Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Texas
South Austin Medical Center
Austin, TX · ~1,730 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
South Austin Medical Center runs at 74% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade B.
South Austin Medical Center: 5.5 TCR = 74% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)
South Austin Medical Center safety composite
South Austin Medical Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 44%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.54 per 100 workers
Safer than 44% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.72 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
South Austin Medical Center: 4.3 → 6.3 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 6.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.31× in 2024
South Austin Medical Center's TCR rose 2.1 from 4.3 in 2022 to 6.3 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.31× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Austin, TX AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 5.5 · 74% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #342/520
- PHOTO UPMC Somerset
- BOOK 3y book
- INJ 229 inj
- SIZE ~1,730 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: UPMC Somerset (0.0 TCR gap)
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South Austin Medical Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
South Austin Medical Center
5.5 TCR
- UPMC Somerset
UPMC Somerset
5.5 TCR
- HCA Florida Hi
HCA Florida Highlands Hospital
5.5 TCR
- Newton Wellesl
Newton Wellesley Hospital
5.5 TCR
- Medical City N
Medical City North Hills
5.5 TCR
What this shows South Austin Medical Center averages 5.5 TCR (74% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
South Austin Medical Center TCR series: 2022=4.3 · 2023=6 · 2024=6.3 · BLS 7.5
Where South Austin Medical Center falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 44% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #342 safest of 520 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Texas.
South Austin Medical Center has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6.3 | 1.7 | 88 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.0 | 1.3 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 1.9 | 57 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · TX · Austin
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 1,645 employers in Austin, TX · 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 | UPMC Somerset | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | HCA Florida Highlands Hospital | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Newton Wellesley Hospital | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Medical City North Hills | 5.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Wood Group USA, Inc.- Downstream and Chemicals | 1,734 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NCH Corporation | 1,726 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Vitesco Technologies USA LLC | 1,735 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | US TX Round Rock Office 07 | 1,735 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ensign Services | 11,325 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | NA-US-TX-Austin-Giga Texas | 8,621 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6017-Loc: CORP LOC - US Austin | 6,911 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6017-CORP LOC - USA UNITED STATES - AST | 5,272 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Solberg Manufacturing Hilltop | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 5897 Hartford Fdc | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 1263 N Greenbush | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2207 Topeka | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | General Office | 1,730 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ncral - Raleigh | 1,730 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lockheed Martin Corporation US NJ Mount Laurel Tech Campus (1450) | 1,731 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rockford Air Hub (Ilrkf) | 1,729 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.