Hospitals, general medical and surgical · South Carolina
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center
Chester, SC · ~344 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center runs at 87% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade C.
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center: 6.5 TCR = 87% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center safety composite
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 31%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.64 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% 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
−0.9
2019→2024
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center injury rate improved
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center's TCR fell 0.9 from 6.5 in 2019 to 5.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 9.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=6.5 · 2020=9.2 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=5.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Chester, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 6.5 · 87% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #73/95
- PHOTO LAURENS COUNTY MEDIC…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 81 inj
- SIZE ~344 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: LAURENS COUNTY MEDICAL CAMPUS (0.0 TCR gap)
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MUSC Health Chester Medical Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center
6.5 TCR
- LAURENS COUNTY
LAURENS COUNTY MEDICAL CAMPUS
6.5 TCR
- OSF Saint Paul
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center
6.5 TCR
- Trinity Health
Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Primary Care Arbor Park
6.5 TCR
- Tempe St. Luke
Tempe St. Luke's Hospital
6.5 TCR
What this shows MUSC Health Chester Medical Center averages 6.5 TCR (87% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center TCR series: 2019=6.5 · 2020=9.2 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=5.6 · BLS 7.5
Where MUSC Health Chester Medical Center falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 31% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #73 safest of 95 Hospitals, general medical and employers in South Carolina.
MUSC Health Chester Medical Center has fewer employees than the Hospitals, general medical and surgical 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 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 2.1 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 2.0 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 9.2 | 4.3 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 0.7 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · SC · Chester
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 28 employers in Chester, SC · 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 | LAURENS COUNTY MEDICAL CAMPUS | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OSF Saint Paul Medical Center | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trinity Health IHA Medical Group Primary Care Arbor Park | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tempe St. Luke's Hospital | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Spartanburg Steel Products | 345 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fort Mill Distribution Center | 343 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Renfrow Industrial | 342 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Aspire Bakeries- West Columbia, SC | 342 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Carolina Poly | 484 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chester Plywood - WP | 324 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Boral Stone Chester | 291 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 1603 | 198 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Residence at Voorhees | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1030 - Memphis NE | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sinclairville Volunteer Fire Company | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Eisenman | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Advance Auto Parts DC 42 | 344 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Slurry Pavers, Inc | 344 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Harvest Sherwood Food Distributors Detroit | 344 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of New England | 344 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.