Orthopedic hospitals · Arkansas
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith
Fort Smith, AR · ~113 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 4.7
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith runs at 123% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Orthopedic hospitals workplace, earning a grade D.
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith: 4.7 TCR = 123% of Orthopedic hospitals BLS 3.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith safety composite
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 90% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
68/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- A 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 90% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
−0.8
2018→2024
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith injury rate improved
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith's TCR fell 0.8 from 3.0 in 2018 to 2.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=3.0 · 2019=3.0 · 2020=8.1 · 2021=6.9 · 2022=6.3 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=2.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622310 · Fort Smith, AR ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 4.7 · 123% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #9/24
- PHOTO 2253-H4500
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 32 inj
- SIZE ~113 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 2253-H4500 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith
4.7 TCR
- 2253-H4500
2253-H4500
4.7 TCR
- Encompass Heal
Encompass Health Rehab Hospital of City View
4.7 TCR
- 2253-H4635
2253-H4635
4.7 TCR
- Baptist Health
Baptist Health Rehabilitation Institute
4.7 TCR
What this shows Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith averages 4.7 TCR (123% of the Orthopedic hospitals BLS benchmark).
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith TCR series: 2018=3 · 2019=3 · 2020=8.1 · 2021=6.9 · 2022=6.3 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=2.2 · BLS 3.8
Where Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith falls in its industry
1,390 Orthopedic hospitals establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.4.
Narrower to Arkansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 24 Orthopedic hospitals employers in Arkansas.
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith has fewer employees than the Orthopedic hospitals median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.4. 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 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 6.9 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.1 | 2.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622310 · AR · Fort Smith
1,390 Orthopedic hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,393 rated employers in Arkansas with headcount on file · 249 employers in Fort Smith, AR · 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 | 2253-H4500 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Encompass Health Rehab Hospital of City View | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2253-H4635 | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Baptist Health Rehabilitation Institute | 4.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Deltic Timber Corporation - Ola Mill | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CONIFEX EL DORADO INC | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Atlas Tube Blytheville | 113 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ARJNB - JONESBORO CENTER | 113 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | MERCY HOSPITAL FORT SMITH | 1,944 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ABB Motors and Mechanical, Inc. - Fort Smith | 1,298 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Fort Smith - 5713 RS Boreham Jr Street | 985 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Baptist Health Medical Center - Fort Smith | 970 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Lear Corporation - Plymouth | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Watercrest at Kingwood AL | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Johnson River Enterprises LLC | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Almstead Tree & Shrub Care Company - Stamford | 4.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | LAX-ITP2 | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Toombs Nursing Home | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pre Con Construction Inc. | 113 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Standard Heating and Air Conditioning | 113 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.