Hospitals, general medical and surgical · South Carolina
Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge
Columbia, SC · ~866 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge runs at 49% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade A.
Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge: 3.7 TCR = 49% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge safety composite
Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 52%), 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).
67/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 71% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge: 2.8 → 4.1 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 4.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.19× in 2019
Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge's TCR rose 1.2 from 2.8 in 2017 to 4.1 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2018 at 4.2 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.19× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Columbia, SC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 3.7 · 49% of ind
- DART 0.7 DART
- RANK #22/95
- PHOTO Kane Community Hospi…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 61 inj
- SIZE ~866 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Kane Community Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge
3.7 TCR
- Kane Community
Kane Community Hospital
3.7 TCR
- Penn Highlands
Penn Highlands DuBois (East)
3.7 TCR
- Community Memo
Community Memorial Hospital
3.7 TCR
- Clarinda Regio
Clarinda Regional Health Center
3.7 TCR
What this shows Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge averages 3.7 TCR (49% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge TCR series: 2017=2.8 · 2018=4.2 · 2019=4.1 · BLS 7.5
Where Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 71% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to South Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 95 Hospitals, general medical and employers in South Carolina.
Palmetto Health Baptist Parkridge has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · SC · Columbia
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,610 rated employers in South Carolina with headcount on file · 542 employers in Columbia, SC · 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 | Kane Community Hospital | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Penn Highlands DuBois (East) | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Community Memorial Hospital | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Clarinda Regional Health Center | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | US2 Sandy Springs Facility | 869 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - GSP1 | 869 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | HISTORIC COLUMBIA SPEEDWAY | 863 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Kershaw County Government | 863 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Palmetto Health Richland | 5,949 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Prisma Health Richland | 4,729 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | South Carolina Department of Transportation | 4,400 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | SC Department of Transportation | 3,864 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | KXT Iuka MS | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Bandera Nursing and Rehab Center | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Renaissance Harborplace Hotel | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Antlers Early Head Start/Early Learning Center | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Mansfield Sales/Admin. | 866 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CFI Ocoee FL16 Call Center | 866 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CN Minnetonka | 866 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Coast King Packing, LLC Arizona | 866 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.