General Medical and Surgical Hospitals · Tennessee
Tnnas178 Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands
Sparta, TN · ~137 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Tnnas178 Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands runs at 56% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General Medical and Surgical Hospitals workplace, earning a grade B.
Tnnas178 Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands: 4.2 TCR = 56% of General Medical and Surgical Hospitals BLS 7.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Tnnas178 Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands safety composite
Tnnas178 Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 47%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.17 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.82 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% 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
Tnnas178 Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands: 3.8 → 4.5 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 4.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.44× in 2024
Tnnas178 Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands's TCR rose 0.7 from 3.8 in 2023 to 4.5 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.44× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Sparta, TN AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade B · TCR 4.2 · 56% of ind
- DART 1.8 DART
- RANK #64/157
- PHOTO Iowa Specialty Hospi…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 8 inj
- SIZE ~137 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Iowa Specialty Hospital Clarion (0.0 TCR gap)
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Tnnas178 Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Tnnas178 Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands
4.2 TCR
- Iowa Specialty
Iowa Specialty Hospital Clarion
4.2 TCR
- Baylor Scott &
Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic and Spine Hospital
4.2 TCR
- Stormont Vail
Stormont Vail Health - Flint Hills Campus
4.2 TCR
- OKTUL01 ASCENS
OKTUL01 ASCENSION ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER
4.2 TCR
What this shows Tnnas178 Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands averages 4.2 TCR (56% of the General Medical and Surgical Hospitals BLS benchmark).
Tnnas178 Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands TCR series: 2023=3.8 · 2024=4.5 · BLS 7.5
Where Tnnas178 Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands falls in its industry
6,862 General Medical and Surgical H establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Tennessee alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #64 safest of 157 General Medical and Surgical H employers in Tennessee.
Tnnas178 Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands has fewer employees than the General Medical and Surgical Hospitals median and a lower 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 | 4.5 | 1.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · TN · Sparta
6,862 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,743 rated employers in Tennessee with headcount on file · 33 employers in Sparta, TN · 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 | Iowa Specialty Hospital Clarion | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Baylor Scott & White Orthopedic and Spine Hospital | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Stormont Vail Health - Flint Hills Campus | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | OKTUL01 ASCENSION ST. JOHN MEDICAL CENTER | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Tele-Optics, Inc | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | VALLEY PACKAGING CORP | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Delta Foremost Chemical Corporation | 137 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Printing | 137 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Life Force Sparta | 6,606 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Altium Packaging - Sparta | 396 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tri State Distribution, Inc | 360 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | THK Rhythm North America | 275 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Carter Lumber Door Shop 229 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Iabur - Burlington | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ohwtc - West Chester Distribution Ctr - 11469 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Avery Brewing Company | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | St James Hotel | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kingsley Manor | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 227 Lindell | 137 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Newly Weds Foods | 137 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.