Hospitals, general medical and surgical · California
Palomar Medical Center Escondido
Escondido, CA · ~3,031 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 5.8
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Palomar Medical Center Escondido runs at 77% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade B.
Palomar Medical Center Escondido: 5.8 TCR = 77% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Palomar Medical Center Escondido safety composite
Palomar Medical Center Escondido scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.8 per 100 workers
Safer than 40% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.89 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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
−2.3
2022→2023
Palomar Medical Center Escondido injury rate improved
Palomar Medical Center Escondido's TCR fell 2.3 from 6.9 in 2022 to 4.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 6.9 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.5× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2022=6.9 · 2023=4.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Escondido, CA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 5.8 · 77% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #233/662
- PHOTO Bear River Valley Ho…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 221 inj
- SIZE ~3,031 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Bear River Valley Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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Palomar Medical Center Escondido in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Palomar Medical Center Escondido
5.8 TCR
- Bear River Val
Bear River Valley Hospital
5.8 TCR
- Grandview Hosp
Grandview Hosptial
5.8 TCR
- Texas Health D
Texas Health Denton
5.8 TCR
- Howard County
Howard County General Hospital
5.8 TCR
What this shows Palomar Medical Center Escondido averages 5.8 TCR (77% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Palomar Medical Center Escondido TCR series: 2022=6.9 · 2023=4.7 · BLS 7.5
Where Palomar Medical Center Escondido falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 40% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #233 safest of 662 Hospitals, general medical and employers in California.
Palomar Medical Center Escondido 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4.7 | 2.9 | 103 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.9 | 5.3 | 118 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · CA · Escondido
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 244 employers in Escondido, 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 | Bear River Valley Hospital | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Grandview Hosptial | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Texas Health Denton | 5.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Howard County General Hospital | 5.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Skechers | 3,027 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Janitorial | 3,026 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 08880002 LOS ANGELES MEDICAL CENTER | 3,024 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sharp Memorial Hospital | 3,039 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | CA Escondido | 4,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Escondido CA | 1,546 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Bergelectric Corp. CA | 1,279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | California Department of Transportation Facility 491 | 1,203 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Chandler Ray Road | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Summerwinds West Bell | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | MV-NC-MOCKSVILLE | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | LP Coshocton, LLC | 5.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Juno Beach Office | 3,032 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 6354-FL20 | 3,030 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | BCBSNC Telecommuters | 3,033 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | OK005 | 3,027 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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