Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation · New York
BUF Buffalo Airport
Cheektowaga, NY · ~94 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
BUF Buffalo Airport runs at 145% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation workplace, earning a grade D.
BUF Buffalo Airport: 6.5 TCR = 145% of Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
BUF Buffalo Airport safety composite
BUF Buffalo Airport scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 55% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 47%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 6.53 per 100 workers
Safer than 47% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 3.86 per 100 workers
Safer than 55% 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
−2.6
2016→2023
BUF Buffalo Airport injury rate improved
BUF Buffalo Airport's TCR fell 2.6 from 6.4 in 2016 to 3.9 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 14.3 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.59× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=6.4 · 2017=8.3 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=14.3 · 2023=3.9
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 481111 · Cheektowaga, NY ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.5 · 145% of ind
- DART 3.9 DART
- RANK #45/73
- PHOTO 6925-LAS
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 31 inj
- SIZE ~94 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 6925-LAS (0.0 TCR gap)
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BUF Buffalo Airport in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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BUF Buffalo Airport
6.5 TCR
- 6925-LAS
6925-LAS
6.5 TCR
- RAI IND TRG
RAI IND TRG
6.5 TCR
- ABQ-ALBUQUERQU
ABQ-ALBUQUERQUE
6.5 TCR
- 4795-PD-LGB-LO
4795-PD-LGB-LONG BEACH-PD
6.5 TCR
What this shows BUF Buffalo Airport averages 6.5 TCR (145% of the Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation BLS benchmark).
BUF Buffalo Airport TCR series: 2016=6.4 · 2017=8.3 · 2018=3.6 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=4.4 · 2021=4.3 · 2022=14.3 · 2023=3.9 · BLS 4.5
Where BUF Buffalo Airport falls in its industry
1,568 Scheduled Passenger Air Transp establishmentsSafer than 47% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to New York alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #45 safest of 73 Scheduled Passenger Air Transp employers in New York.
BUF Buffalo Airport has fewer employees than the Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 6.1. 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 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 14.3 | 11.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 7.2 | 7.2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 8.3 | 6.9 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6.4 | 6.4 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
481111 · NY · Cheektowaga
1,568 Scheduled Passenger Air Transportation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 21,008 rated employers in New York with headcount on file · 150 employers in Cheektowaga, NY · 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 | 6925-LAS | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RAI IND TRG | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ABQ-ALBUQUERQUE | 6.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4795-PD-LGB-LONG BEACH-PD | 6.5 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Adirondack Farms LLC | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | E. 16th St | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | National Fuel Gas Distribution Tonawanda Servicenter | 94 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Oldcastle Building Envelope | 94 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Office of Field Operations - Buffalo | 1,643 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health Force | 548 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Sisters of Charity Hospital, St. Joseph Campus | 457 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Visiting Nurses Association - Erie | 407 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | TXD080 | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Enrique A Cruz Masonry Inc | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Community Connections, Inc. | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Ou Hillcrest Hall | 6.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | South Shore Health 65 Columbian Street | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Naamans Creek Country Manor | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | KB Home Orlando LLC | 94 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Table Talk Pies - Bowditch | 94 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.