Blood banking · Mississippi
Vitalant MS Tupelo United
Tupelo, MS · ~31 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 3.8
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Vitalant MS Tupelo United runs at 51% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Blood banking workplace, earning a grade B.
Vitalant MS Tupelo United: 1.9 TCR = 51% of Blood banking BLS 3.8 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Vitalant MS Tupelo United safety composite
Vitalant MS Tupelo United scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
71/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.92 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 74% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−2.9
2018→2023
Vitalant MS Tupelo United injury rate improved
Vitalant MS Tupelo United's TCR fell 2.9 from 2.9 in 2018 to 0.0 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 3.6 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2018=2.9 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621991 · Tupelo, MS AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade B · TCR 1.9 · 51% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #6/17
- PHOTO Ft Worth 10419
- BOOK 5y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~31 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Ft Worth 10419 (0.0 TCR gap)
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Vitalant MS Tupelo United in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Vitalant MS Tupelo United
1.9 TCR
- Ft Worth 10419
Ft Worth 10419
1.9 TCR
- Rock Hill-Cher
Rock Hill-Cherry, SC
1.9 TCR
- Orlando 144
Orlando 144
1.9 TCR
- Tulsa 014
Tulsa 014
1.9 TCR
What this shows Vitalant MS Tupelo United averages 1.9 TCR (51% of the Blood banking BLS benchmark).
Vitalant MS Tupelo United TCR series: 2018=2.9 · 2020=0 · 2021=3.6 · 2022=3.1 · 2023=0 · BLS 3.8
Where Vitalant MS Tupelo United falls in its industry
1,713 Blood banking establishmentsSafer than 81% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Mississippi alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 17 Blood banking employers in Mississippi.
Vitalant MS Tupelo United has fewer employees than the Blood banking median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621991 · MS · Tupelo
1,713 Blood banking employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 4,083 rated employers in Mississippi with headcount on file · 144 employers in Tupelo, MS · 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 | Ft Worth 10419 | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Rock Hill-Cherry, SC | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Orlando 144 | 1.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Tulsa 014 | 1.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Brussel's Bonsai Nursery LLC | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Newton Hatchery (MLO) | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Mill Creek Gin Inc. | 31 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Hattiesburg Management Office | 31 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | North Mississippi Medical Center | 5,727 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tupelo Cooper Tire & Rubber Plant (SIC 3011) | 1,416 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | JESCO, Inc. | 394 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Tupelo Operations | 393 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | NurseCore of Tucson | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Cotterman & Cotterman, Inc. | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Dega Catering, Inc | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #1983 Clovis, NM | 1.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | NurseCore of Ft Worth | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | T169 | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #4687 Bay Store, NY | 31 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Big Lots Store #4328 TORRANCE, CA | 31 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.