Grocery Store · Illinois
Trader Joe's 0684 Lake Zurich
Lake Zurich, IL · ~50 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 20.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Trader Joe's 0684 Lake Zurich runs at 595% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Grocery Store workplace, earning a grade F.
Trader Joe's 0684 Lake Zurich: 20.2 TCR = 595% of Grocery Store BLS 3.4 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Trader Joe's 0684 Lake Zurich safety composite
Trader Joe's 0684 Lake Zurich 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).
23/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 20.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 29% 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 0684 Lake Zurich: 5.8 → 18.5 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 33.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.23× in 2024
Trader Joe's 0684 Lake Zurich's TCR rose 12.8 from 5.8 in 2016 to 18.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 33.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Lake Zurich, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 20.2 · 595% of ind
- DART 4.6 DART
- RANK #1283/1293
- PHOTO Trader Joe's 0109 Al…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 49 inj
- SIZE ~50 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Trader Joe's 0109 Alameda (0.0 TCR gap)
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Trader Joe's 0684 Lake Zurich in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 6400-SWY-0024-
6400-SWY-0024-0024-03604
20.3 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0149 Hillsboro
20.3 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0715 Woodbury
20.3 TCR
- This site
Trader Joe's 0684 Lake Zurich
20.2 TCR
- Trader Joe's 0
Trader Joe's 0109 Alameda
20.2 TCR
What this shows Trader Joe's 0684 Lake Zurich averages 20.2 TCR (595% of the Grocery Store BLS benchmark).
Trader Joe's 0684 Lake Zurich TCR series: 2016=5.8 · 2017=14.5 · 2018=8.5 · 2019=18.8 · 2020=18.4 · 2021=31.8 · 2022=32 · 2023=33.7 · 2024=18.5 · BLS 3.4
Where Trader Joe's 0684 Lake Zurich 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 Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1283 safest of 1293 Grocery Store employers in Illinois.
Trader Joe's 0684 Lake Zurich 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 | 18.5 | 4.6 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 33.7 | 24.1 | 8 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 32.0 | 26.6 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 31.8 | 23.9 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 18.4 | 13.2 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2019 | 18.8 | 10.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.5 | 2.8 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 14.5 | 8.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · IL · Lake Zurich
30,654 Grocery Store employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 84 employers in Lake Zurich, IL · 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 0109 Alameda | 20.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6400-SWY-0024-0024-03604 | 20.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trader Joe's 0149 Hillsboro | 20.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trader Joe's 0715 Woodbury | 20.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DuPont Pioneer Champaign CMI1 | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1240-Monmouth, IL | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Constellation Nuclear Services & Training Center (STC) | 50 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | AMEREN ILLINOIS - Gas Storage | 50 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | B and B Maintenance, Inc. | 1,077 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ECHO Incorporated | 945 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | 915 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fresenius Kabi USA Lake Zurich Office | 853 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0109 Alameda | 20.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dana Point Inn | 20.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sherburne County Government Center - Sheriff (Jail) | 20.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Parks & Rec Maintenance | 20.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Ritter Communications - Marked Tree | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Opportunity Center Administration | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brystar Contracting, Inc. | 50 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Public Works | 50 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.