Local transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) · Missouri

55433 Independence

Kansas City, MO · ~17 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
9.5
Avg TCR
4.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

55433 Independence runs at 212% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Local transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) workplace, earning a grade F.

55433 Independence: 9.5 TCR = 212% of Local transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) BLS 4.5 · 5y Form 300A (see methodology below)

55433 Independence safety composite

55433 Independence scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 25%), 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).

D

36/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 9.52 per 100 workers

Safer than 25% of industry peers

DART rate
D 5.43 per 100 workers

Safer than 38% of industry peers

Fatalities
D 0

Safer than 51% 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

−4.7

2019→2023

55433 Independence injury rate improved

55433 Independence's TCR fell 4.7 from 15.6 in 2019 to 10.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2021 at 96.2 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.57× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=15.6 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=96.2 · 2022=11.6 · 2023=10.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 485111 · Kansas City, MO ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 9.5 · 212% of ind

  • DART 5.4 DART
  • RANK P25
  • PHOTO 1131 74TH WOOD SCH…
  • BOOK 5y book
  • INJ 10 inj
  • SIZE ~17 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 1131 74TH WOOD SCHEDULED TRANSIT OPERATIONS (0.0 TCR gap)

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55433 Independence in the TCR neighbourhood

Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers

TCR

What this shows 55433 Independence averages 9.5 TCR (212% of the Local transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) BLS benchmark).

Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Injury Tracking Application (Form 300A) As of 2026-08-25

55433 Independence TCR series: 2019=15.6 · 2020=0 · 2021=96.2 · 2022=11.6 · 2023=10.9 · BLS 4.5

Where 55433 Independence falls in its industry

421 Local transit systems, mixed m establishments

Safer than 25% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers
55433 Independence (17 employees, TCR 9.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 217 employees and a TCR of 5.8 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 30 entities by Average employees (X) and Total Case Rate (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Larger & higher-riskSmaller & higher-riskLarger & saferSmaller & safer than peers 05001,0001,500 05101520 Average employees Total Case Rate 55433 Independence
55433 Independence (17 employees, TCR 9.5) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 217 employees and a TCR of 5.8

55433 Independence has fewer employees than the Local transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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 10.9 5.4 2 0 0
2022 11.6 5.8 2 0 0
2021 96.2 96.2 1 0 0
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2019 15.6 15.6 5 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

485111 · MO · Kansas City

421 Local transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,075 rated employers in Missouri with headcount on file · 1,023 employers in Kansas City, MO · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel Establishment Metric
NAICS-TCR 1131 74TH WOOD SCHEDULED TRANSIT OPERATIONS 9.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR 1953-1182 9.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Merlo Maintenance Building 9.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Division 11 9.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE Select Genetics MO Buck Prairie 006-0138-BP 17 FTE
STATE-SIZE Atchison-Holt Electric Cooperative 17 FTE
STATE-SIZE ZanneCo, Inc 17 FTE
STATE-SIZE Sweetens Sealing Services, LLC. 17 FTE
CITY-NEAR Mass Service Organization 11,859 FTE
CITY-NEAR Hallmark Cards Mass Channel 11,578 FTE
CITY-NEAR Global Merchandising Services (GMS) 9,548 FTE
CITY-NEAR Children's Mercy - Missouri 7,709 FTE
NAT-TCR California Grand Casino 9.5 TCR
NAT-TCR ELECTRIC 9.5 TCR
NAT-TCR Northwood 9.5 TCR
NAT-TCR 079 Eureka Goodfield Fpd 9.5 TCR

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.