General medical and surgical hospitals · Iowa
Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital
Rock Rapids, IA · ~73 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital runs at 49% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade A.
Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital: 3.7 TCR = 49% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital safety composite
Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 72% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
57/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 72% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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 Merrill Pioneer Hospital: 2.5 → 4.0 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 5.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.55× in 2024
Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital's TCR rose 1.6 from 2.5 in 2019 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.55× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Rock Rapids, IA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade A · TCR 3.7 · 49% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #43/160
- PHOTO Wood County Hospital
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 11 inj
- SIZE ~73 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Wood County Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital
3.7 TCR
- Wood County Ho
Wood County Hospital
3.7 TCR
- Marlborough Ho
Marlborough Hospital
3.7 TCR
- 1855-ININD509
1855-ININD509
3.7 TCR
- 2032-08681501
2032-08681501
3.7 TCR
What this shows Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital averages 3.7 TCR (49% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital TCR series: 2019=2.5 · 2020=3.8 · 2021=5.6 · 2022=2 · 2023=4.1 · 2024=4 · BLS 7.5
Where Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 72% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #43 safest of 160 General medical and surgical h employers in Iowa.
Avera Merrill Pioneer 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 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · IA · Rock Rapids
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 8 employers in Rock Rapids, IA · 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 | Wood County Hospital | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Marlborough Hospital | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1855-ININD509 | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2032-08681501 | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lone Tree | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate Headquarters | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Field Services (Public Services, Parks & Signs/Signals | 73 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Caruth Construction Inc. | 73 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IA,ROCK RAPIDS - Medical Center Campus - General Medical and Surgical Hospitals | 74 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lyon Specialty Care | 59 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rock Rapids care Center | 49 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | R+L Carriers - IAC | 30 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Multi Specialty at Renaissance | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mary Schwartz Summit | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Urata & Sons Concrete, LLC | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jackson MS FXFE-JKM | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lebanon Production Facility | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Midland | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Beverage Control Inc | 73 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Innisfallen Works | 73 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.