General medical and surgical hospitals · Texas
West Houston Medical Center
Houston, TX · ~1,183 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 5.1
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Houston Medical Center runs at 68% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical General medical and surgical hospitals workplace, earning a grade B.
West Houston Medical Center: 5.1 TCR = 68% of General medical and surgical hospitals BLS 7.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Houston Medical Center safety composite
West Houston Medical Center scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 52% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 43%), 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).
48/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.08 per 100 workers
Safer than 51% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.04 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
West Houston Medical Center: 3.3 → 6.4 TCR
Peak year 2019 @ 6.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.4× in 2019
West Houston Medical Center's TCR rose 3.1 from 3.3 in 2016 to 6.4 in 2019. In 2019, DART was 0.4× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 5.1 · 68% of ind
- DART 2.0 DART
- RANK #298/520
- PHOTO St. Joseph's Hospita…
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 192 inj
- SIZE ~1,183 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center-SJH-NY (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Houston Medical Center in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Houston Medical Center
5.1 TCR
- St. Joseph's H
St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center-SJH-NY
5.1 TCR
- Avon Hospital
Avon Hospital
5.1 TCR
- Iowa City Reha
Iowa City Rehab Hosp 4092
5.1 TCR
- Medical City L
Medical City Lewisville
5.1 TCR
What this shows West Houston Medical Center averages 5.1 TCR (68% of the General medical and surgical hospitals BLS benchmark).
West Houston Medical Center TCR series: 2016=3.3 · 2017=5.5 · 2018=5.1 · 2019=6.4 · BLS 7.5
Where West Houston Medical Center falls in its industry
6,862 General medical and surgical h establishmentsSafer than 51% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.2.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #298 safest of 520 General medical and surgical h employers in Texas.
West Houston Medical Center 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 6.4 | 2.0 | 63 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 46 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.5 | 1.4 | 48 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · TX · Houston
6,862 General medical and surgical hospitals employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center-SJH-NY | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Avon Hospital | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Iowa City Rehab Hosp 4092 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Medical City Lewisville | 5.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Galderma Laboratories | 1,183 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | North America Fulfillment Centers (FCs) : HOU3 | 1,184 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 4016-18236001 | 1,181 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Medical City Fort Worth | 1,181 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Pacific Coachworks Inc. | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | VIP Cinema Plant 1 | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | South Star Ambulance Service | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 2039-Oklahoma City | 5.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cummins Power Systems - Fridley | 1,183 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Central Emergency Medical Services | 1,183 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Mercy Regional Medical Centura | 1,184 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | MultiCare Rockwood Clinics-All (Company 52) | 1,182 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.