Skilled nursing facilities · Tennessee
Life Care Center of Banner Elk
Banner Elk, TN · ~115 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 4.9
- Avg TCR
- 6.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Life Care Center of Banner Elk runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Skilled nursing facilities workplace, earning a grade B.
Life Care Center of Banner Elk: 4.9 TCR = 75% of Skilled nursing facilities BLS 6.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Life Care Center of Banner Elk safety composite
Life Care Center of Banner Elk scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 66% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 49%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 66% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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→2018
Life Care Center of Banner Elk injury rate improved
Life Care Center of Banner Elk's TCR fell 1.0 from 4.5 in 2016 to 3.5 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 6.6 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.72× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.5 · 2017=6.6 · 2018=3.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 623110 · Banner Elk, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 4.9 · 75% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #103/278
- PHOTO Imperial Manor
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 12 inj
- SIZE ~115 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Imperial Manor (0.0 TCR gap)
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Life Care Center of Banner Elk in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Life Care Center of Banner Elk
4.9 TCR
- Imperial Manor
Imperial Manor
4.9 TCR
- Heritage Hall
Heritage Hall Front Royal
4.9 TCR
- Tim Chesney Mi
Tim Chesney Miami Covington
4.9 TCR
- Edgewood Manor
Edgewood Manor of Lucasville II
4.9 TCR
What this shows Life Care Center of Banner Elk averages 4.9 TCR (75% of the Skilled nursing facilities BLS benchmark).
Life Care Center of Banner Elk TCR series: 2016=4.5 · 2017=6.6 · 2018=3.5 · BLS 6.5
Where Life Care Center of Banner Elk falls in its industry
15,252 Skilled nursing facilities establishmentsSafer than 66% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.6.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #103 safest of 278 Skilled nursing facilities employers in Tennessee.
Life Care Center of Banner Elk has more employees than the Skilled nursing facilities median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
623110 · TN · Banner Elk
15,252 Skilled nursing facilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 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 | Imperial Manor | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Heritage Hall Front Royal | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tim Chesney Miami Covington | 4.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Edgewood Manor of Lucasville II | 4.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Fayetteville Public Utilities | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Electric Division | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Nashville Branch | 115 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Manganaro TN LLC | 115 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | HSD Truckload | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Holiday Inn Orlando- Disney Springs Area | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Charlottesville-Pupil Tran | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Heartland Health Care Center - Ft. Myers | 4.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Phoenix Cotton Center III | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Howell Munitions & Technology, Inc. | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | LP Live Oak, LLC | 115 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Franklin Oaks Nursing & Rehab | 115 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.