Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Michigan
Bronson Methodist Hospital
Kalamazoo, MI · ~4,909 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Bronson Methodist Hospital runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade B.
Bronson Methodist Hospital: 5.9 TCR = 79% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Bronson Methodist Hospital safety composite
Bronson Methodist Hospital scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 39%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 39% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.75 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% 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
−1.6
2018→2024
Bronson Methodist Hospital injury rate improved
Bronson Methodist Hospital's TCR fell 1.6 from 5.2 in 2018 to 3.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 14.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=5.2 · 2019=4.4 · 2020=14.4 · 2021=5.0 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=4.6 · 2024=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Kalamazoo, MI AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 5.9 · 79% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #150/262
- PHOTO AdventHealth Henders…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 1,073 inj
- SIZE ~4,909 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AdventHealth Hendersonville (0.0 TCR gap)
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Bronson Methodist Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Bronson Methodist Hospital
5.9 TCR
- AdventHealth H
AdventHealth Hendersonville
5.9 TCR
- Sevier Valley
Sevier Valley Hospital
5.9 TCR
- Mercy Hospital
Mercy Hospital Anderson
5.9 TCR
- Avera St. Luke
Avera St. Luke's Hospital
5.9 TCR
What this shows Bronson Methodist Hospital averages 5.9 TCR (79% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Bronson Methodist Hospital TCR series: 2018=5.2 · 2019=4.4 · 2020=14.4 · 2021=5 · 2022=4 · 2023=4.6 · 2024=3.7 · BLS 7.5
Where Bronson Methodist Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 39% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #150 safest of 262 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Michigan.
Bronson Methodist Hospital has more employees than the Hospitals, general medical and surgical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 137 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 167 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 139 | 3 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 135 | 40 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.4 | 12.1 | 148 | 341 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 160 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | 2.5 | 187 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · MI · Kalamazoo
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 353 employers in Kalamazoo, MI · 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 | AdventHealth Hendersonville | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sevier Valley Hospital | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mercy Hospital Anderson | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Avera St. Luke's Hospital | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Milford Proving Ground | 4,911 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dearborn Truck Plant | 5,037 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Allegiance Health | 4,779 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Detroit Assembly Complex Jefferson | 4,702 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road | 3,201 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stryker Instruments | 2,240 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1855-MIKAL1 | 2,103 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MIKAL1 MI KALAMAZOO BORGESS MEDCTR | 1,674 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 14-3 Pacella Park Drive, Randolph, MA 02368 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S05398 - Youngstown Hauling | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brayman Precast | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Carter Services Inc | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Medix Staffing Solutions | 4,908 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals (Commercial Field-Based Personnel) | 4,907 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center | 4,906 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Toledo Hospital | 4,912 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.