General medical and surgical hospitals · Kentucky
The Medical Center at Caverna
Horse Cave, KY · ~88 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 11.5
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
The Medical Center at Caverna runs at 153% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade D.
The Medical Center at Caverna: 11.5 TCR = 153% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
The Medical Center at Caverna safety composite
The Medical Center at Caverna scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 5%), 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).
30/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 11.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 5% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.06 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% 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%).
TCR Δ
−2.2
2016→2024
The Medical Center at Caverna injury rate improved
The Medical Center at Caverna's TCR fell 2.2 from 5.3 in 2016 to 3.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 45.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.18× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.3 · 2017=4.0 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=2.8 · 2022=45.8 · 2023=16.7 · 2024=3.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Horse Cave, KY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 11.5 · 153% of ind
- DART 2.1 DART
- RANK #131/141
- PHOTO North Carolina Speci…
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 24 inj
- SIZE ~88 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: North Carolina Specialty Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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The Medical Center at Caverna in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
The Medical Center at Caverna
11.5 TCR
- North Carolina
North Carolina Specialty Hospital
11.5 TCR
- SHMC at Univer
SHMC at University District
11.5 TCR
- 2643-26310001-
2643-26310001-263101
11.5 TCR
- PIH Health Hos
PIH Health Hospital - Whittier
11.5 TCR
What this shows The Medical Center at Caverna averages 11.5 TCR (153% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
The Medical Center at Caverna TCR series: 2016=5.3 · 2017=4 · 2018=2.8 · 2019=2.8 · 2022=45.8 · 2023=16.7 · 2024=3.1 · BLS 7.5
Where The Medical Center at Caverna falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 5% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Kentucky alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #131 safest of 141 General medical and surgical h employers in Kentucky.
The Medical Center at Caverna has fewer employees than the General medical and surgical hospitals 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 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 16.7 | 14.5 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 2022 | 45.8 | 42.0 | 4 | 20 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.3 | 1.1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · KY · Horse Cave
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 9 employers in Horse Cave, KY · 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 | North Carolina Specialty Hospital | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SHMC at University District | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2643-26310001-263101 | 11.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PIH Health Hospital - Whittier | 11.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ranger Steel Inc. | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hill's Electric, LLC | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | USA KY Louisville Bluegrass | 88 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Ernie Davis & Sons Mechanical, Inc. | 88 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dart Container Horse Cave | 1,450 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dart Container, Inc. of KY | 1,424 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | T. Marzetti Co. -- Horse Cave Drsg | 673 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Marzetti Company | 525 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | FedEx Supply Chain PetSmart NV | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Innovative Construction Group, LLC-Florence, SC | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Lakefield Veterinary Group - 182 | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Piedmont Truss & Lumber, Inc | 11.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Alliance Visiting Nurses | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Wildbiz, Inc. | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Affinity Truck Center Fresno | 88 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mansfield MA Yard | 88 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.