General Medical and Surgical Hospitals · North Carolina
Duke University Hospital
Durham, NC · ~11,048 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 8.3
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 2
- Fatalities
The verdict
Duke University Hospital runs at 111% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical General Medical and Surgical Hospitals workplace, earning a grade C.
Duke University Hospital: 8.3 TCR = 111% of General Medical and Surgical Hospitals BLS 7.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Duke University Hospital safety composite
Duke University Hospital scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 15% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).
10/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 8.33 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 2
Safer than 0% 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
Duke University Hospital: 6.7 → 9.4 TCR
Peak year 2022 @ 13.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.58× in 2024
Duke University Hospital's TCR rose 2.8 from 6.7 in 2016 to 9.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 13.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.58× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Durham, NC ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 8.3 · 111% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #162/175
- PHOTO Methodist Hospital T…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 5,103 inj
- SIZE ~11,048 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Methodist Hospital Texsan (0.0 TCR gap)
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Duke University Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Duke University Hospital
8.3 TCR
- Methodist Hosp
Methodist Hospital Texsan
8.3 TCR
- Medical Plaza
Medical Plaza - 5525 Grossmont Center Drive
8.3 TCR
- 2643-16280001-
2643-16280001-162801
8.3 TCR
- ALLEGIANCE SPE
ALLEGIANCE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK
8.3 TCR
What this shows Duke University Hospital averages 8.3 TCR (111% of the General Medical and Surgical Hospitals BLS benchmark).
Duke University Hospital TCR series: 2016=6.7 · 2017=7 · 2018=6.3 · 2019=5.6 · 2020=8.3 · 2021=8.1 · 2022=13.8 · 2023=9.7 · 2024=9.4 · BLS 7.5
Where Duke University Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 General Medical and Surgical H establishmentsSafer than 15% 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 #162 safest of 175 General Medical and Surgical H employers in North Carolina.
Duke University Hospital has more employees than the General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 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 | 9.4 | 4.8 | 646 | 378 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.7 | 5.2 | 608 | 391 | 0 |
| 2022 | 13.8 | 9.6 | 579 | 780 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.1 | 4.0 | 567 | 256 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.3 | 4.2 | 532 | 304 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 512 | 12 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 560 | 6 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.0 | 1.6 | 577 | 17 | 2 |
| 2016 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 522 | 22 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · NC · Durham
6,862 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 530 employers in Durham, 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 | Methodist Hospital Texsan | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Medical Plaza - 5525 Grossmont Center Drive | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2643-16280001-162801 | 8.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ALLEGIANCE SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF NORTH LITTLE ROCK | 8.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | UNC Health Care | 11,237 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NC State University | 11,491 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WFBMC - Winston Campus | 13,298 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1101-Carolinas Medical Center (1101) | 8,444 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Duke University | 23,871 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | BCBSNC Telecommuters | 3,033 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Wolfspeed - Durham, NC | 3,013 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | GSK/ViiV Pharma Field Sales | 2,700 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Oaks at Bethesda | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Legacy Steel | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Flex-Strut, Inc. | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Hearth and Home at EL Camino | 8.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | University of Kentucky - Main Campus - Fayette County | 11,013 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NYU Langone Hospital - Long Island | 11,183 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2636-California.San Jose | 11,308 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UC Santa Barbara | 10,779 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.