General medical and surgical hospitals · Kentucky
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care
Mount Vernon, KY · ~750 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 9.9
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care runs at 132% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade D.
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care: 9.9 TCR = 132% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care safety composite
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 8%), 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).
33/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 8% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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
−6.6
2016→2024
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care injury rate improved
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care's TCR fell 6.6 from 11.9 in 2016 to 5.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2019 at 30.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.19× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=11.9 · 2017=10.0 · 2018=6.7 · 2019=30.0 · 2020=6.3 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=5.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Mount Vernon, KY ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 9.9 · 132% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #127/141
- PHOTO Brigham and Women's …
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 289 inj
- SIZE ~750 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care
9.9 TCR
- Brigham and Wo
Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital
9.9 TCR
- Memorial Medic
Memorial Medical Center Livingston
9.9 TCR
- Charlevoix Hos
Charlevoix Hospital
9.9 TCR
- Highlands ARH
Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center
9.9 TCR
What this shows Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care averages 9.9 TCR (132% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care TCR series: 2016=11.9 · 2017=10 · 2018=6.7 · 2019=30 · 2020=6.3 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=3.6 · 2024=5.3 · BLS 7.5
Where Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 8% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #127 safest of 141 General medical and surgical h employers in Kentucky.
Rockcastle Regional Hospital & Respiratory Care has more employees than the General medical and surgical hospitals 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 30 | 5 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 20 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 33 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 40 | 5 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30.0 | 2.0 | 38 | 186 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.7 | 1.5 | 43 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 10.0 | 2.5 | 35 | 26 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11.9 | 2.3 | 50 | 23 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · KY · Mount Vernon
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 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 | Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital | 9.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Memorial Medical Center Livingston | 9.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Charlevoix Hospital | 9.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center | 9.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Reynolds Consumer Products Llc | 750 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 204789-LOUISVILLE KY P&DC | 752 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Taylor Farms | 747 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | EECSOWER | 754 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Chapin International Kentucky Division | 88 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Parks and Recreation | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Millwood Lumber Inc | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wolfe Roofing | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Highland Machine | 9.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Lockheed Martin Corporation US FL Clearwater Tampa Rd (1376) | 750 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wall New Jersey | 750 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Douglas Machine Inc. | 750 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cafe Valley | 750 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.