Hardware (except motor vehicle) merchant wholesalers · Virginia
Wharton VA
Springfield, VA · ~35 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.0
- Avg TCR
- 2.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wharton VA runs at 411% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Hardware (except motor vehicle) merchant wholesalers workplace, earning a grade F.
Wharton VA: 9.0 TCR = 411% of Hardware (except motor vehicle) merchant wholesalers BLS 2.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wharton VA safety composite
Wharton VA scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 82% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 82% 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
−2.4
2016→2024
Wharton VA injury rate improved
Wharton VA's TCR fell 2.4 from 6.6 in 2016 to 4.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 22.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.6 · 2017=0.0 · 2018=5.0 · 2019=5.7 · 2021=16.5 · 2022=11.8 · 2023=22.6 · 2024=4.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 423710 · Springfield, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.0 · 411% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #7/8
- PHOTO 2807-4509
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~35 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2807-4509 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wharton VA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Orgill Sikesto
Orgill Sikeston Distribution Center
9.2 TCR
- This site
Wharton VA
9 TCR
- 2807-4509
2807-4509
9 TCR
- Baltimore
Baltimore
8.9 TCR
- HS Marlborough
HS Marlborough
8.9 TCR
What this shows Wharton VA averages 9.0 TCR (411% of the Hardware (except motor vehicle) merchant wholesalers BLS benchmark).
Wharton VA TCR series: 2016=6.6 · 2017=0 · 2018=5 · 2019=5.7 · 2021=16.5 · 2022=11.8 · 2023=22.6 · 2024=4.2 · BLS 2.2
Where Wharton VA falls in its industry
449 Hardware (except motor vehicle establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.9.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 8 Hardware (except motor vehicle employers in Virginia.
Wharton VA has fewer employees than the Hardware (except motor vehicle) merchant median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.9. 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 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22.6 | 7.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.8 | 7.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 16.5 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
423710 · VA · Springfield
449 Hardware (except motor vehicle) merchant wholesalers employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 117 employers in Springfield, VA · 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 | 2807-4509 | 9.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Orgill Sikeston Distribution Center | 9.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Baltimore | 8.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HS Marlborough | 8.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | R S Coleman Lumber Company Inc | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clinch River | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fieldale Office | 35 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shenandoah Division | 35 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Global Specialty Fulfillment : UVA1 | 1,567 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Energy Zone Center | 1,482 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FCPS - Food and Nutrition Services | 1,445 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Greenspring Village | 957 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Environmental Transport Group Inc | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Parks Maint-General-Area-3 | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | New Horizon Lodge | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Smith Pump Company | 9.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Techno West | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Norton Shores | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pioneer Bank Adams St | 35 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wind River Environmental - Bow, NH | 35 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.