Grocery Store · Kentucky
Trader Joe's 0627 Lexington
Lexington, KY · ~72 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.0
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Trader Joe's 0627 Lexington runs at 441% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Grocery Store workplace, earning a grade F.
Trader Joe's 0627 Lexington: 15.0 TCR = 441% of Grocery Store BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Trader Joe's 0627 Lexington safety composite
Trader Joe's 0627 Lexington 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.01 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.74 per 100 workers
Safer than 22% 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
−2.1
2016→2024
Trader Joe's 0627 Lexington injury rate improved
Trader Joe's 0627 Lexington's TCR fell 2.1 from 10.7 in 2016 to 8.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 36.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.7 · 2017=13.5 · 2018=16.3 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=15.0 · 2021=36.9 · 2022=16.5 · 2023=15.5 · 2024=8.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Lexington, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 15.0 · 441% of ind
- DART 5.7 DART
- RANK #359/364
- PHOTO Midwest City #150
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 46 inj
- SIZE ~72 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Midwest City #150 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Trader Joe's 0627 Lexington in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Trader Joe's 0627 Lexington
15 TCR
- Midwest City #
Midwest City #150
15 TCR
- 2050-20500002-
2050-20500002-414
15 TCR
- OBAUGAN LLC
OBAUGAN LLC
15 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0784 Fort Myers
15 TCR
What this shows Trader Joe's 0627 Lexington averages 15.0 TCR (441% of the Grocery Store BLS benchmark).
Trader Joe's 0627 Lexington TCR series: 2016=10.7 · 2017=13.5 · 2018=16.3 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=15 · 2021=36.9 · 2022=16.5 · 2023=15.5 · 2024=8.6 · BLS 3.4
Where Trader Joe's 0627 Lexington 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 Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #359 safest of 364 Grocery Store employers in Kentucky.
Trader Joe's 0627 Lexington 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 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 15.5 | 2.8 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 36.9 | 22.8 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.0 | 11.3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 16.3 | 9.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 13.5 | 8.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 10.7 | 5.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · KY · Lexington
30,654 Grocery Store employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 652 employers in Lexington, KY · 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 | Midwest City #150 | 15.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2050-20500002-414 | 15.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OBAUGAN LLC | 15.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trader Joe's 0784 Fort Myers | 15.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | GADDIE SHAMROCK, LLC | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate Office | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Diageo Americas Supply | 72 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stearns Plant 1 | 72 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Kentucky - Main Campus - Fayette County | 11,013 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UK Healthcare | 9,922 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | YMCA of Central KY - Gatton Beaumont | 3,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | YMCA of Central Ky - High Street | 3,895 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ocean Safety Bureau | 15.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NA-US-CA-Foster City-Foster City Boulevard | 15.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Country Side Living of Redmond LLC | 15.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Saelens Corporation | 15.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0657 Williamsburg | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0732 Marietta | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trinity Precision | 72 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CAS Constructors, LLC | 72 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.