General Medical and Surgical Hospitals · Iowa
Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE
Newton, IA · ~205 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 5.7
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE runs at 76% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General Medical and Surgical Hospitals workplace, earning a grade B.
Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE: 5.7 TCR = 76% of General Medical and Surgical Hospitals BLS 7.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE safety composite
Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 75% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 42%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.67 per 100 workers
Safer than 75% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE: 4.0 → 7.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 7.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.12× in 2024
Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE's TCR rose 3.4 from 4.0 in 2023 to 7.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.12× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Newton, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 5.7 · 76% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #114/160
- PHOTO Naples Community Hos…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 14 inj
- SIZE ~205 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Naples Community Hospital, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE
5.7 TCR
- Naples Communi
Naples Community Hospital, Inc.
5.7 TCR
- PAM Specialty
PAM Specialty of Luling
5.7 TCR
- S0358 LIVINGST
S0358 LIVINGSTON REG. HOSP
5.7 TCR
- CentraCare Mel
CentraCare Melrose
5.7 TCR
What this shows Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE averages 5.7 TCR (76% of the General Medical and Surgical Hospitals BLS benchmark).
Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE TCR series: 2023=4 · 2024=7.4 · BLS 7.5
Where Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE falls in its industry
6,862 General Medical and Surgical H establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #114 safest of 160 General Medical and Surgical H employers in Iowa.
Newton Medical Center Hospital-MHS-IA/NE has fewer employees than the General Medical and Surgical Hospitals 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 | 7.4 | 0.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · IA · Newton
6,862 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 55 employers in Newton, IA · 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 | Naples Community Hospital, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PAM Specialty of Luling | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | S0358 LIVINGSTON REG. HOSP | 5.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CentraCare Melrose | 5.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Van Maanen Electric, Inc. | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Chariton Produce Commissary | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Viking Pump Inc - Machine Shop (A Unit of IDEX Corporation) | 205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Henderson Products Manchester | 205 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TPI Composites LLC IA | 925 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Newton Correctional Facility | 863 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Progress Industries | 239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 748 | 229 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Rehabilitation Hospital of Southern New Mexico, Inc. | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Matthew Warren Spring | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Livingston | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Whelco Industrial, Ltd | 5.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Maximum Quality Foods, Inc. | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Worthington Steel Delta | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jacksonville Health and Rehabilitation, LLC | 205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kitchen Kompact, Inc. | 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.