Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Massachusetts
St. Luke's Hospital
New Bedford, MA · ~2,204 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 5.6
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
St. Luke's Hospital runs at 75% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade B.
St. Luke's Hospital: 5.6 TCR = 75% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
St. Luke's Hospital safety composite
St. Luke's Hospital scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 28%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.62 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 2.87 per 100 workers
Safer than 28% 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%).
St. Luke's Hospital held a steady TCR band
St. Luke's Hospital's TCR held near 0.1 from 4.0 in 2017 to 4.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2020 at 14.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.51× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.0 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=7.4 · 2020=14.7 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=4.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · New Bedford, MA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 5.6 · 75% of ind
- DART 2.9 DART
- RANK #50/87
- PHOTO Southcoast VNA
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 801 inj
- SIZE ~2,204 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Southcoast VNA (0.0 TCR gap)
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St. Luke's Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
St. Luke's Hospital
5.6 TCR
- Southcoast VNA
Southcoast VNA
5.6 TCR
- Baptist Health
Baptist Health Paducah
5.6 TCR
- Southside Regi
Southside Regional Medical Center
5.6 TCR
- Emory Hillanda
Emory Hillandale Hospital - EHC
5.6 TCR
What this shows St. Luke's Hospital averages 5.6 TCR (75% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
St. Luke's Hospital TCR series: 2017=4 · 2018=4.4 · 2019=7.4 · 2020=14.7 · 2021=1.1 · 2022=5.5 · 2023=3.8 · 2024=4 · BLS 7.5
Where St. Luke's Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 43% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Massachusetts alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #50 safest of 87 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Massachusetts.
St. Luke's Hospital 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 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 92 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 2.3 | 82 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | 3.4 | 102 | 18 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 84 | 78 | 0 |
| 2020 | 14.7 | 12.0 | 151 | 70 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.4 | 4.5 | 114 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 96 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · MA · New Bedford
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,108 rated employers in Massachusetts with headcount on file · 109 employers in New Bedford, MA · 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 | Southcoast VNA | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Baptist Health Paducah | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Southside Regional Medical Center | 5.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Emory Hillandale Hospital - EHC | 5.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Corporate | 2,213 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eliassen Group, LLC | 2,220 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Foundation Of The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary | 2,270 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Novartis Institutes for Biomedical Research, Inc. | 2,272 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | High Point & Affiliated Organizations | 1,264 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JAMCO | 690 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | LifeStream | 644 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Market Basket #65 | 511 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | FPS | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mubea Coil Springs | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | ABILENE | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wahle'S Wood Works & Mouldings, Inc. | 5.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Tyler Main Hospital | 2,205 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SAO : Reading | 2,203 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : MSP1 | 2,202 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AdventHealth Altamonte Springs | 2,201 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.