Academies, college or university · Virginia
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA · ~6,991 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 1.5
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
James Madison University runs at 107% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Academies, college or university workplace, earning a grade C.
James Madison University: 1.5 TCR = 107% of Academies, college or university BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
James Madison University safety composite
James Madison University scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.63 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
−1.0
2016→2023
James Madison University injury rate improved
James Madison University's TCR fell 1.0 from 1.8 in 2016 to 0.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 1.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.42× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.8 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=1.3 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Harrisonburg, VA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 1.5 · 107% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #8/14
- PHOTO BYU Risk Management
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 408 inj
- SIZE ~6,991 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: BYU Risk Management (0.0 TCR gap)
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James Madison University in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
James Madison University
1.5 TCR
- BYU Risk Manag
BYU Risk Management
1.5 TCR
- Minnesota Stat
Minnesota State University Moorhead
1.5 TCR
- Carilion Jeffe
Carilion Jefferson Health Sciences Co. 02
1.5 TCR
- Savannah Colle
Savannah College of Art and Design
1.5 TCR
What this shows James Madison University averages 1.5 TCR (107% of the Academies, college or university BLS benchmark).
James Madison University TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=1.9 · 2018=1.6 · 2019=1.9 · 2020=1.3 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=1.3 · 2023=0.8 · BLS 1.4
Where James Madison University falls in its industry
347 Academies, college or universi establishmentsSafer than 50% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #8 safest of 14 Academies, college or universi employers in Virginia.
James Madison University has more employees than the Academies, college or university median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 45 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 46 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 36 | 11 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 70 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 59 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 62 | 6 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 62 | 5 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · VA · Harrisonburg
347 Academies, college or university employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 171 employers in Harrisonburg, VA · 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 | BYU Risk Management | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Minnesota State University Moorhead | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Carilion Jefferson Health Sciences Co. 02 | 1.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Savannah College of Art and Design | 1.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Inova Fairfax Medical Campus | 7,155 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UVA Medical Center | 7,268 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Carilion Clinic Co. 01 | 7,384 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Main Office - 01 | 7,774 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harrisonburg Processing | 4,130 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sentara Rockingham Memorial Hospital | 2,232 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Harrisonburg North Facility | 953 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Lakeside Book Company - Harrisonburg North | 932 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Oracle Elevator Holdco Inc Desto | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ssc - Store Support Center | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | BICO Drilling Tools, Inc. | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Marcus Paint Company | 1.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hackensack University Medical Center | 7,005 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rosendin - Main | 6,964 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago Area Consolidation Hub (Ilhod) | 6,953 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hennepin County Medical Center | 7,030 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.