Ambulance services, air or ground · Virginia
LifeCare Ambulance Service, Inc.
Wise, VA · ~42 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 19.2
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
LifeCare Ambulance Service, Inc. runs at 506% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Ambulance services, air or ground workplace, earning a grade F.
LifeCare Ambulance Service, Inc.: 19.2 TCR = 506% of Ambulance services, air or ground BLS 3.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
LifeCare Ambulance Service, Inc. safety composite
LifeCare Ambulance Service, Inc. scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 19.24 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% 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
−11.4
2016→2024
LifeCare Ambulance Service, Inc. injury rate improved
LifeCare Ambulance Service, Inc.'s TCR fell 11.4 from 22.0 in 2016 to 10.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 27.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=22.0 · 2017=25.1 · 2018=19.3 · 2019=23.1 · 2020=9.4 · 2021=27.7 · 2022=16.2 · 2023=19.6 · 2024=10.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621910 · Wise, VA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 19.2 · 506% of ind
- DART 4.3 DART
- RANK #17/20
- PHOTO Lapeer County EMS St…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 86 inj
- SIZE ~42 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Lapeer County EMS Station Five - ST5 (0.0 TCR gap)
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LifeCare Ambulance Service, Inc. in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Genesis Commun
Genesis Community Ambulance
19.4 TCR
- Lapeer County
Lapeer County EMS Station Five - ST5
19.3 TCR
- Superior Air-G
Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service of Ohio, Inc.
19.3 TCR
- This site
LifeCare Ambulance Service, Inc.
19.2 TCR
- FV Medical Tra
FV Medical Transportation
19.1 TCR
What this shows LifeCare Ambulance Service, Inc. averages 19.2 TCR (506% of the Ambulance services, air or ground BLS benchmark).
LifeCare Ambulance Service, Inc. TCR series: 2016=22 · 2017=25.1 · 2018=19.3 · 2019=23.1 · 2020=9.4 · 2021=27.7 · 2022=16.2 · 2023=19.6 · 2024=10.7 · BLS 3.8
Where LifeCare Ambulance Service, Inc. falls in its industry
976 Ambulance services, air or gro establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 8.3.
Narrower to Virginia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 20 Ambulance services, air or gro employers in Virginia.
LifeCare Ambulance Service, Inc. has fewer employees than the Ambulance services, air or ground median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 8.3. 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 | 10.7 | 4.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 19.6 | 4.3 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16.2 | 6.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 27.7 | 2.0 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.4 | 0.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 23.1 | 9.6 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 19.3 | 1.9 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 25.1 | 7.7 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 22.0 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621910 · VA · Wise
976 Ambulance services, air or ground employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,673 rated employers in Virginia with headcount on file · 12 employers in Wise, 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 | Lapeer County EMS Station Five - ST5 | 19.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service of Ohio, Inc. | 19.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | FV Medical Transportation | 19.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Genesis Community Ambulance | 19.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DSTC - CHESTER | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | RIVERFRONT PLAZA (951 E Byrd) | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WGL VA - Shenandoah | 42 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Twin Enterprises Inc | 42 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Food City Store #898 | 145 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1678 LOWE S OF WISE COUNTY VA. | 136 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2807-1678 | 133 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Heritage Hall Wise | 109 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Cox Roofing Co., LLC | 19.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | West Main | 19.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bay Auto Parts Inc | 19.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fire Department | 19.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mike's Fence Center Inc | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | King Printing Company Inc | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Forman Ford - 03 | 42 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pemberton Fabricators, Inc. | 42 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.