Children's hospitals, general · Iowa
Veterans Memorial Hospital
Waukon, IA · ~235 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 3.5
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Veterans Memorial Hospital runs at 47% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Children's hospitals, general workplace, earning a grade A.
Veterans Memorial Hospital: 3.5 TCR = 47% of Children's hospitals, general BLS 7.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Veterans Memorial Hospital safety composite
Veterans Memorial Hospital scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 74% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 13%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.49 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 4.51 per 100 workers
Safer than 13% 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
Veterans Memorial Hospital: 2.3 → 5.2 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 5.7 TCR · DART/TCR 1.29× in 2024
Veterans Memorial Hospital's TCR rose 2.8 from 2.3 in 2017 to 5.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 5.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.29× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Waukon, IA AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 3.5 · 47% of ind
- DART 4.5 DART
- RANK #40/160
- PHOTO Meade District Hospi…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 17 inj
- SIZE ~235 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Meade District Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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Veterans Memorial Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Veterans Memorial Hospital
3.5 TCR
- Meade District
Meade District Hospital
3.5 TCR
- MMC-Neillsvill
MMC-Neillsville
3.5 TCR
- Woodland Heigh
Woodland Heights Medical Center
3.5 TCR
- The Woodlands
The Woodlands Specialty Hospital
3.5 TCR
What this shows Veterans Memorial Hospital averages 3.5 TCR (47% of the Children's hospitals, general BLS benchmark).
Veterans Memorial Hospital TCR series: 2017=2.3 · 2018=1.7 · 2019=2.1 · 2020=1.9 · 2021=3.8 · 2022=5.1 · 2023=5.7 · 2024=5.2 · BLS 7.5
Where Veterans Memorial Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 Children's hospitals, general establishmentsSafer than 74% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #40 safest of 160 Children's hospitals, general employers in Iowa.
Veterans Memorial Hospital has fewer employees than the Children's hospitals, general 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 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.7 | 1.3 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.1 | 0.0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · IA · Waukon
6,862 Children's hospitals, general employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 19 employers in Waukon, IA · 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 | Meade District Hospital | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | MMC-Neillsville | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Woodland Heights Medical Center | 3.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Woodlands Specialty Hospital | 3.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Sysco Iowa, Inc | 235 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clinton - Main Store | 235 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DSM-ODFL | 235 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | northwest Mechanical | 236 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Northgate Care Center | 93 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Reel Core Inc. | 81 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FAREWAY STORES, INC. 062 WAUKON | 66 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Aveka Nutra Processing | 44 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Honolulu Board of Water Supply | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ohio Bridge Co | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Wayne Davis Concrete Plant 6 | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ashley Distribution Services, Ltd. - Texas | 3.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | UETHDA | 235 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Nazareth Living Center | 235 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Industry Products Company | 235 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Gulfstream AFW | 235 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.