Medical Transport · Arizona
SW NorthwestOperations
Tucson, AZ · ~40 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 14.8
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
SW NorthwestOperations runs at 391% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Medical Transport workplace, earning a grade F.
SW NorthwestOperations: 14.8 TCR = 391% of Medical Transport BLS 3.8 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
SW NorthwestOperations safety composite
SW NorthwestOperations scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 19%), 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).
29/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 14.84 per 100 workers
Safer than 19% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 9.28 per 100 workers
Safer than 24% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 51% 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
SW NorthwestOperations: 1.8 → 27.8 TCR
Peak year 2020 @ 27.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.63× in 2020
SW NorthwestOperations's TCR rose 26.0 from 1.8 in 2019 to 27.8 in 2020. In 2020, DART was 0.63× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621910 · Tucson, AZ ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 14.8 · 391% of ind
- DART 9.3 DART
- RANK #20/31
- PHOTO EHP - SW
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 5 inj
- SIZE ~40 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: EHP - SW (0.0 TCR gap)
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SW NorthwestOperations in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Hunt County O
Hunt County Operations
14.9 TCR
- PMH EMS
PMH EMS
14.9 TCR
- This site
SW NorthwestOperations
14.8 TCR
- EHP - SW
EHP - SW
14.8 TCR
- Orange Cross A
Orange Cross Ambulance, Inc.
14.8 TCR
What this shows SW NorthwestOperations averages 14.8 TCR (391% of the Medical Transport BLS benchmark).
SW NorthwestOperations TCR series: 2019=1.8 · 2020=27.8 · BLS 3.8
Where SW NorthwestOperations falls in its industry
976 Medical Transport establishmentsSafer than 19% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 8.3.
Narrower to Arizona alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 31 Medical Transport employers in Arizona.
SW NorthwestOperations has fewer employees than the Medical Transport median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 8.3. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 27.8 | 9.3 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621910 · AZ · Tucson
976 Medical Transport employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,594 rated employers in Arizona with headcount on file · 1,150 employers in Tucson, AZ · 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 | EHP - SW | 14.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Hunt County Operations | 14.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PMH EMS | 14.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Orange Cross Ambulance, Inc. | 14.8 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | H Four Farms III | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Maricopa Ops | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Arizona Drilling & Blasting | 40 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ocotillo Power Plant | 40 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Arizona | 18,951 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Raytheon_Tucson_AZ_Airport Site | 9,878 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tucson Medical Center | 4,407 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | U.S. Border Patrol Sector - Tucson | 3,989 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pressure Treating Facility | 14.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Fisher Auto Parts - BRASE | 14.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Fountains at Granite City | 14.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 161511-Chi-Daniel J Doffyn Sta | 14.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Werner Enterprises/ALLPA Terminal | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advanced Disposal - Rochester | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Advanced Disposal - Beloit | 40 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 0000000127 Quickchek Food Stores | 40 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.