General medical and surgical hospitals · New Jersey
RWJ University Hospital Somerset
Somerville, NJ · ~2,018 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 10.9
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
RWJ University Hospital Somerset runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade D.
RWJ University Hospital Somerset: 10.9 TCR = 145% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
RWJ University Hospital Somerset safety composite
RWJ University Hospital Somerset 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).
21/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 10.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 6% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.13 per 100 workers
Safer than 15% 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 Somerset: 8.7 → 11.7 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 12.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.38× in 2024
RWJ University Hospital Somerset's TCR rose 3.0 from 8.7 in 2022 to 11.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 12.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.38× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Somerville, NJ ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 10.9 · 145% of ind
- DART 4.1 DART
- RANK #91/101
- PHOTO St. Luke's Hospital-…
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 454 inj
- SIZE ~2,018 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: St. Luke's Hospital- Anderson (0.0 TCR gap)
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RWJ University Hospital Somerset in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
RWJ University Hospital Somerset
10.9 TCR
- St. Luke's Hos
St. Luke's Hospital- Anderson
10.9 TCR
- 2032-08181251
2032-08181251
10.9 TCR
- 2032-08180577
2032-08180577
10.9 TCR
- Houston Method
Houston Methodist St Catherine Hospital (Katy, TX)
10.9 TCR
What this shows RWJ University Hospital Somerset averages 10.9 TCR (145% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
RWJ University Hospital Somerset TCR series: 2022=8.7 · 2023=12.3 · 2024=11.7 · BLS 7.5
Where RWJ University Hospital Somerset 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 New Jersey alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #91 safest of 101 General medical and surgical h employers in New Jersey.
RWJ University Hospital Somerset 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 | 11.7 | 4.1 | 158 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12.3 | 3.7 | 164 | 3 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8.7 | 3.4 | 132 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · NJ · Somerville
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 11,201 rated employers in New Jersey with headcount on file · 19 employers in Somerville, 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 | St. Luke's Hospital- Anderson | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2032-08181251 | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2032-08180577 | 10.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Houston Methodist St Catherine Hospital (Katy, TX) | 10.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kenvue WHQ Skillman | 2,022 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Capital Health Regional Medical Center | 2,022 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | E. R. Squibb & Sons LLC - New Brunswick | 2,002 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Atlanticare City Division | 2,038 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ethicon Somerville | 2,125 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ethicon US Somerville | 710 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | #470 Branchburg Shoprite | 238 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | #468 Somerville Shoprite | 222 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ignite Medical Resort Bartlesville LLC | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ziggy's, Spokane Valley | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Saint Paul Hotel | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Esch Landscaping, LLC | 10.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | DAL-INFLIGHT | 2,020 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | FV St Johns Hospital | 2,020 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cohen Children's Medical Ctr | 2,016 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Marian Regional Medical Center | 2,021 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.