Freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and clinics · Iowa
Medical Associates East
Dubuque, IA · ~281 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Medical Associates East runs at 121% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and clinics workplace, earning a grade D.
Medical Associates East: 4.6 TCR = 121% of Freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and clinics BLS 3.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Medical Associates East safety composite
Medical Associates East scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 38%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 0.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Medical Associates East injury rate improved
Medical Associates East's TCR fell 2.3 from 4.8 in 2016 to 2.5 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=4.8 · 2017=6.3 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=7.6 · 2020=0.5 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=2.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621493 · Dubuque, IA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.6 · 121% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #1/6
- PHOTO Inova Ambulatory Sur…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 91 inj
- SIZE ~281 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Inova Ambulatory Surgery Center of Lorton (0.0 TCR gap)
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Medical Associates East in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Medical Associates East
4.6 TCR
- Inova Ambulato
Inova Ambulatory Surgery Center of Lorton
4.6 TCR
- Tri-State Urol
Tri-State Urologic Services Inc. - Norwood
4.6 TCR
- MG Ambulatory
MG Ambulatory Care Center
4.6 TCR
- Dearborn Surge
Dearborn Surgery Center LLC
4.6 TCR
What this shows Medical Associates East averages 4.6 TCR (121% of the Freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and clinics BLS benchmark).
Medical Associates East TCR series: 2016=4.8 · 2017=6.3 · 2018=4.1 · 2019=7.6 · 2020=0.5 · 2021=4.2 · 2022=6.6 · 2023=4.7 · 2024=2.5 · BLS 3.8
Where Medical Associates East falls in its industry
498 Freestanding ambulatory surgic establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 6 Freestanding ambulatory surgic employers in Iowa.
Medical Associates East has more employees than the Freestanding ambulatory surgical centers median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.2. 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 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.7 | 0.8 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.2 | 0.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.6 | 3.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621493 · IA · Dubuque
498 Freestanding ambulatory surgical centers and clinics employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 217 employers in Dubuque, IA · 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 | Inova Ambulatory Surgery Center of Lorton | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tri-State Urologic Services Inc. - Norwood | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MG Ambulatory Care Center | 4.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dearborn Surgery Center LLC | 4.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Nestle Purina Pet Care | 280 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 1491 | 282 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | American Packaging Corporation Flexographic Center of Excellence | 283 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clow Valve Company - Machine Shop | 279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | John Deere Dubuque Works | 2,518 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Medical Center-Dubuque-MHS-IA/NE | 1,296 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MercyOne Dubuque | 1,285 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hirschbach Motor Lines, Inc | 1,110 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Point Blank Distributing Eugene | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Larson Oakwood Business Park, LLC | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Abw 1050 | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sanilac Intermediate School District | 4.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | FirstKey Homes LLC - Corporate | 281 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | NX Automotive Logistics USA, Inc. (MAP) | 281 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Greenwood Industries | 281 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Southern Motion Plant 2 | 281 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.