General medical and surgical hospitals · District of Columbia
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC · ~7,073 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 9.5
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 3
- Fatalities
The verdict
Medstar Washington Hospital Center runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade D.
Medstar Washington Hospital Center: 9.5 TCR = 126% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Medstar Washington Hospital Center safety composite
Medstar Washington Hospital Center scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 21% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).
11/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 9% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 3.47 per 100 workers
Safer than 21% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 3
Safer than 0% 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
−1.8
2016→2024
Medstar Washington Hospital Center injury rate improved
Medstar Washington Hospital Center's TCR fell 1.8 from 10.1 in 2016 to 8.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 13.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=10.1 · 2020=13.4 · 2021=9.8 · 2022=7.3 · 2023=7.9 · 2024=8.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Washington, DC ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 9.5 · 126% of ind
- DART 3.5 DART
- RANK #11/11
- PHOTO Riddle Hospital
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 2,931 inj
- SIZE ~7,073 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Riddle Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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Medstar Washington Hospital Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Medstar Washington Hospital Center
9.5 TCR
- Riddle Hospita
Riddle Hospital
9.5 TCR
- Newark Beth Is
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
9.5 TCR
- Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center
9.5 TCR
- Little Company
Little Company of Mary Medical Center
9.5 TCR
What this shows Medstar Washington Hospital Center averages 9.5 TCR (126% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
Medstar Washington Hospital Center TCR series: 2016=10.1 · 2020=13.4 · 2021=9.8 · 2022=7.3 · 2023=7.9 · 2024=8.3 · BLS 7.5
Where Medstar Washington Hospital Center falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 9% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to District of Columbia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 11 General medical and surgical h employers in District of Columbia.
Medstar Washington Hospital Center has more employees than the General medical and surgical hospitals 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 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 513 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 472 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.3 | 3.8 | 430 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.8 | 5.8 | 510 | 83 | 0 |
| 2020 | 13.4 | 9.7 | 457 | 339 | 3 |
| 2016 | 10.1 | 4.1 | 549 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · DC · Washington
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 793 rated employers in District of Columbia with headcount on file · 748 employers in Washington, DC · 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 | Riddle Hospital | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Newark Beth Israel Medical Center | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center | 9.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Little Company of Mary Medical Center | 9.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Children's National Medical Center | 7,153 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Medstar Georgetown University Hospital | 4,771 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Customs and Border Protection - Headquarters | 3,601 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DC Arena, LP | 2,729 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sibley Memorial Hospital | 2,578 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2576-13072000-13072 | 2,280 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2576-55 | 2,152 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2576-055 | 2,131 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | City Heights FHC | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Governor's Green | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cook County Hospital District | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D1 St Charles Yard | 9.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | SPAR Field Services | 7,072 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North Shore University Hospitl | 7,067 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WA019 | 7,084 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hawthorne, CA | 7,104 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.