Home health care agencies · California
BrightStar Care of Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA · ~65 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 21.3
- Avg TCR
- 5.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
BrightStar Care of Santa Barbara runs at 410% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Home health care agencies workplace, earning a grade F.
BrightStar Care of Santa Barbara: 21.3 TCR = 410% of Home health care agencies BLS 5.2 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
BrightStar Care of Santa Barbara safety composite
BrightStar Care of Santa Barbara scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 1%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 21.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 1% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−11.9
2017→2019
BrightStar Care of Santa Barbara injury rate improved
BrightStar Care of Santa Barbara's TCR fell 11.9 from 35.7 in 2017 to 23.9 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2017 at 35.7 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=35.7 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=23.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621610 · Santa Barbara, CA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 21.3 · 410% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #187/188
- PHOTO Augustana Chapel Vie…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~65 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Augustana Chapel View #092 (0.1 TCR gap)
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BrightStar Care of Santa Barbara in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Team Select Ho
Team Select Home Care - DEN
21.6 TCR
- Personal Touch
Personal Touch Home Care of SE MA
21.6 TCR
- Augustana Chap
Augustana Chapel View #092
21.4 TCR
- This site
BrightStar Care of Santa Barbara
21.3 TCR
- Lancaster Hosp
Lancaster Hospice
21.1 TCR
What this shows BrightStar Care of Santa Barbara averages 21.3 TCR (410% of the Home health care agencies BLS benchmark).
BrightStar Care of Santa Barbara TCR series: 2017=35.7 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=23.9 · BLS 5.2
Where BrightStar Care of Santa Barbara falls in its industry
3,635 Home health care agencies establishmentsSafer than 1% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #187 safest of 188 Home health care agencies employers in California.
BrightStar Care of Santa Barbara has fewer employees than the Home health care agencies median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23.9 | 4.8 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 35.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621610 · CA · Santa Barbara
3,635 Home health care agencies employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 173 employers in Santa Barbara, CA · 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 | Augustana Chapel View #092 | 21.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lancaster Hospice | 21.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Team Select Home Care - DEN | 21.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Personal Touch Home Care of SE MA | 21.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SunnySlope Tree Farm, Inc. | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Crown Nursery | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | De Jager Farms, Inc. | 65 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Demler Enterprises, LLC | 65 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Santa Barbara | 10,779 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital | 3,298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | City of Santa Barbara | 1,587 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Big Green Santa Barbara | 674 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | San Antonio 00520 | 21.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | B-X South Windsor LLC | 21.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cramer's Cashway Inc. | 21.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Newport Farms, LLC. | 21.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Victory Brewing Company Kennett Square Brewpub | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | K-M High School | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Continuing Care Hospital - Lex | 65 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kenwal Steel Tennessee | 65 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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