Schools, medical · Washington

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences

Yakima, WA · ~144 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

C
Average Safety Record
1.5
Avg TCR
1.4
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences runs at 109% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Schools, medical workplace, earning a grade C.

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences: 1.5 TCR = 109% of Schools, medical BLS 1.4 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences safety composite

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 49%), 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).

D

52/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
D 1.53 per 100 workers

Safer than 49% of industry peers

DART rate
C 0.44 per 100 workers

Safer than 55% 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

−0.4

2019→2023

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences injury rate improved

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences's TCR fell 0.4 from 2.2 in 2019 to 1.8 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 2.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=2.2 · 2020=0.0 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=1.8

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 611310 · Yakima, WA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade C · TCR 1.5 · 109% of ind

  • DART 0.4 DART
  • RANK #10/15
  • PHOTO Stevenson University
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 8 inj
  • SIZE ~144 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Stevenson University (0.0 TCR gap)

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Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences averages 1.5 TCR (109% of the Schools, medical BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences TCR series: 2019=2.2 · 2020=0 · 2022=2.2 · 2023=1.8 · BLS 1.4

Where Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences falls in its industry

347 Schools, medical establishments

Safer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #10 safest of 15 Schools, medical employers in Washington.

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (144 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 617 employees and a TCR of 1.5 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 02,0004,0006,0008,00010,000 051015 Average employees Total Case Rate Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (144 employees, TCR 1.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 617 employees and a TCR of 1.5

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences has fewer employees than the Schools, medical median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 1.8 0.4 4 0 0
2022 2.2 0.4 4 1 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 2.2 0.4 0 6 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

611310 · WA · Yakima

347 Schools, medical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 192 employers in Yakima, WA · 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 Stevenson University 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Savannah College of Art and Design 1.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR Hibbing Community College 1.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR BYU Risk Management 1.5 TCR
STATE-SIZE Rognlin's, Inc. 144 FTE
STATE-SIZE Corporate 144 FTE
STATE-SIZE Expert Drywall, Inc. 144 FTE
STATE-SIZE Intermountain West Insulation 144 FTE
CITY-NEAR Yakima Valley Hospital WA 2,748 FTE
CITY-NEAR Borton Fruit 1,473 FTE
CITY-NEAR Yakima County 997 FTE
CITY-NEAR Borton Orchards 918 FTE
NAT-TCR Seyer Industries 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR ReEnergy Black River 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR High Mountains 1.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Fox Valley Container 1.5 TCR
NAT-SIZE Valley Joist LLC 144 FTE
NAT-SIZE Pilgrim Rehab & Skilled Nursing 144 FTE
NAT-SIZE Nomad GCS Inc 144 FTE
NAT-SIZE Carry On Trailer, Inc Texas 144 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.