Hospitals, general medical and surgical · Pennsylvania
West Penn Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA · ~1,911 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- B
- Good Safety Record
- 5.3
- Avg TCR
- 7.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
West Penn Hospital runs at 71% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Hospitals, general medical and surgical workplace, earning a grade B.
West Penn Hospital: 5.3 TCR = 71% of Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS 7.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
West Penn Hospital safety composite
West Penn Hospital scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 58% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 48%), 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).
53/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.31 per 100 workers
Safer than 48% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.4 per 100 workers
Safer than 58% 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 Penn Hospital: 4.4 → 5.1 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 7.5 TCR · DART/TCR 0.26× in 2024
West Penn Hospital's TCR rose 0.7 from 4.4 in 2016 to 5.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 7.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.26× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 622110 · Pittsburgh, PA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade B · TCR 5.3 · 71% of ind
- DART 1.4 DART
- RANK #130/262
- PHOTO WellStar Cobb Hospital
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 500 inj
- SIZE ~1,911 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: WellStar Cobb Hospital (0.0 TCR gap)
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West Penn Hospital in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
West Penn Hospital
5.3 TCR
- WellStar Cobb
WellStar Cobb Hospital
5.3 TCR
- Indiana Univer
Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital
5.3 TCR
- Bedford Memori
Bedford Memorial Hospital
5.3 TCR
- Ferry County P
Ferry County Public Hospital District #1 (DBA Ferry County Memorial Hospital)
5.3 TCR
What this shows West Penn Hospital averages 5.3 TCR (71% of the Hospitals, general medical and surgical BLS benchmark).
West Penn Hospital TCR series: 2016=4.4 · 2017=5.1 · 2018=7.5 · 2021=7 · 2022=5 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=5.1 · BLS 7.5
Where West Penn Hospital falls in its industry
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and establishmentsSafer than 48% 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 #130 safest of 262 Hospitals, general medical and employers in Pennsylvania.
West Penn Hospital has more employees than the Hospitals, general medical and surgical 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 | 5.1 | 1.4 | 62 | 15 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 48 | 4 | 0 |
| 2022 | 5.0 | 1.7 | 72 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 90 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 102 | 4 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 68 | 5 | 0 |
| 2016 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 58 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
622110 · PA · Pittsburgh
6,862 Hospitals, general medical and surgical employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 1,170 employers in Pittsburgh, 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 | WellStar Cobb Hospital | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Bedford Memorial Hospital | 5.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Ferry County Public Hospital District #1 (DBA Ferry County Memorial Hospital) | 5.3 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Geisinger Community Medical Center | 1,910 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Grand View Health | 1,914 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Horsham-Warrington | 1,907 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Flagger Force LLC | 1,899 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | United States Steel COrporation | 15,229 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Pittsburgh- Oakland | 14,135 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside (PUH) | 13,900 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | University of Pittsburgh-Oakland | 13,208 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | HOCV-AVV Joint Venture | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | GELITA USA Chicago | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greenleaf Nursery Company | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Koppers Stickney | 5.3 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - EWR8 | 1,911 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Olympic (Caoly) | 1,911 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Norton Children's Hospital NCH | 1,912 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Health First Medical Group | 1,910 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.