Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) · California
Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-40427)
Santa Cruz, CA · ~87 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-40427) runs at 92% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) workplace, earning a grade C.
Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-40427): 3.5 TCR = 92% of Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) BLS 3.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-40427) safety composite
Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-40427) scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 70% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 44%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 70% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-40427): 3.2 → 3.8 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 5.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0× in 2021
Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-40427)'s TCR rose 0.6 from 3.2 in 2017 to 3.8 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 5.2 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621111 · Santa Cruz, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.5 · 92% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #154/387
- PHOTO Brainerd Clinic
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~87 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brainerd Clinic (0.0 TCR gap)
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Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-40427) in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-40427)
3.5 TCR
- Brainerd Clini
Brainerd Clinic
3.5 TCR
- Twin Cities Or
Twin Cities Orthopedics - Robbinsdale
3.5 TCR
- 0026 ST PAUL H
0026 ST PAUL HEALTH CTR WOMEN UAC
3.5 TCR
- Mercy Hlth Ctr
Mercy Hlth Ctr Tuscarawas
3.5 TCR
What this shows Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-40427) averages 3.5 TCR (92% of the Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) BLS benchmark).
Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-40427) TCR series: 2017=3.2 · 2018=1.8 · 2019=5.2 · 2020=3.5 · 2021=3.8 · BLS 3.8
Where Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-40427) falls in its industry
2,836 Offices of Physicians (except establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.1.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #154 safest of 387 Offices of Physicians (except employers in California.
Palo Alto Medical Foundation (378-40427) has more employees than the Offices of Physicians (except Mental Hea median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.1. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.8 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.5 | 1.8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621111 · CA · Santa Cruz
2,836 Offices of Physicians (except Mental Health Specialists) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 133 employers in Santa Cruz, CA · 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 | Brainerd Clinic | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Twin Cities Orthopedics - Robbinsdale | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 0026 ST PAUL HEALTH CTR WOMEN UAC | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mercy Hlth Ctr Tuscarawas | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Martinelli Vineyard Management, Inc | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | farming | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | A. SAMBADO & SON INC | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Agromillora California | 87 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC Santa Cruz | 8,081 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6403-64030253 | 1,732 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dignity Health Dominican Hospital | 1,652 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 64030253-253001 DOMINICAN HOSPITAL SANTA CRUZ | 1,464 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 7851-Enphg-Valparaiso University | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coleraine | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Binson's Medical Equipment and Supplies | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | EPC- Elkhart | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Vivolac Office | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Textron Aviation - CSC New York | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kanthal Bethel | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Hartson-Kennedy Cabinet Top Company, Inc. | 87 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.