Home health care agencies · New York
Mercy Home Care
Buffalo, NY · ~160 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.6
- Avg TCR
- 5.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mercy Home Care runs at 127% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Home health care agencies workplace, earning a grade D.
Mercy Home Care: 6.6 TCR = 127% of Home health care agencies BLS 5.2 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mercy Home Care safety composite
Mercy Home Care scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 28%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.61 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% 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
−7.0
2016→2024
Mercy Home Care injury rate improved
Mercy Home Care's TCR fell 7.0 from 7.0 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 9.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.0 · 2017=7.6 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=6.4 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=9.7 · 2023=8.4 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621610 · Buffalo, NY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.6 · 127% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #152/180
- PHOTO 5004 Raleigh
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~160 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 5004 Raleigh (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mercy Home Care in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Mercy Home Care
6.6 TCR
- 5004 Raleigh
5004 Raleigh
6.6 TCR
- BJC Home Care
BJC Home Care - Sullivan
6.6 TCR
- Good Shepherd
Good Shepherd Hospice- IPU Mercy
6.6 TCR
- Singh Family V
Singh Family Ventures, LLC dba Home Instead Senior Care
6.6 TCR
What this shows Mercy Home Care averages 6.6 TCR (127% of the Home health care agencies BLS benchmark).
Mercy Home Care TCR series: 2016=7 · 2017=7.6 · 2018=7.9 · 2019=6.4 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=9.7 · 2023=8.4 · 2024=0 · BLS 5.2
Where Mercy Home Care falls in its industry
3,635 Home health care agencies establishmentsSafer than 28% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #152 safest of 180 Home health care agencies employers in New York.
Mercy Home Care has more employees than the Home health care agencies median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.6 | 4.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.0 | 3.9 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621610 · NY · Buffalo
3,635 Home health care agencies employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 532 employers in Buffalo, NY · 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 | 5004 Raleigh | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BJC Home Care - Sullivan | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Good Shepherd Hospice- IPU Mercy | 6.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Singh Family Ventures, LLC dba Home Instead Senior Care | 6.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Island Pump and Tank | 160 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UNC - Rochester Plant & Distribution | 160 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Wenner Bakery -Bayport Facility | 160 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kariout LLC - Scotia | 160 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Buffalo General Hospital | 3,556 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mercy Hospital of Buffalo | 2,379 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WNY Independent Living, Inc. | 1,988 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Kaleida Health Oishei Childrens Hospital | 1,765 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | EC Lane Hotel, LLC | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | TES, Inc. Smokehouse BBQ and Brews 110 | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Plant 1 | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Yard | 6.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mele & Mele & Sons, Inc. | 160 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Freightliner Northwest, Pacific WA | 160 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Terex - North Bend | 160 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Atec 1 | 160 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.