General Medical and Surgical Hospitals · North Carolina

1117-Union West Hospital (1117)

Name: 1117-Union West Hospital (1117) Workplace Safety Data
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Matthews, NC · ~279 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

A
Excellent Safety Record: 3.1
Avg TCR: 7.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

1117-Union West Hospital (1117) runs at 41% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical General Medical and Surgical Hospitals workplace, earning a grade A.

1117-Union West Hospital (1117): 3.1 TCR = 41% of General Medical and Surgical Hospitals BLS 7.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

1117-Union West Hospital (1117) safety composite

1117-Union West Hospital (1117) scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 79% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 52%), 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).

63/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 3.1 per 100 workers

Safer than 79% of industry peers
DART rate: D 1.63 per 100 workers

Safer than 52% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 52% 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

1117-Union West Hospital (1117): 2.6 → 3.6 TCR

Peak year 2023 @ 3.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.53× in 2023

1117-Union West Hospital (1117)'s TCR rose 1.0 from 2.6 in 2022 to 3.6 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.53× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 622110 · Matthews, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade A · TCR 3.1 · 41% of ind

DART 1.6 DART
RANK #37/175
PHOTO 61830022 JENNIE EDMU…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 14 inj
SIZE ~279 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 61830022 JENNIE EDMUNDSON MEMORIAL HOSP (0.0 TCR gap)

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61830022 JENNI

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MARTIN HEALTH

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Northside Hosp

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Pikes Peak Reg

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What this shows 1117-Union West Hospital (1117) averages 3.1 TCR (41% of the General Medical and Surgical Hospitals BLS benchmark).

1117-Union West Hospital (1117) TCR series: 2022=2.6 · 2023=3.6 · BLS 7.5

Where 1117-Union West Hospital (1117) falls in its industry

6,862 General Medical and Surgical H establishments

Safer than 79% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.

Grade A

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #37 safest of 175 General Medical and Surgical H employers in North Carolina.

1117-Union West Hospital (1117) (279 employees, TCR 3.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 492 employees and a TCR of 5.2

1117-Union West Hospital (1117) has fewer employees than the General Medical and Surgical Hospitals median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.2. 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
2023	3.6	1.6	10	1	0
2022	2.6	0.4	4	2	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

622110 · NC · Matthews

6,862 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 94 employers in Matthews, NC · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	61830022 JENNIE EDMUNDSON MEMORIAL HOSP	COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA	3.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	MARTIN HEALTH HOBE SOUND	HOBE SOUND, FL	3.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Northside Hospital Forsyth	CUMMING, GA	3.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Pikes Peak Regional Hospital	WOODLAND PARK, CO	3.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	AHOSKIE	AHOSKIE	279 FTE
STATE-SIZE	BEKAERTDESLEE USA INC WINSTON SALEM, NC	WINSTON SALEM	279 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Auria Solutions	ALBEMARLE	279 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Novartis Technical Operations	WILSON	279 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Novant Health Matthews Medical Center	Matthews	1,070 FTE
CITY-NEAR	6921-06000	Matthews	688 FTE
CITY-NEAR	DC201 DC201 MATTHEWS NC	Matthews	518 FTE
CITY-NEAR	4186-DC201	Matthews	353 FTE
NAT-TCR	Sysco New Orleans	Harahan, LA	3.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Unit #0933	Farmington, CT	3.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Unit #1166	Dearborn, MI	3.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Unit #1862	Fort Myers, FL	3.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE	UTC Fire and Security Supra	Salem, OR	279 FTE
NAT-SIZE	AutoSavvy Holdings Inc.	Woods Cross, UT	279 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Greenwood, IN (Harley Davidson) 109	Greenwood, IN	279 FTE
NAT-SIZE	North Campus	Carrollton, GA	279 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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