Bus line operation, intercity · Michigan

Central County Transportation Authority

Kalamazoo, MI · ~113 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
9.9
Avg TCR
4.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Central County Transportation Authority runs at 221% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Bus line operation, intercity workplace, earning a grade F.

Central County Transportation Authority: 9.9 TCR = 221% of Bus line operation, intercity BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Central County Transportation Authority safety composite

Central County Transportation Authority scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 12%), 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).

F

25/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 9.93 per 100 workers

Safer than 12% of industry peers

DART rate
F 6.93 per 100 workers

Safer than 20% 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

−5.8

2017→2024

Central County Transportation Authority injury rate improved

Central County Transportation Authority's TCR fell 5.8 from 12.8 in 2017 to 6.9 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 13.7 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.7× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2017=12.8 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=9.4 · 2020=8.4 · 2021=13.7 · 2022=8.3 · 2023=11.1 · 2024=6.9

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 485210 · Kalamazoo, MI ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 9.9 · 221% of ind

  • DART 6.9 DART
  • RANK #9/9
  • PHOTO Hilton Garage
  • BOOK 8y book
  • INJ 93 inj
  • SIZE ~113 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Hilton Garage (0.0 TCR gap)

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Central County Transportation Authority in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Central County Transportation Authority averages 9.9 TCR (221% of the Bus line operation, intercity BLS benchmark).

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

Central County Transportation Authority TCR series: 2017=12.8 · 2018=8.9 · 2019=9.4 · 2020=8.4 · 2021=13.7 · 2022=8.3 · 2023=11.1 · 2024=6.9 · BLS 4.5

Where Central County Transportation Authority falls in its industry

161 Bus line operation, intercity establishments

Safer than 12% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #9 safest of 9 Bus line operation, intercity employers in Michigan.

Central County Transportation Authority (113 employees, TCR 9.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 65 employees and a TCR of 4.4 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 Central County Transportation Authority
Central County Transportation Authority (113 employees, TCR 9.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 65 employees and a TCR of 4.4

Central County Transportation Authority has more employees than the Bus line operation, intercity median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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 6.9 6.9 9 0 0
2023 11.1 8.7 13 1 0
2022 8.3 0.0 7 3 0
2021 13.7 4.3 9 7 0
2020 8.4 1.7 9 1 0
2019 9.4 4.7 14 0 0
2018 8.9 4.8 13 0 0
2017 12.8 9.4 19 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

485210 · MI · Kalamazoo

161 Bus line operation, intercity employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 353 employers in Kalamazoo, MI · 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 Hilton Garage 9.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR Orange Garage 9.8 TCR
NAICS-TCR Eastern Contra Costa Transit Authority 10.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR Morris Garage 10.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE Schaendorf Custom Farming 113 FTE
STATE-SIZE A&H Plant NRI 113 FTE
STATE-SIZE Municipal 113 FTE
STATE-SIZE Kaltz Excavating 113 FTE
CITY-NEAR Bronson Methodist Hospital 4,909 FTE
CITY-NEAR Pfizer Kalamazoo - Portage Road 3,201 FTE
CITY-NEAR Stryker Instruments 2,240 FTE
CITY-NEAR 1855-MIKAL1 2,103 FTE
NAT-TCR Dempsey Uniform and Linen of NJ LLC 9.9 TCR
NAT-TCR Mosaic Grand Island 9.9 TCR
NAT-TCR City of Emily 9.9 TCR
NAT-TCR TXE006 9.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE First Student- New Britain, CT 113 FTE
NAT-SIZE Kre-Bsl Husky Mariners Point Operation LLC 113 FTE
NAT-SIZE Yellow Springs Works 113 FTE
NAT-SIZE Bensalem 113 FTE

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: 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.