Scheduled air passenger carriers · Michigan

Detroit (DTW)

Name: Detroit (DTW) Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Detroit, MI · ~811 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 6.3
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

Detroit (DTW) runs at 140% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Scheduled air passenger carriers workplace, earning a grade D.

Detroit (DTW): 6.3 TCR = 140% of Scheduled air passenger carriers BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Detroit (DTW) safety composite

Detroit (DTW) scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 50% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 44%), 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).

48/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 6.31 per 100 workers

Safer than 49% of industry peers
DART rate: D 5.13 per 100 workers

Safer than 44% 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

−10.1

2016→2021

Detroit (DTW) injury rate improved

Detroit (DTW)'s TCR fell 10.1 from 15.2 in 2016 to 5.1 in 2021. Peak filing year was 2016 at 15.2 TCR. In 2021, DART was 0.81× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=15.2 · 2017=3.8 · 2018=4.5 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=5.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 481111 · Detroit, MI ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 6.3 · 140% of ind

DART 5.1 DART
RANK #22/36
PHOTO SW-20730056-IF ORD -…
BOOK 6y book
INJ 124 inj
SIZE ~811 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: SW-20730056-IF ORD -CHICAGO, IL - SW (0.0 TCR gap)

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6.3
SW-20730056-IF

6.3
6925-SAT

6.3
4795-EA-DSM-DE

6.3
RAI CREW DCA

6.3

What this shows Detroit (DTW) averages 6.3 TCR (140% of the Scheduled air passenger carriers BLS benchmark).

Detroit (DTW) TCR series: 2016=15.2 · 2017=3.8 · 2018=4.5 · 2019=7.2 · 2020=2.1 · 2021=5.1 · BLS 4.5

Where Detroit (DTW) falls in its industry

1,568 Scheduled air passenger carrie establishments

Safer than 49% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 6.1.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Michigan alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #22 safest of 36 Scheduled air passenger carrie employers in Michigan.

Detroit (DTW) (811 employees, TCR 6.3) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 102 employees and a TCR of 6.1

Detroit (DTW) has more employees than the Scheduled air passenger carriers 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
2021	5.1	5.1	21	6
2020	2.1	1.7	10	1
2019	7.2	6.8	28	14
2018	4.5	3.6	21	5
2017	3.8	2.6	12	1
2016	15.2	5.7	32	8

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

481111 · MI · Detroit

1,568 Scheduled air passenger carriers 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	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	SW-20730056-IF ORD -CHICAGO, IL - SW	CHICAGO, IL	6.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	6925-SAT	SAN ANTONIO, TX	6.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	4795-EA-DSM-DES MOINES-EAGLE ACS	DES MOINES, IA	6.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	RAI CREW DCA	WASHINGTON, DC	6.3 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Paragon D&E	GRAND RAPIDS	810 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Continuum Services	FARMINGTON HILLS	812 FTE
STATE-SIZE	SPAR Marketing Force, Inc	AUBURN HILLS	809 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Zoetis Kalamazoo - Downtown	KALAMAZOO	813 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Henry Ford Hospital	Detroit	8,838 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Detroit Campus	Detroit	8,632 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Delta Air Lines - DTW	Detroit	6,640 FTE
CITY-NEAR	General Motors Corporation	Detroit	5,241 FTE
NAT-TCR	Hotel Casa 425	Clarement, CA	6.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Edgewater Woods	Anderson, IN	6.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	FedEX Office Seattle WA CPC	Kent, WA	6.3 TCR
NAT-TCR	Google Pausa	Mountain View, CA	6.3 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Supply Chain : Hooksett, NH	Hooksett, NH	811 FTE
NAT-SIZE	L3 Cincinnati Electronics	Mason, OH	811 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Arthur, IL	Arthur, IL	811 FTE
NAT-SIZE	MI Windows & Doors	Gratz, PA	811 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: 2021, 2020, 2019, 2018, 2017, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.