General medical and surgical hospitals · Arizona
Northwest Medical Center Houghton
Tucson, AZ · ~342 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 9.4
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northwest Medical Center Houghton runs at 125% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade D.
Northwest Medical Center Houghton: 9.4 TCR = 125% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northwest Medical Center Houghton safety composite
Northwest Medical Center Houghton scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
31/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.37 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% 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
2023→2024
Northwest Medical Center Houghton injury rate improved
Northwest Medical Center Houghton's TCR fell 0.9 from 9.8 in 2023 to 8.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 9.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=9.8 · 2024=8.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Tucson, AZ ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 9.4 · 125% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #58/65
- PHOTO CLAIBORNE MEDICAL CE…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 49 inj
- SIZE ~342 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CLAIBORNE MEDICAL CENTER (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northwest Medical Center Houghton in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Northwest Medical Center Houghton
9.4 TCR
- CLAIBORNE MEDI
CLAIBORNE MEDICAL CENTER
9.4 TCR
- SHMC at Riverb
SHMC at Riverbend
9.4 TCR
- County Jails #
County Jails #1 & #2
9.4 TCR
- Bayshore Commu
Bayshore Community Medical Center
9.4 TCR
What this shows Northwest Medical Center Houghton averages 9.4 TCR (125% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
Northwest Medical Center Houghton TCR series: 2023=9.8 · 2024=8.9 · BLS 7.5
Where Northwest Medical Center Houghton falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Arizona alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #58 safest of 65 General medical and surgical h employers in Arizona.
Northwest Medical Center Houghton 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 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.8 | 3.9 | 24 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · AZ · Tucson
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,594 rated employers in Arizona with headcount on file · 1,150 employers in Tucson, AZ · 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 | CLAIBORNE MEDICAL CENTER | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SHMC at Riverbend | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | County Jails #1 & #2 | 9.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bayshore Community Medical Center | 9.4 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Scottsdale Mfg | 342 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 3000 | 342 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Arizona Department of Corrections ASPC Winslow | 342 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maricopa County - Human Services (220) | 342 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Arizona | 18,951 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Raytheon_Tucson_AZ_Airport Site | 9,878 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tucson Medical Center | 4,407 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | U.S. Border Patrol Sector - Tucson | 3,989 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sonesta Charlotte | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | PRC Inc. | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | CSL Harlingen Court, LLC | 9.4 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Adman Electric, INC. | 342 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Reynolds Consumer Products | 342 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Teledyne Oil & Gas | 342 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Sarasota | 342 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.