Healthcare · Kentucky
Norton Women's and Children's Hospital NWCH
Louisville, KY · ~1,990 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 6.8
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Norton Women's and Children's Hospital NWCH runs at 91% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Healthcare workplace, earning a grade C.
Norton Women's and Children's Hospital NWCH: 6.8 TCR = 91% of Healthcare BLS 7.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Norton Women's and Children's Hospital NWCH safety composite
Norton Women's and Children's Hospital NWCH scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 27%), 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).
43/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.45 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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
−4.6
2017→2024
Norton Women's and Children's Hospital NWCH injury rate improved
Norton Women's and Children's Hospital NWCH's TCR fell 4.6 from 9.7 in 2017 to 5.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=9.7 · 2018=6.4 · 2019=5.7 · 2021=7.1 · 2022=6.0 · 2023=7.9 · 2024=5.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Louisville, KY AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 6.8 · 91% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #98/141
- PHOTO Piedmont Rockdale Ho…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 566 inj
- SIZE ~1,990 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Piedmont Rockdale Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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Norton Women's and Children's Hospital NWCH in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Norton Women's and Children's Hospital NWCH
6.8 TCR
- Piedmont Rockd
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
6.8 TCR
- UPMC Carlisle
UPMC Carlisle
6.8 TCR
- EL PASO LTACH
EL PASO LTACH PARTNERS LP
6.8 TCR
- PenBay Medical
PenBay Medical Center - 6 Glen Cove
6.8 TCR
What this shows Norton Women's and Children's Hospital NWCH averages 6.8 TCR (91% of the Healthcare BLS benchmark).
Norton Women's and Children's Hospital NWCH TCR series: 2017=9.7 · 2018=6.4 · 2019=5.7 · 2021=7.1 · 2022=6 · 2023=7.9 · 2024=5.1 · BLS 7.5
Where Norton Women's and Children's Hospital NWCH falls in its industry
6,862 Healthcare establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #98 safest of 141 Healthcare employers in Kentucky.
Norton Women's and Children's Hospital NWCH has more employees than the Healthcare 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 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.9 | 1.8 | 101 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.1 | 1.9 | 95 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 77 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.7 | 3.6 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · KY · Louisville
6,862 Healthcare employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 1,638 employers in Louisville, KY · 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 | Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UPMC Carlisle | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | EL PASO LTACH PARTNERS LP | 6.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PenBay Medical Center - 6 Glen Cove | 6.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Jewish Hospital | 1,974 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UPSCO AIRLINE (KYALN) | 1,944 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Baptist Health Hardin | 2,058 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Metalsa | 1,921 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jefferson County Public Schools | 18,524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KYGRA - WORLDPORT | 11,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WORLDPORT (KYGRA) | 9,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KTKY TRUCK | 8,757 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Courtyard Marriott Ankeny | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JMS Russel Metals Corp - LPC | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mar Vista Gardens | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Law Enforcement Center | 6.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Charleston Area Medical Center General Division | 1,990 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | East Jefferson General Hospital | 1,989 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Washington Regional Medical System | 1,989 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | WNY Independent Living, Inc. | 1,988 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.