Hospitals, general medical and surgical · North Carolina
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital
Murphy, NC · ~434 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital runs at 71% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade B.
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital: 5.3 TCR = 71% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital safety composite
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 91% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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).
64/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.29 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 91% 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
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital: 4.8 → 5.8 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2024
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital's TCR rose 1.0 from 4.8 in 2022 to 5.8 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Murphy, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 5.3 · 71% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #98/175
- PHOTO Medical City Fort Wo…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~434 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Medical City Fort Worth (0.0 TCR gap)
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Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital
5.3 TCR
- Medical City F
Medical City Fort Worth
5.3 TCR
- Ridgecrest Reg
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital
5.3 TCR
- BETH ISRAEL DE
BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM
5.3 TCR
- Trinity Health
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Primary Care Cherry Hill Village
5.3 TCR
What this shows Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital averages 5.3 TCR (71% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital TCR series: 2022=4.8 · 2024=5.8 · BLS 7.5
Where Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 48% 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 #98 safest of 175 Hospitals, general medical and employers in North Carolina.
Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital has fewer 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 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 19 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.8 | 1.4 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · NC · Murphy
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 24 employers in Murphy, 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 | Medical City Fort Worth | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ridgecrest Regional Hospital | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS HOSPITAL NEEDHAM | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Primary Care Cherry Hill Village | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Qorvo 8220 | 434 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Alexander County Admin | 434 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Therapeutics Corporation | 435 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1034 | 435 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino and Hotel | 914 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cherokee County Schools | 474 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Moog Inc. | 393 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Moog, Inc - Murphy | 378 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Colchester VT | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2987 Ctv172 | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital Needham | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Gd3, LLC | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tomahawk, Wi | 434 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Naperville Handi-Foil | 434 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Baker Hughes - CTI | 434 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Titan Peach Farms | 434 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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