General medical and surgical hospitals · South Dakota
Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital
Desmet, SD · ~38 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 2.3
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital runs at 30% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade A.
Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital: 2.3 TCR = 30% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital safety composite
Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 91% 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).
80/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 2.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 87% 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%).
Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital held a steady TCR band
Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital's TCR held near 0.0 from 0.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=0.0 · 2017=8.6 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=0.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=8.4 · 2022=0.0 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Desmet, SD AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 2.3 · 30% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #12/73
- PHOTO Arkansas Children's …
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~38 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Arkansas Children's Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital
2.3 TCR
- Arkansas Child
Arkansas Children's Hospital
2.3 TCR
- Jackson County
Jackson County Hospital District
2.3 TCR
- Mercy Health P
Mercy Health Partners - Lakeshore Campus
2.3 TCR
- ADVOCATE CHILD
ADVOCATE CHILDRENS HOSPITALS
2.3 TCR
What this shows Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital averages 2.3 TCR (30% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital TCR series: 2016=0 · 2017=8.6 · 2018=0 · 2019=0 · 2020=0 · 2021=8.4 · 2022=0 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=0 · BLS 7.5
Where Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 87% 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 #12 safest of 73 General medical and surgical h employers in South Dakota.
Avera DeSmet Memorial Hospital 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.4 | 4.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.6 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · SD · Desmet
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,778 rated employers in South Dakota with headcount on file · 3 employers in Desmet, 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 | Arkansas Children's Hospital | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Jackson County Hospital District | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mercy Health Partners - Lakeshore Campus | 2.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ADVOCATE CHILDRENS HOSPITALS | 2.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Rapid City Branch Office | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Huff Construction Inc | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Halme, Inc. | 38 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | T&R Contracting Inc | 38 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UltiMed, Inc. | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Good Samaritan Society DeSmet | 41 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Northwestern Indiana Telephone Company | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Titusville Enterprises, Inc. | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Knauf Insulation Plant 1 | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mitchell Container Services | 2.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | XIY | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Utility Services/Construction | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Anderson Electric, Inc. / Danville Branch | 38 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Levell Center | 38 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.