Academies, college or university · Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA · ~4,983 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 1.7
- Avg TCR
- 1.4
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Thomas Jefferson University runs at 120% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Academies, college or university workplace, earning a grade C.
Thomas Jefferson University: 1.7 TCR = 120% of Academies, college or university BLS 1.4 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Thomas Jefferson University safety composite
Thomas Jefferson University scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 34%), 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).
42/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 1.68 per 100 workers
Safer than 42% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 0.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 34% 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%).
Thomas Jefferson University held a steady TCR band
Thomas Jefferson University's TCR held near 0.1 from 1.8 in 2016 to 1.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 2.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.47× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=1.8 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=1.6 · 2020=1.0 · 2021=1.7 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=2.0 · 2024=1.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 611310 · Philadelphia, PA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 1.7 · 120% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #6/12
- PHOTO Austin Campus - Texa…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 522 inj
- SIZE ~4,983 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Austin Campus - Texas Medical Careers (0.0 TCR gap)
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Thomas Jefferson University in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Thomas Jefferson University
1.7 TCR
- Austin Campus
Austin Campus - Texas Medical Careers
1.7 TCR
- UC Davis
UC Davis
1.7 TCR
- University Cor
University Corporation at Monterey Bay
1.7 TCR
- St. Olaf Colle
St. Olaf College
1.7 TCR
What this shows Thomas Jefferson University averages 1.7 TCR (120% of the Academies, college or university BLS benchmark).
Thomas Jefferson University TCR series: 2016=1.8 · 2017=1.7 · 2018=1.6 · 2020=1 · 2021=1.7 · 2022=1.6 · 2023=2 · 2024=1.9 · BLS 1.4
Where Thomas Jefferson University falls in its industry
347 Academies, college or universi establishmentsSafer than 42% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 1.5.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 12 Academies, college or universi employers in Pennsylvania.
Thomas Jefferson University has more employees than the Academies, college or university median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 1.5. 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 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 100 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 92 | 6 | 0 |
| 2022 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 67 | 4 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 70 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 36 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 50 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 52 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 55 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
611310 · PA · Philadelphia
347 Academies, college or university employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 1,431 employers in Philadelphia, PA · 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 | Austin Campus - Texas Medical Careers | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | UC Davis | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | University Corporation at Monterey Bay | 1.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | St. Olaf College | 1.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WellSpan York Hospital | 4,886 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals | 4,843 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Malvern, PA | 5,179 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Philadelphia Youth Network | 4,742 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FIVE BELOW INC | 19,600 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hospital of University of Pennsylvania | 13,423 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Main Hospital | 9,638 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Main Campus | 9,129 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Go Plastics | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Jackson County School Dist | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Newton Power Station | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at Abraham Baldwin Agri College | 1.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | STROGER.AMBULATORY(ACHN+BUR+CORE+DPH+OFHC+STROGER) | 4,975 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | 4,973 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Cook Children's Medical Center | 4,998 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Chicago Asmby | 4,963 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.