Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) · Arizona

First Transit 55595

Name: First Transit 55595 Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Tempe, AZ · ~837 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 2.9
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 1
Fatality

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The verdict

First Transit 55595 runs at 64% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) workplace, earning a grade B.

First Transit 55595: 2.9 TCR = 64% of Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

First Transit 55595 safety composite

First Transit 55595 scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 81% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 0%), 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).

45/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 2.88 per 100 workers

Safer than 81% of industry peers
DART rate: D 5.01 per 100 workers

Safer than 37% of industry peers
Fatalities: F 1

Safer than 0% 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

First Transit 55595: 0.6 → 5.1 TCR

Peak year 2018 @ 5.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.74× in 2018

First Transit 55595's TCR rose 4.5 from 0.6 in 2017 to 5.1 in 2018. In 2018, DART was 1.74× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 485113 · Tempe, AZ AT/BELOW-IND · MID

Grade B · TCR 2.9 · 64% of ind

DART 5.0 DART
RANK #5/13
PHOTO Trailblazer Joint Po…
BOOK 2y book
INJ 96 inj
SIZE ~837 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Trailblazer Joint Powers Board (0.0 TCR gap)

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What this shows First Transit 55595 averages 2.9 TCR (64% of the Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) BLS benchmark).

First Transit 55595 TCR series: 2017=0.6 · 2018=5.1 · BLS 4.5

Where First Transit 55595 falls in its industry

332 Bus transit systems (except mi establishments

Safer than 81% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.3.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Arizona alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 13 Bus transit systems (except mi employers in Arizona.

First Transit 55595 (837 employees, TCR 2.9) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 113 employees and a TCR of 5.3

First Transit 55595 has more employees than the Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.3. 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
2018	5.1	5.0	42	3	1
2017	0.6	0.6	54	1	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

485113 · AZ · Tempe

332 Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 9,594 rated employers in Arizona with headcount on file · 569 employers in Tempe, AZ · 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	Trailblazer Joint Powers Board	GLENCOE, MN	2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Classic Medical Transit Corp	SOUTH EL MONTE, CA	2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Suburban Transit	NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ	2.9 TCR
NAICS-TCR	2662-7040	LORTON, VA	2.9 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Parks Recreation	TUCSON	834 FTE
STATE-SIZE	AIRES, LLC	TUCSON	842 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Harrah's Ak-Chin Casino & Resort	MARICOPA	843 FTE
STATE-SIZE	7013	CASA GRANDE	828 FTE
CITY-NEAR	SALT RIVER PROJECT DISTRICT VALLEY	Tempe	4,655 FTE
CITY-NEAR	202376	Tempe	4,627 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Valley Plants and Offices	Tempe	4,518 FTE
CITY-NEAR	IES Communications, LLC	Tempe	3,432 FTE
NAT-TCR	Muskogee Plant #3	Muskogee, OK	2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Eagle Family Foods Group, LLC - El Paso	El Paso, TX	2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Action Resources - St. Gabriel	St. Gabriel, LA	2.9 TCR
NAT-TCR	Renda Southland JV - Indianapolis, Indiana	Indianapolis, IN	2.9 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Tavares Main Center	Tavares, FL	837 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Hawaii Pacific University	Honolulu, HI	837 FTE
NAT-SIZE	CBI Ocala DC	Ocala, FL	837 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Ensco (Valaris) Office and Rigs	Houston, TX	837 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: 2018, 2017. 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.