School and Employee Bus Transportation · Iowa
3062 Central Region-Ames
Ames, IA · ~68 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 9.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
3062 Central Region-Ames runs at 203% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical School and Employee Bus Transportation workplace, earning a grade F.
3062 Central Region-Ames: 9.1 TCR = 203% of School and Employee Bus Transportation BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
3062 Central Region-Ames safety composite
3062 Central Region-Ames scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 10%), 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).
32/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.12 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.77 per 100 workers
Safer than 43% 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
−1.6
2023→2024
3062 Central Region-Ames injury rate improved
3062 Central Region-Ames's TCR fell 1.6 from 9.9 in 2023 to 8.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 9.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.3× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=9.9 · 2024=8.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 485410 · Ames, IA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade F · TCR 9.1 · 203% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #21/22
- PHOTO First Student Inc 12…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 7 inj
- SIZE ~68 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: First Student Inc 12096 (0.0 TCR gap)
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3062 Central Region-Ames in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
3062 Central Region-Ames
9.1 TCR
- First Student
First Student Inc 12096
9.1 TCR
- 483020-East Pe
483020-East Penn | PA | KBS-825
9.1 TCR
- 96920030-105 D
96920030-105 DS BUS LINES, INC.-OLATHE
9.1 TCR
- Dean Transport
Dean Transportation Inc. - North Branch
9.1 TCR
What this shows 3062 Central Region-Ames averages 9.1 TCR (203% of the School and Employee Bus Transportation BLS benchmark).
3062 Central Region-Ames TCR series: 2023=9.9 · 2024=8.3 · BLS 4.5
Where 3062 Central Region-Ames falls in its industry
1,574 School and Employee Bus Transp establishmentsSafer than 10% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Iowa alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #21 safest of 22 School and Employee Bus Transp employers in Iowa.
3062 Central Region-Ames has fewer employees than the School and Employee Bus Transportation median and a higher 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.3 | 2.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 9.9 | 7.4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
485410 · IA · Ames
1,574 School and Employee Bus Transportation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,192 rated employers in Iowa with headcount on file · 170 employers in Ames, 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 | First Student Inc 12096 | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 483020-East Penn | PA | KBS-825 | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 96920030-105 DS BUS LINES, INC.-OLATHE | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dean Transportation Inc. - North Branch | 9.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Kirkman Farms, LLP | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rathbun Regional Water Association | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Lakeside Contractors LLC | 68 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Midwestern Mechanical - IA | 68 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISU - University Wide | 13,316 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | ISU - On Campus | 12,527 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mary Greeley Medical Center- Main Hospital | 1,415 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Mary Greeley Medical Center | 1,277 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Orthman Conveying Systems | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | The Right Step Houston | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Mendota | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Capital Construction Services | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Sheridan Hills Elementary | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Carter Component Plant 532 | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SERVPRO of Roanoke, Montgomery & Pulaski Counties | 68 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | AlmaVia of Camarillo | 68 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.