Senior citizens' homes without nursing care · Washington

Merrill Gardens at the University

Name: Merrill Gardens at the University Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Seattle, WA · ~64 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 5.1
Avg TCR: 3.8
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Merrill Gardens at the University runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Senior citizens' homes without nursing care workplace, earning a grade D.

Merrill Gardens at the University: 5.1 TCR = 135% of Senior citizens' homes without nursing care BLS 3.8 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Merrill Gardens at the University safety composite

Merrill Gardens at the University scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 67% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).

63/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): C 5.14 per 100 workers

Safer than 67% of industry peers
DART rate: C 0.05 per 100 workers

Safer than 67% 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

−12.0

2018→2023

Merrill Gardens at the University injury rate improved

Merrill Gardens at the University's TCR fell 12.0 from 12.2 in 2018 to 0.2 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2018 at 12.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.01× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2018=12.2 · 2021=3.1 · 2023=0.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 623312 · Seattle, WA ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 5.1 · 135% of ind

DART 0.1 DART
RANK #45/216
PHOTO Cornerstone Management
BOOK 3y book
INJ 13 inj
SIZE ~64 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Cornerstone Management (0.0 TCR gap)

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Cornerstone Ma

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LakeHouse Lake

5.1
63042 SUNRISE

5.1
2248-63054

5.1

What this shows Merrill Gardens at the University averages 5.1 TCR (135% of the Senior citizens' homes without nursing care BLS benchmark).

Merrill Gardens at the University TCR series: 2018=12.2 · 2021=3.1 · 2023=0.2 · BLS 3.8

Where Merrill Gardens at the University falls in its industry

6,510 Senior citizens' homes without establishments

Safer than 67% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 7.2.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #45 safest of 216 Senior citizens' homes without employers in Washington.

Merrill Gardens at the University (64 employees, TCR 5.1) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 49 employees and a TCR of 7.2

Merrill Gardens at the University has more employees than the Senior citizens' homes without nursing c median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 7.2. 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
2023	0.2	0.1	7
2021	3.1	0.0	1
2018	12.2	12.2	5

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

623312 · WA · Seattle

6,510 Senior citizens' homes without nursing care employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 1,279 employers in Seattle, WA · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Cornerstone Management	ROCHESTER, MN	5.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	LakeHouse Lake Mills	LAKE MILLS, WI	5.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	63042 SUNRISE OF PIKESVILLE	PIKESVILLE, MD	5.1 TCR
NAICS-TCR	2248-63054	ARLINGTON, VA	5.1 TCR
STATE-SIZE	El Oro Cattle Feeders LLC	MOSES LAKE	64 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Sagebrush Ranches LLC	MABTON	64 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Bell Substation	MEAD	64 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Kennewick General Office	KENNEWICK	64 FTE
CITY-NEAR	UW Seattle	Seattle	32,378 FTE
CITY-NEAR	The United States of America	Seattle	25,000 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Starz Entertainment	Seattle	25,000 FTE
CITY-NEAR	UW Medical Center - Montlake and NW	Seattle	11,307 FTE
NAT-TCR	Riverside Methodist Hospital	Columbus, OH	5.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	832 W 22nd St Tempe Az 85282	Tempe, AZ	5.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Agropur - Luxemburg	Luxemburg, WI	5.1 TCR
NAT-TCR	Radisson Hotel Chatsworth	Chatsworth, CA	5.1 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Plant/Field Departments	Random Lake, WI	64 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Sterling Pointe Senior Living	Princeton, MN	64 FTE
NAT-SIZE	PA.PITTS.98 - Ricoh Americas Holdings, Inc	Pittsburgh, PA	64 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Security and Fire Electronics Inc	St Augustine, FL	64 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2021, 2018. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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