Scheduled Air Transportation · District of Columbia
Delta Air Lines - DCA
Washington, DC · ~281 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.7
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Delta Air Lines - DCA runs at 82% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Scheduled Air Transportation workplace, earning a grade C.
Delta Air Lines - DCA: 3.7 TCR = 82% of Scheduled Air Transportation BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Delta Air Lines - DCA safety composite
Delta Air Lines - DCA scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 69% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
63/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.71 per 100 workers
Safer than 69% of industry peers
- DART rate
- C 2.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 65% 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
−2.8
2016→2024
Delta Air Lines - DCA injury rate improved
Delta Air Lines - DCA's TCR fell 2.8 from 5.4 in 2016 to 2.6 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 5.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.7× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=5.4 · 2017=4.4 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=1.6 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 481111 · Washington, DC AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 3.7 · 82% of ind
- DART 2.6 DART
- RANK #4/7
- PHOTO SW-20730038-CS HLN -…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 76 inj
- SIZE ~281 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: SW-20730038-CS HLN - HELENA, MT (0.0 TCR gap)
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Delta Air Lines - DCA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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Delta Air Lines - DCA
3.7 TCR
- SW-20730038-CS
SW-20730038-CS HLN - HELENA, MT
3.7 TCR
- 4795-PD-HVN-NE
4795-PD-HVN-NEW HAVEN-PD
3.7 TCR
- SW-20730022-CS
SW-20730022-CS COS - COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
3.7 TCR
- Everett Maint
Everett Maint Horizon
3.7 TCR
What this shows Delta Air Lines - DCA averages 3.7 TCR (82% of the Scheduled Air Transportation BLS benchmark).
Delta Air Lines - DCA TCR series: 2016=5.4 · 2017=4.4 · 2018=4.3 · 2019=1.6 · 2021=3.5 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=4.2 · 2024=2.6 · BLS 4.5
Where Delta Air Lines - DCA falls in its industry
1,568 Scheduled Air Transportation establishmentsSafer than 69% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to District of Columbia alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 7 Scheduled Air Transportation employers in District of Columbia.
Delta Air Lines - DCA has more employees than the Scheduled Air Transportation median and a lower 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 11 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 4.4 | 2.0 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
481111 · DC · Washington
1,568 Scheduled Air Transportation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 793 rated employers in District of Columbia with headcount on file · 748 employers in Washington, DC · 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 | SW-20730038-CS HLN - HELENA, MT | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4795-PD-HVN-NEW HAVEN-PD | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | SW-20730022-CS COS - COLORADO SPRINGS, CO | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Everett Maint Horizon | 3.7 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Community Connections, Inc. | 283 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PEPCO- Benning Service Center | 284 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 2259 - Columbia Heights | 284 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | The Hospital for Sick Children | 278 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Children's National Medical Center | 7,153 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medstar Washington Hospital Center | 7,073 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Medstar Georgetown University Hospital | 4,771 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Customs and Border Protection - Headquarters | 3,601 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | MicroPrecision LLC | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Terra Nova Nurseries, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Peavler Corp | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | NA-US-CA-Pomona-3880 Valley Blvd | 3.7 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Hebrew Home and Hospital | 281 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DTP7 | 281 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Crestron Electronics - 22 Link Drive, NJ | 281 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - DAT9 | 281 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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