Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Iowa
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics
West Union, IA · ~216 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics runs at 70% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade B.
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics: 5.2 TCR = 70% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics safety composite
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 77% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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)
- D 5.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 77% 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
−3.7
2016→2018
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics injury rate improved
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics's TCR fell 3.7 from 7.1 in 2016 to 3.4 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2016 at 7.1 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.11× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.1 · 2017=5.2 · 2018=3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · West Union, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 5.2 · 70% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #100/160
- PHOTO CHRISTUS Santa Rosa …
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 20 inj
- SIZE ~216 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CHRISTUS Santa Rosa New Braunfels (0.0 TCR gap)
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Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics
5.2 TCR
- CHRISTUS Santa
CHRISTUS Santa Rosa New Braunfels
5.2 TCR
- Santa Fe
Santa Fe
5.2 TCR
- Carteret Healt
Carteret Health Care
5.2 TCR
- Christus Spohn
Christus Spohn Kleberg-113
5.2 TCR
What this shows Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics averages 5.2 TCR (70% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics TCR series: 2016=7.1 · 2017=5.2 · 2018=3.4 · BLS 7.5
Where Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #100 safest of 160 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Iowa.
Gundersen Palmer Lutheran Hospital and Clinics 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.1 | 1.3 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · IA · West Union
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 7 employers in West Union, 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 | CHRISTUS Santa Rosa New Braunfels | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Santa Fe | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carteret Health Care | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Christus Spohn Kleberg-113 | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Palmer Candy Company Hwy 75 | 216 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clow Valve Company | 216 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | IA001 - IA-Des Moines-Pilot Travel Center | 216 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Iowa Home Care West Des Moines Branch | 216 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | West Union Trenching Inc. | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hillandale Farms LLC | 63 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fayette County Sheriff's Office | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fayette County Secondary Roads | 41 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | ITW Deltar Fasteners - Frankfort | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Linde - Union City | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 669 - Naples | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fulton | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Carbide | 216 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | DSSA-AZ | 216 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MaineGeneral - Hathaway Creative Center | 216 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rusk Rehabilitation Center | 216 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.