School bus services · Kansas
96920030-105 Ds Bus Lines, Inc.-Olathe
Olathe, KS · ~224 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
96920030-105 Ds Bus Lines, Inc.-Olathe runs at 202% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical School bus services workplace, earning a grade F.
96920030-105 Ds Bus Lines, Inc.-Olathe: 9.1 TCR = 202% of School bus services BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
96920030-105 Ds Bus Lines, Inc.-Olathe safety composite
96920030-105 Ds Bus Lines, Inc.-Olathe scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 63% 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).
39/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 9.1 per 100 workers
Safer than 10% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 0.9 per 100 workers
Safer than 63% 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
2023→2024
96920030-105 Ds Bus Lines, Inc.-Olathe injury rate improved
96920030-105 Ds Bus Lines, Inc.-Olathe's TCR fell 3.8 from 11.0 in 2023 to 7.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 11.0 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.1× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2023=11.0 · 2024=7.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 485410 · Olathe, KS ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 9.1 · 202% of ind
- DART 0.9 DART
- RANK #20/22
- PHOTO 483020-East Penn | P…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 19 inj
- SIZE ~224 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 483020-East Penn | PA | KBS-825 (0.0 TCR gap)
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96920030-105 Ds Bus Lines, Inc.-Olathe in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
96920030-105 Ds Bus Lines, Inc.-Olathe
9.1 TCR
- 483020-East Pe
483020-East Penn | PA | KBS-825
9.1 TCR
- 3062 CENTRAL R
3062 CENTRAL REGION-AMES
9.1 TCR
- Dean Transport
Dean Transportation Inc. - North Branch
9.1 TCR
- First Student
First Student Inc 12096
9.1 TCR
What this shows 96920030-105 Ds Bus Lines, Inc.-Olathe averages 9.1 TCR (202% of the School bus services BLS benchmark).
96920030-105 Ds Bus Lines, Inc.-Olathe TCR series: 2023=11 · 2024=7.2 · BLS 4.5
Where 96920030-105 Ds Bus Lines, Inc.-Olathe falls in its industry
1,574 School bus services establishmentsSafer than 10% 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 #20 safest of 22 School bus services employers in Kansas.
96920030-105 Ds Bus Lines, Inc.-Olathe 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 11.0 | 7.3 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
485410 · KS · Olathe
1,574 School bus services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 232 employers in Olathe, 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 | 483020-East Penn | PA | KBS-825 | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3062 CENTRAL REGION-AMES | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Dean Transportation Inc. - North Branch | 9.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | First Student Inc 12096 | 9.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | KGP Telecommunications, LLC - Olathe | 224 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Community Hospital Onaga | 224 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Villa St. Francis Catholic Care Center Inc | 224 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Company Wide | 225 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Garmin International - Olathe | 7,006 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Terracon Consultants Inc | 4,405 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | DH Pace Company Inc. | 893 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | TVH Parts Co. America's HQ | 719 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | North Florida Sales Lake City | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Metal Source, LLC (GHR07) | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 4172 Uniontown | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 10252 Lincoln Park | 9.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | AstroTurf | 224 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Ocala | 224 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Worthington Steel Company Chicago | 224 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Edscha Automotive Michigan | 224 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.