General Medical and Surgical Hospitals · Pennsylvania
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA · ~2,407 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 7.6
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
UPMC Altoona runs at 101% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical General Medical and Surgical Hospitals workplace, earning a grade C.
UPMC Altoona: 7.6 TCR = 101% of General Medical and Surgical Hospitals BLS 7.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
UPMC Altoona safety composite
UPMC Altoona scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 20%), 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 7.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 20% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.6 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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%).
UPMC Altoona held a steady TCR band
UPMC Altoona's TCR held near 0.1 from 7.6 in 2016 to 7.7 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 20.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.21× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=7.6 · 2017=7.5 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=4.7 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=7.0 · 2023=20.1 · 2024=7.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Altoona, PA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 7.6 · 101% of ind
- DART 1.6 DART
- RANK #208/262
- PHOTO CA755 ST MARY MEDICA…
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 985 inj
- SIZE ~2,407 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CA755 ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER-APPLE VALLEY HR (0.0 TCR gap)
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UPMC Altoona in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
UPMC Altoona
7.6 TCR
- CA755 ST MARY
CA755 ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER-APPLE VALLEY HR
7.6 TCR
- PHC-LAS CRUCES
PHC-LAS CRUCES INC
7.6 TCR
- Waterville
Waterville
7.6 TCR
- 1855-ALMOB1
1855-ALMOB1
7.6 TCR
What this shows UPMC Altoona averages 7.6 TCR (101% of the General Medical and Surgical Hospitals BLS benchmark).
UPMC Altoona TCR series: 2016=7.6 · 2017=7.5 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=4.7 · 2020=5.6 · 2021=3.2 · 2022=7 · 2023=20.1 · 2024=7.7 · BLS 7.5
Where UPMC Altoona falls in its industry
6,862 General Medical and Surgical H establishmentsSafer than 20% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #208 safest of 262 General Medical and Surgical H employers in Pennsylvania.
UPMC Altoona has more 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 | 7.7 | 1.6 | 106 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 20.1 | 4.8 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 99 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.2 | 0.6 | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.6 | 1.6 | 94 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 119 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 107 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 141 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 146 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · PA · Altoona
6,862 General Medical and Surgical Hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 120 employers in Altoona, 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 | CA755 ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER-APPLE VALLEY HR | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | PHC-LAS CRUCES INC | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Waterville | 7.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1855-ALMOB1 | 7.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY | 2,416 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - AVP1 | 2,394 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Green Racing, Inc. | 2,394 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Pinnacle Health Medical Services | 2,426 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Pyramid Healthcare Inc | 3,019 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Home Nursing Agency and Visiting Nurse Association | 785 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Altoona Regional Health Services Inc | 606 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | WM 2049 | 442 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | The Windsor of San Pablo | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ridgefield Police Department | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Central Rubber Company | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Brookdale Oklahoma City Southwest | 7.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Madison Square Garden Arena | 2,408 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : SLC1 | 2,406 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | IT Campus | 2,409 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Jefferson Hub (Iljef) | 2,409 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.