Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Ohio
Mercy Defiance Hospital
Defiance, OH · ~205 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 3.3
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mercy Defiance Hospital runs at 43% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade A.
Mercy Defiance Hospital: 3.3 TCR = 43% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mercy Defiance Hospital safety composite
Mercy Defiance Hospital scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 91% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
76/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 3.25 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 91% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 52% 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
−3.2
2021→2024
Mercy Defiance Hospital injury rate improved
Mercy Defiance Hospital's TCR fell 3.2 from 6.4 in 2021 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 6.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=6.4 · 2022=2.0 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Defiance, OH AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 3.3 · 43% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #140/352
- PHOTO Fairmont
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 18 inj
- SIZE ~205 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Fairmont (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mercy Defiance Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Mercy Defiance Hospital
3.3 TCR
- Fairmont
Fairmont
3.3 TCR
- Children's Hos
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Main Hospital
3.3 TCR
- William G. Roh
William G. Rohrer Center
3.3 TCR
- Lancaster Gene
Lancaster General Hospital
3.3 TCR
What this shows Mercy Defiance Hospital averages 3.3 TCR (43% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Mercy Defiance Hospital TCR series: 2021=6.4 · 2022=2 · 2023=1.4 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 7.5
Where Mercy Defiance Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 78% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Ohio alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #140 safest of 352 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Ohio.
Mercy Defiance Hospital has fewer employees than the Hospitals, general medical and surgical median and a lower 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 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.4 | 0.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · OH · Defiance
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,650 rated employers in Ohio with headcount on file · 65 employers in Defiance, OH · 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 | Fairmont | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Main Hospital | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | William G. Rohrer Center | 3.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lancaster General Hospital | 3.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Gahanna 850 | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fabrizi Trucking & Paving Co., Inc. | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | INEOS ABS USA LLC | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Permatex - Solon | 205 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Campbell Soup Supply Company, LLC | 1,425 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Motors LLC. | 734 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Defiance 8 | 437 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Defiance Regional Medical Center | 363 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Choice Fabricators | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Charles McDowell Rehabilitation Center | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Texas Stevedoring Services | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CTH Claridge House Manager LLC | 3.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Berd Electric LLC | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ware Presbyterian Village | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Exo-s Howe | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Trader Joe's 0565 Long Island City | 205 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.