General medical and surgical hospitals · New Jersey
RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick
New Brunswick, NJ · ~5,384 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick runs at 66% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade B.
RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick: 5.0 TCR = 66% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick safety composite
RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 53% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 33%), 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).
46/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 53% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.52 per 100 workers
Safer than 33% 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%).
Rising injury rate
RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick: 1.2 → 6.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 7.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.51× in 2024
RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick's TCR rose 5.0 from 1.2 in 2022 to 6.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 7.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · New Brunswick, NJ AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 5.0 · 66% of ind
- DART 2.5 DART
- RANK #23/101
- PHOTO Palms West Hospital
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 878 inj
- SIZE ~5,384 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Palms West Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick
5 TCR
- Palms West Hos
Palms West Hospital
5 TCR
- University of
University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton
5 TCR
- 0206-02621636
0206-02621636
5 TCR
- VCU Health Sys
VCU Health System
5 TCR
What this shows RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick averages 5.0 TCR (66% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick TCR series: 2022=1.2 · 2023=7.4 · 2024=6.2 · BLS 7.5
Where RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 53% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #23 safest of 101 General medical and surgical h employers in New Jersey.
RWJ University Hospital New Brunswick has more employees than the General medical and surgical hospitals median and a lower 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 | 6.2 | 2.5 | 351 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 3.0 | 236 | 15 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 291 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · NJ · New Brunswick
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 50 employers in New Brunswick, NJ · 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 | Palms West Hospital | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | University of Maryland Shore Medical Center at Easton | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 0206-02621636 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | VCU Health System | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Artech, LLC | 5,320 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Stryker Orthopedics | 5,226 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Location 2000 | 4,981 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Borgata Hotel Casino and Spa | 4,827 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Johnson and Johnson | 2,828 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Johnson and Johnson Corporate New Brunswick | 2,159 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | E. R. Squibb & Sons LLC - New Brunswick | 2,002 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | New Brunswick | 1,555 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Daniel Electric | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Kumi Manufacturing Alabama LLC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Amazon Retail LLC - MAF7 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 145 Jessup Md | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Northeast Georgia Medical Center, Inc. | 5,384 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Spartanburg Medical Center | 5,386 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rogers Processing | 5,377 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Public Sector | 5,366 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.