14.9 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0649 Towson
14.9 TCR
- 643 Swn59
643 Swn59
14.9 TCR
What this shows Trader Joe's 0561 Boston averages 14.9 TCR (439% of the Grocery Store BLS benchmark).
Trader Joe's 0561 Boston TCR series: 2017=6.5 · 2018=22.8 · 2019=14.8 · 2020=22.6 · 2021=17.7 · 2022=51.5 · 2023=10.4 · 2024=9.7 · BLS 3.4
Where Trader Joe's 0561 Boston falls in its industry
30,654 Grocery Store establishmentsSafer than 4% 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 #826 safest of 842 Grocery Store employers in Massachusetts.
Trader Joe's 0561 Boston 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 | 9.7 | 3.2 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.4 | 1.7 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 51.5 | 41.6 | 6 | 20 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17.7 | 13.8 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 2020 | 22.6 | 18.8 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14.8 | 8.9 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 22.8 | 10.3 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · MA · Boston
30,654 Grocery Store employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 577 employers in Boston, 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 | Trader Joe's 0682 Northbrook | 14.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trader Joe's 0734 Norcross | 14.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trader Joe's 0649 Towson | 14.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 643 Swn59 | 14.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | IPS - Integrated Project Services, LLC - Cardinal | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | BlueHive/Continental Woodcraft | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 90003930 Canal 3 Simple Cycle Project | 85 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NA-US-MA-Wilmington- Research Drive | 85 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Massachusetts General Hospital | 26,855 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham and Women's Hospital | 19,183 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham and Womens Hospital | 19,004 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Brigham & Women's Hospital | 18,260 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0649 Towson | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | C-B Tool Co. | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0734 Norcross | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0682 Northbrook | 14.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0201 Brentwood | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0117 Arroyo Grande | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Namsco Plastics Ind. Inc | 85 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Caffes-Steele, Inc | 85 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.