Skilled nursing facilities · South Carolina
NHC Healthcare, Bluffton
Bluffton, SC · ~179 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 6.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
NHC Healthcare, Bluffton runs at 80% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Skilled nursing facilities workplace, earning a grade C.
NHC Healthcare, Bluffton: 5.2 TCR = 80% of Skilled nursing facilities BLS 6.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
NHC Healthcare, Bluffton safety composite
NHC Healthcare, Bluffton scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 63% 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 5.23 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.3 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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%).
Rising injury rate
NHC Healthcare, Bluffton: 2.5 → 4.1 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 15.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.63× in 2023
NHC Healthcare, Bluffton's TCR rose 1.6 from 2.5 in 2017 to 4.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 15.5 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 623110 · Bluffton, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 5.2 · 80% of ind
- DART 3.3 DART
- RANK #72/165
- PHOTO Victoria Post Acute …
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 41 inj
- SIZE ~179 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Victoria Post Acute Care (0.0 TCR gap)
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NHC Healthcare, Bluffton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
NHC Healthcare, Bluffton
5.2 TCR
- Victoria Post
Victoria Post Acute Care
5.2 TCR
- Seaview Rehabi
Seaview Rehabilitation and Wellness Center
5.2 TCR
- Country Villa
Country Villa Pavilion Nursing Center
5.2 TCR
- Florida Presby
Florida Presbyterian Homes
5.2 TCR
What this shows NHC Healthcare, Bluffton averages 5.2 TCR (80% of the Skilled nursing facilities BLS benchmark).
NHC Healthcare, Bluffton TCR series: 2017=2.5 · 2018=4.8 · 2019=3.5 · 2020=15.5 · 2021=2.9 · 2022=3.3 · 2023=4.1 · BLS 6.5
Where NHC Healthcare, Bluffton falls in its industry
15,252 Skilled nursing facilities establishmentsSafer than 63% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.6.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #72 safest of 165 Skilled nursing facilities employers in South Carolina.
NHC Healthcare, Bluffton has more employees than the Skilled nursing facilities median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 7 | 17 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.5 | 2.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
623110 · SC · Bluffton
15,252 Skilled nursing facilities employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 54 employers in Bluffton, 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 | Victoria Post Acute Care | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Seaview Rehabilitation and Wellness Center | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Country Villa Pavilion Nursing Center | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Florida Presbyterian Homes | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | 2807-1533 | 179 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1533 LOWE S OF BLUFFTON SC | 179 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1521 LOWE S OF BEAUFORT SC | 179 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1198 - Anderson | 179 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmetto Bluff Investments | 457 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6395 | 249 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 6395 | 248 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 011-00703 | 222 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | City of Birmingham | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lapp Electric | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Parkdale America LLC Plant 24 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Krystal Companies LLC | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Strawberry Fields, Inc | 179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Sippican Healthcare Center | 179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Robsag Inc. | 179 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elite Electrical Contractors, Inc | 179 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.