Grocery stores · Michigan
Western Market
Ferndale, MI · ~89 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Western Market runs at 136% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Grocery stores workplace, earning a grade D.
Western Market: 4.6 TCR = 136% of Grocery stores BLS 3.4 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Western Market safety composite
Western Market scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 11%), 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).
36/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.25 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%).
Rising injury rate
Western Market: 1.2 → 9.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 9.3 TCR · DART/TCR 2× in 2024
Western Market's TCR rose 8.0 from 1.2 in 2018 to 9.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 2× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 445110 · Ferndale, MI ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 136% of ind
- DART 9.3 DART
- RANK #307/536
- PHOTO Hammer & Wikan Grocery
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~89 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Hammer & Wikan Grocery (0.0 TCR gap)
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Western Market in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Western Market
4.6 TCR
- Hammer & Wikan
Hammer & Wikan Grocery
4.6 TCR
- FOODLAND 117
FOODLAND 117
4.6 TCR
- Hispanic Foods
Hispanic Foods Inc.
4.6 TCR
- Store 1008
Store 1008
4.6 TCR
What this shows Western Market averages 4.6 TCR (136% of the Grocery stores BLS benchmark).
Western Market TCR series: 2018=1.2 · 2022=1.4 · 2023=6.6 · 2024=9.3 · BLS 3.4
Where Western Market falls in its industry
30,654 Grocery stores establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.7.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #307 safest of 536 Grocery stores employers in Michigan.
Western Market has fewer employees than the Grocery stores median and a lower 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 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
445110 · MI · Ferndale
30,654 Grocery stores employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 28 employers in Ferndale, MI · 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 | Hammer & Wikan Grocery | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FOODLAND 117 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hispanic Foods Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Store 1008 | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | West Branch SC | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Kalamazoo-Public Services-Harrison | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Balkema Excavating, Inc | 89 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 28_22 | 89 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Garden Fresh Gourmet | 322 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital | 272 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kingswood Hospital | 267 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Progressive Mechanical, Inc | 212 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 010000 - Woodman Warehouse | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dillard's, Inc. | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Roundhouse | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | UC San Diego Health | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Rouses Market #73 | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CHAAK - The Edwin Hotel Chattanooga Downtown | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Minneapolis | 89 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amhof Trucking, Inc. | 89 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.