Home health care agencies · Pennsylvania
Wissahickon Hospice
Philadelphia, PA · ~420 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.9
- Avg TCR
- 5.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Wissahickon Hospice runs at 132% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Home health care agencies workplace, earning a grade D.
Wissahickon Hospice: 6.9 TCR = 132% of Home health care agencies BLS 5.2 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Wissahickon Hospice safety composite
Wissahickon Hospice scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 26%), 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).
44/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 26% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% 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
−3.8
2017→2023
Wissahickon Hospice injury rate improved
Wissahickon Hospice's TCR fell 3.8 from 4.9 in 2017 to 1.1 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2019 at 10.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.15× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2017=4.9 · 2018=8.0 · 2019=10.3 · 2020=7.7 · 2021=9.2 · 2023=1.1
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 621610 · Philadelphia, PA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade D · TCR 6.9 · 132% of ind
- DART 1.0 DART
- RANK #255/375
- PHOTO Home Care Services
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 94 inj
- SIZE ~420 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Home Care Services (0.0 TCR gap)
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Wissahickon Hospice in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Wissahickon Hospice
6.9 TCR
- Home Care Serv
Home Care Services
6.9 TCR
- New Horizons -
New Horizons - Medford
6.9 TCR
- Lahey Health a
Lahey Health at Home - Woburn
6.9 TCR
- Boston Home In
Boston Home Infusion, Inc.
6.9 TCR
What this shows Wissahickon Hospice averages 6.9 TCR (132% of the Home health care agencies BLS benchmark).
Wissahickon Hospice TCR series: 2017=4.9 · 2018=8 · 2019=10.3 · 2020=7.7 · 2021=9.2 · 2023=1.1 · BLS 5.2
Where Wissahickon Hospice falls in its industry
3,635 Home health care agencies establishmentsSafer than 26% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #255 safest of 375 Home health care agencies employers in Pennsylvania.
Wissahickon Hospice has more employees than the Home health care agencies median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9.2 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 10.3 | 6.0 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
621610 · PA · Philadelphia
3,635 Home health care agencies employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 1,431 employers in Philadelphia, 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 | Home Care Services | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | New Horizons - Medford | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lahey Health at Home - Woburn | 6.9 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Boston Home Infusion, Inc. | 6.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Joseph B. Fay Co. | 420 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Samuels and Son Seafood CO INC | 420 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GKN Emporium Automotive | 420 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | DENTSPLY SIORONA Inc. | 420 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | FIVE BELOW INC | 19,600 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Hospital of University of Pennsylvania | 13,423 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Main Hospital | 9,638 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia - Main Campus | 9,129 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Superior Plus - 0713 | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Big Lots Store #5407 Greer, SC | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Good Samaritan Hospital (NY) | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Calloway's Store 127 | 6.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Galvez's LDP Inc. | 420 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Battle Creek WKKI Pilot Plant and Corporate Office | 420 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oryx Oilfield Holdings LLC. | 420 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Department of Human Resources | 420 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.