Hospitals, general medical and surgical · South Dakota
Avera Dells Area Hospital
Dell Rapids, SD · ~64 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Avera Dells Area Hospital runs at 18% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade A.
Avera Dells Area Hospital: 1.4 TCR = 18% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Avera Dells Area Hospital safety composite
Avera Dells Area Hospital scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 93% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (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).
82/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 1.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 93% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 91% 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
Avera Dells Area Hospital: 0.0 → 3.3 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 3.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Avera Dells Area Hospital's TCR rose 3.3 from 0.0 in 2016 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Dell Rapids, SD AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 1.4 · 18% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/73
- PHOTO Bozeman Health Deaco…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~64 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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Avera Dells Area Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Avera Dells Area Hospital
1.4 TCR
- Bozeman Health
Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital
1.4 TCR
- Brain and Spin
Brain and Spine Institute
1.4 TCR
- 900 Centenial
900 Centenial Voorhees
1.4 TCR
- 1855-CTBRI16
1855-CTBRI16
1.4 TCR
What this shows Avera Dells Area Hospital averages 1.4 TCR (18% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Avera Dells Area Hospital TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=1.8 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=1.8 · 2023=0 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 7.5
Where Avera Dells Area Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 93% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to South Dakota alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 73 Hospitals, general medical and employers in South Dakota.
Avera Dells Area Hospital has fewer employees than the Hospitals, general medical and surgical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · SD · Dell Rapids
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 8 employers in Dell Rapids, SD · 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 | Bozeman Health Deaconess Hospital | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Brain and Spine Institute | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 900 Centenial Voorhees | 1.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1855-CTBRI16 | 1.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux Falls Construction | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Scotchman Industries, Inc | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ROSEBUD WOOD PRODUCTS | 64 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Shopko Store #22 (Mitchell, SD) | 64 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BX Civil and Construction | 83 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | County Fair Food Stores - Dell Rapids | 67 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dells Nursing and Rehab Center, Inc. | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dell Rapids Custom Trailers, Inc. | 35 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Amgen (Distribution Center In Louisville) | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Nucor (Vulcraft Carrier Division) | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CMC Steel Arizona | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CMC Rebar Nashville | 1.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | XYH | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ion bond - Madison Heights | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | One Nineteen #727 | 64 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bismarck - H A Thompson & Sons, Inc. | 64 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.