Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Virginia
Lewis Gale Medical Center
Salem, VA · ~1,159 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 11.4
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Lewis Gale Medical Center runs at 153% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade D.
Lewis Gale Medical Center: 11.4 TCR = 153% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Lewis Gale Medical Center safety composite
Lewis Gale Medical Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% 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
−1.5
2019→2024
Lewis Gale Medical Center injury rate improved
Lewis Gale Medical Center's TCR fell 1.5 from 8.2 in 2019 to 6.8 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 24.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=8.2 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=15.2 · 2023=24.2 · 2024=6.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Salem, VA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 11.4 · 153% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #128/129
- PHOTO 2643-14270001-142701
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 467 inj
- SIZE ~1,159 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2643-14270001-142701 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Lewis Gale Medical Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Lewis Gale Medical Center
11.4 TCR
- 2643-14270001-
2643-14270001-142701
11.4 TCR
- 6164-ST VINCEN
6164-ST VINCENT'S
11.4 TCR
- Newton Medical
Newton Medical Center
11.4 TCR
- Henry Ford Wya
Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital
11.4 TCR
What this shows Lewis Gale Medical Center averages 11.4 TCR (153% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Lewis Gale Medical Center TCR series: 2019=8.2 · 2021=2.8 · 2022=15.2 · 2023=24.2 · 2024=6.8 · BLS 7.5
Where Lewis Gale Medical Center falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #128 safest of 129 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Virginia.
Lewis Gale Medical Center has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.8 | 2.1 | 82 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 24.2 | 7.0 | 170 | 113 | 0 |
| 2022 | 15.2 | 8.3 | 95 | 69 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 30 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 8.2 | 2.4 | 90 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · VA · Salem
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 134 employers in Salem, 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 | 2643-14270001-142701 | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6164-ST VINCENT'S | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Newton Medical Center | 11.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital | 11.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | BAE Norfolk Ship Repair | 1,153 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Inova Fair Oaks Hospital | 1,153 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | OKTNVAEA | 1,151 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EMCOR Government Services | 1,167 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carter Machinery Company, Inc. | 2,763 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Yokohama Tire Manufacturing Virginia, LLC | 770 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LewisGale Medical Center | 690 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Yokohama Tire Manufacturing VA | 654 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Premier Fence LLC | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sea Pines | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sil-Kemp, Inc | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sierra Valley Painting Inc | 11.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbia Memorial Physical Therapy - Greene | 1,159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Columbia Memorial Pediatrics - Valatie | 1,159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Catskill Rapid Care | 1,159 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CMH Tannersville Family Care | 1,159 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.