Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Iowa
People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center
Independence, IA · ~260 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 6.9
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center runs at 92% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade C.
People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center: 6.9 TCR = 92% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center safety composite
People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
35/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.91 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 32% 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
−2.9
2016→2022
People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center injury rate improved
People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center's TCR fell 2.9 from 6.5 in 2016 to 3.6 in 2022. Peak filing year was 2017 at 9.0 TCR. In 2022, DART was 0.37× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.5 · 2017=9.0 · 2018=8.2 · 2019=7.2 · 2022=3.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Independence, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 6.9 · 92% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #136/160
- PHOTO UnityPoint Health-St…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 62 inj
- SIZE ~260 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: UnityPoint Health-St Luke's Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center
6.9 TCR
- UnityPoint Hea
UnityPoint Health-St Luke's Hospital
6.9 TCR
- 1855-TNNAS178
1855-TNNAS178
6.9 TCR
- 2252-00000465
2252-00000465
6.9 TCR
- St. Mary's Goo
St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital - Greensboro
6.9 TCR
What this shows People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center averages 6.9 TCR (92% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center TCR series: 2016=6.5 · 2017=9 · 2018=8.2 · 2019=7.2 · 2022=3.6 · BLS 7.5
Where People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #136 safest of 160 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Iowa.
People's Memorial Hospital of Buchanan County Health Center has fewer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.2 | 4.1 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.2 | 3.1 | 14 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · IA · Independence
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 26 employers in Independence, IA · 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 | UnityPoint Health-St Luke's Hospital | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1855-TNNAS178 | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2252-00000465 | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital - Greensboro | 6.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kansas City Sausage Co., LLC / Altoona | 260 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Fort Dodge - Main Store | 260 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Muscatine - Main Store | 260 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | WM 913 | 260 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Indepedence Store | 524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Geater Machining and Manufacturing, CO | 315 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | INDEPENDENCE PLANT | 244 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Blue Independence Iowa | 215 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | City of Spartanburg | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 055832-Paradise Po | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 052934-Garden Grove Po | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 316480-Pahrump Po | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Police | 260 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Royal Building Products | 260 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Attic Angel Place | 260 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Northwest Ordinance Distilling | 260 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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