Retirement communities, continuing care · Maine
Birch Bay Retirement Village
Bar Harbor, ME · ~63 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.1
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Birch Bay Retirement Village runs at 214% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Retirement communities, continuing care workplace, earning a grade F.
Birch Bay Retirement Village: 8.1 TCR = 214% of Retirement communities, continuing care BLS 3.8 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Birch Bay Retirement Village safety composite
Birch Bay Retirement Village scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 8.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 6.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
Birch Bay Retirement Village: 7.1 → 8.6 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 14.9 TCR · DART/TCR 0.79× in 2024
Birch Bay Retirement Village's TCR rose 1.4 from 7.1 in 2017 to 8.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 14.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.79× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 623311 · Bar Harbor, ME ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 8.1 · 214% of ind
- DART 6.4 DART
- RANK #3/9
- PHOTO Community Support Se…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 21 inj
- SIZE ~63 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Community Support Services (0.0 TCR gap)
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Birch Bay Retirement Village in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Birch Bay Retirement Village
8.1 TCR
- Community Supp
Community Support Services
8.1 TCR
- KINGSWOOD PLAC
KINGSWOOD PLACE
8.1 TCR
- Park Vista - T
Park Vista - The Legacy
8.1 TCR
- Rydal Park
Rydal Park
8.1 TCR
What this shows Birch Bay Retirement Village averages 8.1 TCR (214% of the Retirement communities, continuing care BLS benchmark).
Birch Bay Retirement Village TCR series: 2017=7.1 · 2018=7.5 · 2019=6.2 · 2020=5.7 · 2021=11 · 2022=4.1 · 2023=14.9 · 2024=8.6 · BLS 3.8
Where Birch Bay Retirement Village falls in its industry
4,127 Retirement communities, contin establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.9.
Narrower to Maine alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #3 safest of 9 Retirement communities, contin employers in Maine.
Birch Bay Retirement Village has fewer employees than the Retirement communities, continuing care median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.9. 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 | 8.6 | 6.4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.7 | 3.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.2 | 4.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 3.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
623311 · ME · Bar Harbor
4,127 Retirement communities, continuing care employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 2,397 rated employers in Maine with headcount on file · 7 employers in Bar Harbor, ME · 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 | Community Support Services | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | KINGSWOOD PLACE | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Park Vista - The Legacy | 8.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rydal Park | 8.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Lajoie Brothers, Inc. | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | All States Construction, Inc. Maine | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sappi North America - Tech Center | 63 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | JSI Store Fixtures Bangor | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mount Desert Island Hospital | 450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bar Harbor Inn | 105 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 8224 | 98 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 08224 - Store # 8224 Bar Harbor | 97 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Anawalt Lumber-Highland | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Estates at St. Louis Park | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Springtree Rehabilitation and Health Care Center | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Advance Ready Mix Concrete, Inc Plant 2 | 8.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Todd Construction, Inc. Main Office | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rouses Market #17 | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gallo Center for the Arts | 63 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Technology for Energy Corporation | 63 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.