General Medical and Surgical Hospitals · North Carolina
Dex-Blue Ridge Hospital
Morganton, NC · ~3,263 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 4.4
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Dex-Blue Ridge Hospital runs at 59% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General Medical and Surgical Hospitals workplace, earning a grade B.
Dex-Blue Ridge Hospital: 4.4 TCR = 59% of General Medical and Surgical Hospitals BLS 7.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Dex-Blue Ridge Hospital safety composite
Dex-Blue Ridge Hospital scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
60/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 61% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% 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
−1.4
2022→2023
Dex-Blue Ridge Hospital injury rate improved
Dex-Blue Ridge Hospital's TCR fell 1.4 from 5.1 in 2022 to 3.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 5.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=5.1 · 2023=3.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Morganton, NC AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 4.4 · 59% of ind
- DART 1.2 DART
- RANK #76/175
- PHOTO Trinity Medical Cent…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 105 inj
- SIZE ~3,263 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Trinity Medical Center West (0.0 TCR gap)
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Dex-Blue Ridge Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Dex-Blue Ridge Hospital
4.4 TCR
- Trinity Medica
Trinity Medical Center West
4.4 TCR
- 4701-629
4701-629
4.4 TCR
- ND,Fargo-Broad
ND,Fargo-Broadway Hospital-General Medical And Surgical Hospitals
4.4 TCR
- UPMC Western M
UPMC Western Maryland
4.4 TCR
What this shows Dex-Blue Ridge Hospital averages 4.4 TCR (59% of the General Medical and Surgical Hospitals BLS benchmark).
Dex-Blue Ridge Hospital TCR series: 2022=5.1 · 2023=3.7 · BLS 7.5
Where Dex-Blue Ridge Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 General Medical and Surgical H establishmentsSafer than 61% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #76 safest of 175 General Medical and Surgical H employers in North Carolina.
Dex-Blue Ridge Hospital has more employees than the General Medical and Surgical Hospitals median and a lower 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 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 1.8 | 57 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · NC · Morganton
6,862 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 106 employers in Morganton, NC · 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 | Trinity Medical Center West | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4701-629 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ND,Fargo-Broadway Hospital-General Medical And Surgical Hospitals | 4.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UPMC Western Maryland | 4.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Guilford County Local Government - All Employees | 3,270 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | 3,280 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lumber Bridge Processing | 3,214 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 521 Northridge Distribution | 3,312 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blue Ridge HealthCare Hospitals, Inc. | 1,461 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 0090-BRHC Hospitals | 1,460 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Broughton Hospital | 1,198 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DHHS | 1,011 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Unit #1559 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bon Appetit Danish Inc 4525 | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fitzgerald's | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | California Sierra Express - San Francisco | 4.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - LAS1 | 3,260 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Esparza Enterprises, Inc | 3,267 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Go-Staff Corp | 3,267 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota | 3,257 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.