General medical and surgical hospitals · Indiana
St Catherine Hospital
East Chicago, IN · ~973 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.5
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
St Catherine Hospital runs at 144% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade D.
St Catherine Hospital: 5.5 TCR = 144% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 3.8 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
St Catherine Hospital safety composite
St Catherine Hospital scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 25%), 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).
38/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.46 per 100 workers
Safer than 41% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 1.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 25% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−5.0
2016→2024
St Catherine Hospital injury rate improved
St Catherine Hospital's TCR fell 5.0 from 8.0 in 2016 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2017 at 8.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=8.0 · 2017=8.2 · 2018=6.3 · 2019=6.5 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621999 · East Chicago, IN ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 5.5 · 144% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #14/17
- PHOTO Banner Boswell Medic…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 304 inj
- SIZE ~973 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Banner Boswell Medical Center EM (0.0 TCR gap)
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St Catherine Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 5081 - CA Mend
5081 - CA Mendocino County Jail
5.6 TCR
- This site
St Catherine Hospital
5.5 TCR
- Banner Boswell
Banner Boswell Medical Center EM
5.5 TCR
- Arbor Walk Hea
Arbor Walk Healthcare Center
5.5 TCR
- MacNeal Hospit
MacNeal Hospital
5.4 TCR
What this shows St Catherine Hospital averages 5.5 TCR (144% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
St Catherine Hospital TCR series: 2016=8 · 2017=8.2 · 2018=6.3 · 2019=6.5 · 2022=3.4 · 2023=2.8 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.8
Where St Catherine Hospital falls in its industry
461 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 41% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Indiana alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #14 safest of 17 General medical and surgical h employers in Indiana.
St Catherine Hospital has more employees than the General medical and surgical hospitals median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 23 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.8 | 1.8 | 21 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.5 | 2.3 | 51 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6.3 | 2.7 | 51 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 68 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 8.0 | 3.1 | 66 | 2 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621999 · IN · East Chicago
461 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 12,750 rated employers in Indiana with headcount on file · 69 employers in East Chicago, IN · 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 | Banner Boswell Medical Center EM | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MacNeal Hospital | 5.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Arbor Walk Healthcare Center | 5.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 5081 - CA Mendocino County Jail | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | MS Companies | 973 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Venture Transport - Indy | 977 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | INDPW9669 IND - RAMP PAX | 978 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : IND5 | 965 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Arcelormittal Indiana Harbor | 3,844 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Cleveland-Cliffs - Indiana Harbor | 3,192 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar East Chicago | 1,371 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Ameristar Casino and Hotel East Chicago | 1,155 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Main Office | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Baptist Health Deaconess Medical Group | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | busch products inc | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lorain Estates Senior Living | 5.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | CLT1 | 973 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eastern State Hospital | 973 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gibson | 973 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tobey Road | 973 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.