General medical and surgical hospitals · Texas
Houston Northwest Medical Center
Houston, TX · ~1,357 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 6.0
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Houston Northwest Medical Center runs at 80% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade C.
Houston Northwest Medical Center: 6.0 TCR = 80% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Houston Northwest Medical Center safety composite
Houston Northwest Medical Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 16%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.03 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.11 per 100 workers
Safer than 16% 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
Houston Northwest Medical Center: 5.2 → 6.7 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 12.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.68× in 2021
Houston Northwest Medical Center's TCR rose 1.4 from 5.2 in 2016 to 6.7 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2020 at 12.6 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.68× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 6.0 · 80% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #379/520
- PHOTO APH-Annie Penn Hospi…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 275 inj
- SIZE ~1,357 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: APH-Annie Penn Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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Houston Northwest Medical Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Houston Northwest Medical Center
6 TCR
- APH-Annie Penn
APH-Annie Penn Hospital
6 TCR
- COV HCA VENTUR
COV HCA VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (VCMC)
6 TCR
- Las Palmas Med
Las Palmas Medical Center
6 TCR
- St. Luke's Phy
St. Luke's Physician's Group
6 TCR
What this shows Houston Northwest Medical Center averages 6.0 TCR (80% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
Houston Northwest Medical Center TCR series: 2016=5.2 · 2017=5.2 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=2.8 · 2020=12.6 · 2021=6.7 · BLS 7.5
Where Houston Northwest Medical Center falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 37% 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 #379 safest of 520 General medical and surgical h employers in Texas.
Houston Northwest Medical Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6.7 | 4.1 | 41 | 40 | 0 |
| 2020 | 12.6 | 10.2 | 37 | 113 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 34 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 44 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 62 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 57 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · TX · Houston
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals 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 | APH-Annie Penn Hospital | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | COV HCA VENTURA COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER (VCMC) | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Las Palmas Medical Center | 6.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | St. Luke's Physician's Group | 6.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | ICU Medical | 1,357 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ConocoPhillips | 1,362 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6394-B2305 | 1,351 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Woman's Hospital of Texas | 1,351 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 Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | AFB International Aurora | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Martel Bakery Mix, LLC | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avamere Rehabilitation of Hillsboro | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | EcoLogic Energy Solutions #377 | 6.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Eden Medical Center (207-EMC) | 1,357 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Yellowstone National Park | 1,357 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Springhill Medical Center | 1,357 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Medical Center of the Rockies | 1,357 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.