Hospital · Texas
Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center
Houston, TX · ~8,873 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 10.4
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center runs at 138% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hospital workplace, earning a grade D.
Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center: 10.4 TCR = 138% of Hospital BLS 7.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center safety composite
Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 7%), 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).
19/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 7% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 5.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% 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
−0.5
2023→2024
Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center injury rate improved
Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center's TCR fell 0.5 from 10.6 in 2023 to 10.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 10.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=10.6 · 2024=10.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 10.4 · 138% of ind
- DART 5.7 DART
- RANK #494/520
- PHOTO Houston Methodist St…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 1,440 inj
- SIZE ~8,873 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Houston Methodist St. John Hospital (Nassau Bay, TX) (0.0 TCR gap)
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Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center
10.4 TCR
- Houston Method
Houston Methodist St. John Hospital (Nassau Bay, TX)
10.4 TCR
- St. Luke's Hos
St. Luke's Hospital Allentown
10.4 TCR
- Chilton Medica
Chilton Medical Center
10.3 TCR
- Memorialcare L
Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center
10.3 TCR
What this shows Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center averages 10.4 TCR (138% of the Hospital BLS benchmark).
Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center TCR series: 2023=10.6 · 2024=10.1 · BLS 7.5
Where Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center falls in its industry
6,862 Hospital establishmentsSafer than 7% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #494 safest of 520 Hospital employers in Texas.
Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center has more employees than the Hospital 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 | 10.1 | 5.7 | 711 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 10.6 | 6.0 | 729 | 7 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · TX · Houston
6,862 Hospital employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | Houston Methodist St. John Hospital (Nassau Bay, TX) | 10.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | St. Luke's Hospital Allentown | 10.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Chilton Medical Center | 10.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Memorialcare Long Beach Medical Center | 10.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Texas Children's Hospital | 8,769 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Bexar County Hospital District | 8,703 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NA-US-TX-Austin-Giga Texas | 8,621 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Dakin Texas Technology Park (DTTP) | 9,168 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital (Medical Center) | 8,325 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pasta - State College | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | WD Door - Ankeny | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon.com Services LLC - DFH7 | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Flying Pig Logistics DWO1 | 10.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NJ3726001 | 8,857 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Henry Ford Hospital | 8,838 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC. | 8,819 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | New Partners in Care | 8,819 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.