General medical and surgical hospitals · North Carolina
Rutherford Regional Medical Center
Rutherfordton, NC · ~438 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 10.6
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Rutherford Regional Medical Center runs at 141% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade D.
Rutherford Regional Medical Center: 10.6 TCR = 141% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Rutherford Regional Medical Center safety composite
Rutherford Regional Medical Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 6%), 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).
26/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 31% 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
−2.8
2016→2024
Rutherford Regional Medical Center injury rate improved
Rutherford Regional Medical Center's TCR fell 2.8 from 9.1 in 2016 to 6.4 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 17.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.25× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.1 · 2017=8.0 · 2018=8.1 · 2019=10.8 · 2020=15.5 · 2021=17.2 · 2022=12.4 · 2023=7.8 · 2024=6.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Rutherfordton, NC ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 10.6 · 141% of ind
- DART 2.7 DART
- RANK #168/175
- PHOTO 9292-AHSR050 - SIERR…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 237 inj
- SIZE ~438 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 9292-AHSR050 - SIERRA CARE CENTER UNIT 6 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Rutherford Regional Medical Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Rutherford Regional Medical Center
10.6 TCR
- 9292-AHSR050 -
9292-AHSR050 - SIERRA CARE CENTER UNIT 6
10.6 TCR
- Tri-State Memo
Tri-State Memorial Hospital
10.6 TCR
- CA128 PROVIDEN
CA128 PROVIDENCE LITTLE CO OF MARY SUBACUTE CA
10.6 TCR
- Sullivan Count
Sullivan County Community Hospital
10.6 TCR
What this shows Rutherford Regional Medical Center averages 10.6 TCR (141% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
Rutherford Regional Medical Center TCR series: 2016=9.1 · 2017=8 · 2018=8.1 · 2019=10.8 · 2020=15.5 · 2021=17.2 · 2022=12.4 · 2023=7.8 · 2024=6.4 · BLS 7.5
Where Rutherford Regional Medical Center falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #168 safest of 175 General medical and surgical h employers in North Carolina.
Rutherford Regional Medical Center has fewer 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 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 18 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 12.4 | 6.0 | 20 | 13 | 0 |
| 2021 | 17.2 | 10.8 | 19 | 29 | 0 |
| 2020 | 15.5 | 9.7 | 25 | 23 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.8 | 4.2 | 33 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.1 | 3.5 | 28 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.0 | 3.9 | 31 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.1 | 3.5 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · NC · Rutherfordton
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 20 employers in Rutherfordton, NC · 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 | 9292-AHSR050 - SIERRA CARE CENTER UNIT 6 | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tri-State Memorial Hospital | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CA128 PROVIDENCE LITTLE CO OF MARY SUBACUTE CA | 10.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Sullivan County Community Hospital | 10.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | De Oro Foods, DBA Dorada Foods, LLC | 438 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ethan Allen Operations, Inc. | 438 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tencarva Machinery Company | 438 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Buncombe County-Social Services | 438 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Rutherfordton | 232 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aallied Die Casting | 167 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Parton Lumber Company | 142 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | RU-RU-RUTHERFORDTON | 124 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | City of Charleston - Police Department | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ocala Oaks Rehabilitation Center | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | La Cosecha Food Service, LLC | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Grand Rapids Metaltek Inc. | 10.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Trumbull | 438 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Raymond-Muscatine, Inc. | 438 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Stone Mountain GA | 438 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | PA Operations | 438 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.