General medical and surgical hospitals · Delaware
Kent General Hospital
Dover, DE · ~3,064 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Kent General Hospital runs at 64% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade B.
Kent General Hospital: 4.8 TCR = 64% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Kent General Hospital safety composite
Kent General Hospital scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 52%), 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).
54/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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
−2.3
2016→2024
Kent General Hospital injury rate improved
Kent General Hospital's TCR fell 2.3 from 6.2 in 2016 to 3.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 7.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.2 · 2017=5.7 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=4.8 · 2020=7.8 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Dover, DE AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 4.8 · 64% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #4/13
- PHOTO Landmark Hospital of…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 1,049 inj
- SIZE ~3,064 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Landmark Hospital of Joplin, LLC (0.0 TCR gap)
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Kent General Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Kent General Hospital
4.8 TCR
- Landmark Hospi
Landmark Hospital of Joplin, LLC
4.8 TCR
- Mount Desert I
Mount Desert Island Hospital
4.8 TCR
- Hamilton Medic
Hamilton Medical Center
4.8 TCR
- SOUTH CENTRAL
SOUTH CENTRAL HEALTH DBA WISHEK HOSPITAL CLINIC ASSOCIATION
4.8 TCR
What this shows Kent General Hospital averages 4.8 TCR (64% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
Kent General Hospital TCR series: 2016=6.2 · 2017=5.7 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=4.8 · 2020=7.8 · 2021=3.9 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=2.7 · 2024=3.9 · BLS 7.5
Where Kent General Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 56% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Delaware alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 13 General medical and surgical h employers in Delaware.
Kent General Hospital has more employees than the General medical and surgical hospitals median and a lower 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 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 104 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 86 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 2.0 | 99 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 101 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 148 | 60 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 123 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 2.4 | 108 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 135 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.2 | 3.7 | 145 | 8 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · DE · Dover
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 1,487 rated employers in Delaware with headcount on file · 138 employers in Dover, DE · 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 | Landmark Hospital of Joplin, LLC | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mount Desert Island Hospital | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hamilton Medical Center | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SOUTH CENTRAL HEALTH DBA WISHEK HOSPITAL CLINIC ASSOCIATION | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - MTN1 | 3,143 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : PHL7 | 2,921 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - PHL7 | 2,706 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Beebe Healthcare | 2,465 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DE00000045 GOODWILL INDUSTRIES - RODNEY | 1,028 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DE00000047 GOODWILL INDUSTRIES - GATEWAY | 1,028 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DEL0000222 Dover Janitorial | 1,028 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Osha's 300A -R35 | 798 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | YMCA Administration Office | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Building 4 | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | EMS Aurora on France | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Joy-Mark, Inc. | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mount Sinai Beth Israel | 3,062 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mount Sinai St. Luke's | 3,066 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cook Incorporated Park 48 | 3,062 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ellis Hospital | 3,061 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.