School bus services · Kansas
587-Topeka
Topeka, KS · ~87 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 5.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
587-Topeka runs at 115% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical School bus services workplace, earning a grade C.
587-Topeka: 5.2 TCR = 115% of School bus services BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
587-Topeka safety composite
587-Topeka scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 56% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 38%), 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).
47/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 5.18 per 100 workers
Safer than 38% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 1.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 56% 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%).
Rising injury rate
587-Topeka: 3.6 → 6.8 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 6.8 TCR · DART/TCR 0.33× in 2023
587-Topeka's TCR rose 3.1 from 3.6 in 2022 to 6.8 in 2023. In 2023, DART was 0.33× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 485410 · Topeka, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 5.2 · 115% of ind
- DART 1.7 DART
- RANK #11/22
- PHOTO 393007-Millard | NE …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~87 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 393007-Millard | NE | NEB-100 (0.0 TCR gap)
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587-Topeka in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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587-Topeka
5.2 TCR
- 393007-Millard
393007-Millard | NE | NEB-100
5.2 TCR
- Methacton 1267
Methacton 12675
5.2 TCR
- All-Star-Seymo
All-Star-Seymour
5.2 TCR
- 96920034-1 PAL
96920034-1 PALMERI TRANSPORTATION-PALMERI TRANSPORTATION
5.2 TCR
What this shows 587-Topeka averages 5.2 TCR (115% of the School bus services BLS benchmark).
587-Topeka TCR series: 2022=3.6 · 2023=6.8 · BLS 4.5
Where 587-Topeka falls in its industry
1,574 School bus services establishmentsSafer than 38% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #11 safest of 22 School bus services employers in Kansas.
587-Topeka has more employees than the School bus services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
485410 · KS · Topeka
1,574 School bus services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 319 employers in Topeka, KS · 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 | 393007-Millard | NE | NEB-100 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Methacton 12675 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | All-Star-Seymour | 5.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 96920034-1 PALMERI TRANSPORTATION-PALMERI TRANSPORTATION | 5.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Park Aerospace Technologies Corp | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2205 W WICHITA | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 615-00060 | 87 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 1065 - Lenexa | 87 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Stormont Vail Health - Hospital | 2,589 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Goodyear Tire Rubber Company | 1,563 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Goodyear Topeka | 1,499 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The University of Kansas Health System St. Francis Campus | 1,417 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | RK-006-Effingham ( RK-006 ) | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Unit #2442 | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Southern Recycling Center | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | First Line | 5.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | KING CADILLAC BUICK GMC Inc | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | High Peaks Resort Lake Placid | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Arte Sano LLC | 87 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Eby-Brown Gibsonton | 87 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.