General medical and surgical hospitals · Kentucky
University of Louisville Hospital
Louisville, KY · ~3,287 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
University of Louisville Hospital runs at 67% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade B.
University of Louisville Hospital: 5.0 TCR = 67% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
University of Louisville Hospital safety composite
University of Louisville Hospital scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 52%), 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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.05 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.15 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% 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
−2.5
2016→2023
University of Louisville Hospital injury rate improved
University of Louisville Hospital's TCR fell 2.5 from 5.8 in 2016 to 3.3 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2020 at 8.1 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.23× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.8 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=8.1 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Louisville, KY AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 5.0 · 67% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #52/141
- PHOTO Mount Carmel East Ho…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 619 inj
- SIZE ~3,287 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mount Carmel East Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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University of Louisville Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
University of Louisville Hospital
5 TCR
- Mount Carmel E
Mount Carmel East Hospital
5 TCR
- Melbourne G.I.
Melbourne G.I. Center
5 TCR
- 42200001-42200
42200001-422002 ST JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER
5 TCR
- Lincolnhealth/
Lincolnhealth/St.Andrews
5 TCR
What this shows University of Louisville Hospital averages 5.0 TCR (67% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
University of Louisville Hospital TCR series: 2016=5.8 · 2019=3.6 · 2020=8.1 · 2021=5.8 · 2022=3.8 · 2023=3.3 · BLS 7.5
Where University of Louisville Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 52% 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 #52 safest of 141 General medical and surgical h employers in Kentucky.
University of Louisville Hospital has more 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 82 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 95 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 102 | 34 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 103 | 145 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 139 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.8 | 2.5 | 98 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · KY · Louisville
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,805 rated employers in Kentucky with headcount on file · 1,638 employers in Louisville, 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 | Mount Carmel East Hospital | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Melbourne G.I. Center | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 42200001-422002 ST JOSEPH REGIONAL HEALTH CENTER | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lincolnhealth/St.Andrews | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Baptist Hospital East | 3,280 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Baptist Hospital Louisville | 3,428 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | CVG RO | 3,576 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Flowers Bakery of London, LLC | 2,911 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jefferson County Public Schools | 18,524 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KYGRA - WORLDPORT | 11,933 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WORLDPORT (KYGRA) | 9,667 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | KTKY TRUCK | 8,757 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Ihop 3387 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Stop & Shop 2819 | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Famoso Nut Company, LLC | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Community Services Group | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Janssen Pharmaceuticals Raritan | 3,286 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SHMC at Riverbend | 3,288 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kokomo Transmission Plant | 3,289 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital | 3,289 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.