General medical and surgical hospitals · Kentucky
Baptist Health Paducah Hospital
Paducah, KY · ~1,605 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 8.6
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Baptist Health Paducah Hospital runs at 115% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade C.
Baptist Health Paducah Hospital: 8.6 TCR = 115% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Baptist Health Paducah Hospital safety composite
Baptist Health Paducah Hospital scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 13%), 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).
25/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% 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%).
TCR Δ
−4.3
2021→2023
Baptist Health Paducah Hospital injury rate improved
Baptist Health Paducah Hospital's TCR fell 4.3 from 10.9 in 2021 to 6.6 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 10.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=10.9 · 2022=8.3 · 2023=6.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Paducah, KY ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 8.6 · 115% of ind
- DART 3.6 DART
- RANK #123/141
- PHOTO HCA Florida Putnam H…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 168 inj
- SIZE ~1,605 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: HCA Florida Putnam Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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Baptist Health Paducah Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Baptist Health Paducah Hospital
8.6 TCR
- HCA Florida Pu
HCA Florida Putnam Hospital
8.6 TCR
- Robert Packer
Robert Packer Hospital Towanda Campus
8.6 TCR
- Saint Elizabet
Saint Elizabeth Medical Center
8.6 TCR
- Saint Francis
Saint Francis Hospital
8.6 TCR
What this shows Baptist Health Paducah Hospital averages 8.6 TCR (115% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
Baptist Health Paducah Hospital TCR series: 2021=10.9 · 2022=8.3 · 2023=6.6 · BLS 7.5
Where Baptist Health Paducah Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 13% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #123 safest of 141 General medical and surgical h employers in Kentucky.
Baptist Health Paducah Hospital has more employees than the General medical and surgical hospitals median and a higher 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 | 6.6 | 3.6 | 53 | 20 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.3 | 3.1 | 65 | 28 | 0 |
| 2021 | 10.9 | 5.2 | 50 | 9 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · KY · Paducah
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 198 employers in Paducah, KY · 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 | HCA Florida Putnam Hospital | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Robert Packer Hospital Towanda Campus | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Saint Elizabeth Medical Center | 8.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Saint Francis Hospital | 8.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Norton Childrens Hospital | 1,601 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lexmark - Lexington | 1,596 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Norton Brownsboro Hospital NBH | 1,627 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : LEX2 | 1,580 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ingram barge Company | 2,071 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Health Paducah | 1,459 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Heatlh Paducah | 1,398 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lourdes Hospital | 1,358 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Saint Elizabeth Medical Center | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WPAX 1953 (Alburtis - F) | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ansley Park Health and Rehabilitation | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #5359 Snellville, GA | 8.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 2545SCHOE | 1,605 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | P&W Columbus, Georgia Site | 1,605 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Polaris Industries | 1,604 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The William W Backus Hospital | 1,604 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.