Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) · Iowa
Medical Associates West
Dubuque, IA · ~441 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.4
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Medical Associates West runs at 89% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) workplace, earning a grade C.
Medical Associates West: 3.4 TCR = 89% of Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS 3.8 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Medical Associates West safety composite
Medical Associates West scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 46% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 0.57 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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
−1.2
2016→2024
Medical Associates West injury rate improved
Medical Associates West's TCR fell 1.2 from 3.1 in 2016 to 2.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 4.6 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.17× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=3.1 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=4.0 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=2.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621111 · Dubuque, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.4 · 89% of ind
- DART 0.6 DART
- RANK #36/77
- PHOTO Sheffield Family Hea…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 102 inj
- SIZE ~441 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sheffield Family Health Center (0.0 TCR gap)
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Medical Associates West in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Medical Associates West
3.4 TCR
- Sheffield Fami
Sheffield Family Health Center
3.4 TCR
- CMG Suffolk Pe
CMG Suffolk Peds
3.4 TCR
- RWJ Physician
RWJ Physician Enterprise PA
3.4 TCR
- Sutter Bay Med
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation (30121)
3.4 TCR
What this shows Medical Associates West averages 3.4 TCR (89% of the Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, clinics) BLS benchmark).
Medical Associates West TCR series: 2016=3.1 · 2017=4.3 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=3.4 · 2022=4 · 2023=2 · 2024=2 · BLS 3.8
Where Medical Associates West falls in its industry
2,836 Physicians' (except mental hea establishmentsSafer than 46% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #36 safest of 77 Physicians' (except mental hea employers in Iowa.
Medical Associates West has more employees than the Physicians' (except mental health) offic median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.6 | 2.8 | 17 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 2.1 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 15 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 11 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621111 · IA · Dubuque
2,836 Physicians' (except mental health) offices (e.g., centers, 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 | Sheffield Family Health Center | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CMG Suffolk Peds | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RWJ Physician Enterprise PA | 3.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sutter Bay Medical Foundation (30121) | 3.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Methodist West Hospital | 440 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Metro Store | 439 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Waterloo Human Services | 439 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rhythm City Casino Resort | 443 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 | Midland Paper - Lenexa, KS | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kinsley Construction LLC | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Patriot | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Naturich Cosmetique Labs, Inc. | 3.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Division 5 | 441 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Visionworks (Manufacturing and Distribution) Schertz | 441 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Medical City Las Colinas | 441 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Robbinsville Board of Education | 441 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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