Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Illinois
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital
Sandwich, IL · ~218 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 4.8
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital runs at 65% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade B.
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital: 4.8 TCR = 65% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital safety composite
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
45/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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
−2.2
2016→2023
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital injury rate improved
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital's TCR fell 2.2 from 7.2 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 7.8 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.2 · 2018=6.5 · 2019=2.8 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=2.0 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Sandwich, IL AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 4.8 · 65% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #113/300
- PHOTO ElderOne
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 50 inj
- SIZE ~218 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: ElderOne (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital
4.8 TCR
- ElderOne
ElderOne
4.8 TCR
- Trousdale Medi
Trousdale Medical Center
4.8 TCR
- Inova Mount Ve
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital
4.8 TCR
- ECU Health Nor
ECU Health North Hospital
4.8 TCR
What this shows Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital averages 4.8 TCR (65% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital TCR series: 2016=7.2 · 2018=6.5 · 2019=2.8 · 2020=2.8 · 2021=2 · 2022=7.8 · 2023=5 · BLS 7.5
Where Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 55% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #113 safest of 300 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Illinois.
Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital has fewer employees than the Hospitals, general medical and surgical median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.0 | 2.9 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.8 | 5.7 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.5 | 3.2 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · IL · Sandwich
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 16 employers in Sandwich, IL · 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 | ElderOne | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Trousdale Medical Center | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Inova Mount Vernon Hospital | 4.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ECU Health North Hospital | 4.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Prysmian Cables and Systems USA, LLC | 218 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Metro Tech Service Corp | 218 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ferrara Candy Company - DeKalb | 218 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | United Laboratories, Inc. | 218 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Plano Molding - Sandwich | 277 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sandwich Manufacturing | 128 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Open Door Rehabilitation Center | 119 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Open Door West | 91 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Noland Hospital Birmingham | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | First Student - Woodburn | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Saint-Gobain Composite Systems | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center | 4.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NashobaValley Ski Area | 218 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lci - 241 | 218 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 55820 Denver North | 218 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Duluth Entertainment Convention Center | 218 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.