Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Alabama
Brookwood Medical Center
Birmingham, AL · ~1,759 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
Brookwood Medical Center runs at 79% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade B.
Brookwood Medical Center: 5.9 TCR = 79% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Brookwood Medical Center safety composite
Brookwood Medical Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
42/100
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 2.32 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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
Brookwood Medical Center: 4.6 → 5.6 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 12.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.39× in 2024
Brookwood Medical Center's TCR rose 1.0 from 4.6 in 2018 to 5.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 12.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.39× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Birmingham, AL AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 5.9 · 79% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #36/65
- PHOTO AdventHealth Henders…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 412 inj
- SIZE ~1,759 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: AdventHealth Hendersonville (0.0 TCR gap)
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Brookwood Medical Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Brookwood Medical Center
5.9 TCR
- AdventHealth H
AdventHealth Hendersonville
5.9 TCR
- Bronson Method
Bronson Methodist Hospital
5.9 TCR
- Sevier Valley
Sevier Valley Hospital
5.9 TCR
- Mercy Hospital
Mercy Hospital Anderson
5.9 TCR
What this shows Brookwood Medical Center averages 5.9 TCR (79% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Brookwood Medical Center TCR series: 2018=4.6 · 2019=6 · 2020=12.4 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=4.7 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=5.6 · BLS 7.5
Where Brookwood Medical Center 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 Alabama alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #36 safest of 65 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Alabama.
Brookwood Medical Center 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 | 5.6 | 2.3 | 55 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 1.7 | 45 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.7 | 1.8 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 55 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.4 | 10.0 | 53 | 111 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 82 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 71 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · AL · Birmingham
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,418 rated employers in Alabama with headcount on file · 840 employers in Birmingham, AL · 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 | Bronson Methodist Hospital | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sevier Valley Hospital | 5.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mercy Hospital Anderson | 5.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Dynetics, Inc. | 1,791 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon Transportation Services : MOB5 | 1,700 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | American Cast Iron Pipe Co | 1,653 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Toyota Motor Mfg of Alabama | 1,874 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | USD | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CLASSIC FOODS | 9,165 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Corporate | 8,650 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BIRMINGHAM PACKERS | 8,650 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Assisted Living Facility | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ohno Construction Company | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Desert Ridge | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wyndemere | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 0555 - Woodland CA DC | 1,759 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Phoenix Terminal | 1,760 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | ARDx Westbrook | 1,761 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2039-BRAVES-MAJOR | 1,757 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.