Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Illinois
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL · ~6,604 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Northwestern Memorial Hospital runs at 73% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade B.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital: 5.5 TCR = 73% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Northwestern Memorial Hospital safety composite
Northwestern Memorial Hospital scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 37%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% 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%).
Northwestern Memorial Hospital held a steady TCR band
Northwestern Memorial Hospital's TCR held near 0.1 from 5.1 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 6.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.41× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.1 · 2018=5.6 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=5.4 · 2024=5.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 5.5 · 73% of ind
- DART 2.3 DART
- RANK #143/300
- PHOTO Memorial Hermann Woo…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 2,342 inj
- SIZE ~6,604 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Memorial Hermann Woodlands Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
5.5 TCR
- Memorial Herma
Memorial Hermann Woodlands Hospital
5.5 TCR
- Indiana Univer
Indiana University Health Paoli Hospital
5.5 TCR
- Mercy Hospital
Mercy Hospital-MHN-IA
5.5 TCR
- DLP Central Ca
DLP Central Carolina Hospital
5.5 TCR
What this shows Northwestern Memorial Hospital averages 5.5 TCR (73% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Northwestern Memorial Hospital TCR series: 2016=5.1 · 2018=5.6 · 2019=4.9 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=5.4 · 2024=5 · BLS 7.5
Where Northwestern Memorial Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 45% 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 #143 safest of 300 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Illinois.
Northwestern Memorial Hospital has more 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 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 301 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.4 | 2.8 | 301 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 296 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 320 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 354 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.9 | 2.3 | 255 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 285 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.1 | 1.7 | 230 | 6 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · IL · Chicago
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, 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 | Memorial Hermann Woodlands Hospital | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Indiana University Health Paoli Hospital | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mercy Hospital-MHN-IA | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DLP Central Carolina Hospital | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | XLT Management Services, Inc. | 6,590 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Loyola University Hospital | 6,433 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Southern Illinois University Carbondale | 6,287 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CHICAGO AREA CONSOLIDATION HUB (ILHOD) | 6,953 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago Public Schools | 49,500 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chicago/Corporate | 18,831 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Illinois at Chicago | 13,092 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University Health Service UIC UIC Campus | 12,732 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Icon | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1041P - Grand Rapids Production | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Max J. Kuney Company | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | S&W Electrical Contractors, Inc. | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Prime Therapeutics - Prime Landing & Remote | 6,596 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vidant Medical Center | 6,615 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Educational Services LLC | 6,575 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | East Penn Lyons Station | 6,569 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.