Hospitals, general medical and surgical · North Carolina
Swain Community Hospital
Bryson City, NC · ~102 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Swain Community Hospital runs at 69% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade B.
Swain Community Hospital: 5.2 TCR = 69% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Swain Community Hospital safety composite
Swain Community Hospital scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 12%), 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).
37/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.19 per 100 workers
Safer than 49% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.85 per 100 workers
Safer than 12% 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
Swain Community Hospital: 3.5 → 6.5 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 7.7 TCR · DART/TCR 0.93× in 2021
Swain Community Hospital's TCR rose 3.0 from 3.5 in 2017 to 6.5 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2019 at 7.7 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.93× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Bryson City, NC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 5.2 · 69% of ind
- DART 4.8 DART
- RANK #91/175
- PHOTO Sentara Martha Jeffe…
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 13 inj
- SIZE ~102 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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Swain Community Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Swain Community Hospital
5.2 TCR
- Sentara Martha
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital
5.2 TCR
- Mercy Fitzgera
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital-MHS-PA
5.2 TCR
- St. Luke's Des
St. Luke's Des Peres Hospital
5.2 TCR
- Aurora Medical
Aurora Medical Center Two Rivers
5.2 TCR
What this shows Swain Community Hospital averages 5.2 TCR (69% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
Swain Community Hospital TCR series: 2017=3.5 · 2018=5 · 2019=7.7 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=6.5 · BLS 7.5
Where Swain Community Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to North Carolina alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #91 safest of 175 Hospitals, general medical and employers in North Carolina.
Swain Community Hospital has fewer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.7 | 3.1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · NC · Bryson City
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,981 rated employers in North Carolina with headcount on file · 16 employers in Bryson City, NC · 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 | Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital-MHS-PA | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | St. Luke's Des Peres Hospital | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Aurora Medical Center Two Rivers | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Water Resources | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tar Heel Winston | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | A American Electric | 102 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Brady Services Inc | 102 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ConMet Bryson City | 139 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Store 035 | 129 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DLP Swain County Hospital LLC | 118 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Nantahala Outdoor Center - Nantahala Outpost | 105 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Nexion | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | D&W, Inc. | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Spectra Metal Sales Inc Atlanta (6100) CC:710 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avantara Ipswich | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | DEMA Engineering Co. | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eastland Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mar Cor Purification - Manufacturing MN | 102 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Paslin - Hoover | 102 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.