Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent) · Iowa
DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute
Cherokee, IA · ~166 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 8.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute runs at 229% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent) workplace, earning a grade F.
DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute: 8.7 TCR = 229% of Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent) BLS 3.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute safety composite
DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 8%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 8.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 11.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% 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
DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute: 2.7 → 11.6 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 14.5 TCR · DART/TCR 1.33× in 2024
DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute's TCR rose 8.9 from 2.7 in 2016 to 11.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 14.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622210 · Cherokee, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 8.7 · 229% of ind
- DART 11.6 DART
- RANK #2/4
- PHOTO Medical City Green O…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 95 inj
- SIZE ~166 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Medical City Green Oaks Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute
8.7 TCR
- Medical City G
Medical City Green Oaks Hospital
8.7 TCR
- 2576-600
2576-600
8.7 TCR
- Henry Ford Mac
Henry Ford Macomb Specialty Ho
8.7 TCR
- Riverwoods Beh
Riverwoods Behavioral Health
8.7 TCR
What this shows DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute averages 8.7 TCR (229% of the Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent) BLS benchmark).
DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute TCR series: 2016=2.7 · 2017=5.3 · 2018=14.5 · 2019=11.9 · 2020=9.3 · 2021=6.9 · 2022=11.9 · 2023=4.3 · 2024=11.6 · BLS 3.8
Where DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute falls in its industry
872 Psychiatric hospitals (except establishmentsSafer than 35% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.7.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #2 safest of 4 Psychiatric hospitals (except employers in Iowa.
DHS-Cherokee Mental Health Institute has fewer employees than the Psychiatric hospitals (except convalesce median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.7. 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 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.3 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 11.9 | 9.2 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.3 | 7.0 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 11.9 | 11.2 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622210 · IA · Cherokee
872 Psychiatric hospitals (except convalescent) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 24 employers in Cherokee, IA · 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 | Medical City Green Oaks Hospital | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2576-600 | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Henry Ford Macomb Specialty Ho | 8.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Riverwoods Behavioral Health | 8.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux City Fabrication Plant | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sioux City - SC | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Cargill Fort Dodge | 166 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Woodbine Manufacturing | 166 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Grocery-Cherokee | 307 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cherokee Regional Medical Center | 299 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Truck-Cherokee | 110 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Merchandise-Cherokee | 99 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AFD | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | HOA Springfield | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kendallville Iron & Metal, Inc. | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Village at Luther Ridge | 8.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BlueScope Buildings | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Garber Electrical Contractors | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crestview Rehabilitation Center | 166 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sikeston RSC | 166 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.