Scheduled Air Transportation · Michigan
Delta Air Lines - DTW
Detroit, MI · ~6,640 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Delta Air Lines - DTW runs at 94% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Scheduled Air Transportation workplace, earning a grade C.
Delta Air Lines - DTW: 4.2 TCR = 94% of Scheduled Air Transportation BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Delta Air Lines - DTW safety composite
Delta Air Lines - DTW scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 64% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (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).
56/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.21 per 100 workers
Safer than 64% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 4.41 per 100 workers
Safer than 50% 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
Delta Air Lines - DTW: 3.1 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 5.9 TCR · DART/TCR 1.05× in 2024
Delta Air Lines - DTW's TCR rose 2.0 from 3.1 in 2016 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 5.9 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.05× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 481111 · Detroit, MI AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 4.2 · 94% of ind
- DART 4.4 DART
- RANK #16/36
- PHOTO Endeavor Air, Inc. -…
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 2,049 inj
- SIZE ~6,640 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Endeavor Air, Inc. - RDU Tech Ops (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · Michigan employers → · Look up another →
Delta Air Lines - DTW in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Delta Air Lines - DTW
4.2 TCR
- Endeavor Air,
Endeavor Air, Inc. - RDU Tech Ops
4.2 TCR
- 6925-SLC
6925-SLC
4.2 TCR
- 76040009--DFW
76040009--DFW AMER AIR CAB CLEAN
4.2 TCR
- 4795-PD-BOS-BO
4795-PD-BOS-BOSTON-BOS-PDMT
4.2 TCR
What this shows Delta Air Lines - DTW averages 4.2 TCR (94% of the Scheduled Air Transportation BLS benchmark).
Delta Air Lines - DTW TCR series: 2016=3.1 · 2017=3.8 · 2018=3.3 · 2019=3.7 · 2021=5.9 · 2022=4.3 · 2023=4.5 · 2024=5 · BLS 4.5
Where Delta Air Lines - DTW falls in its industry
1,568 Scheduled Air Transportation establishmentsSafer than 64% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.
Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 36 Scheduled Air Transportation employers in Michigan.
Delta Air Lines - DTW 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 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 327 | 29 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 280 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 291 | 26 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5.9 | 5.3 | 272 | 31 | 0 |
| 2019 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 240 | 17 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 220 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 244 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 175 | 26 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
481111 · MI · Detroit
1,568 Scheduled Air Transportation employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 16,393 rated employers in Michigan with headcount on file · 673 employers in Detroit, 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 | Endeavor Air, Inc. - RDU Tech Ops | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 6925-SLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 76040009--DFW AMER AIR CAB CLEAN | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 4795-PD-BOS-BOSTON-BOS-PDMT | 4.2 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | System Office - Livonia | 6,768 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Central Michigan University | 6,987 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | SH Butterworth Hospital | 7,397 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Sterling Heights Assembly Plant | 5,783 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Henry Ford Hospital | 8,838 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Detroit Campus | 8,632 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Motors Corporation | 5,241 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Jefferson North Assembly Plant | 5,123 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Supported Community Lifestyles Personnel Stillwater, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Palmetto Subacute | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | North Charleston Sewer District WWTP | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | KYDOC Northpoint Training Center | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Children's Hospital Colorado | 6,663 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Blattner Company LLC | 6,665 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Vidant Medical Center | 6,615 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Saint Francis Hospital, Inc. | 6,668 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.