Local transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) · Illinois

First Transit-55616-University of Chicago

Chicago, IL · ~44 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

B
Good Safety Record
2.6
Avg TCR
4.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

First Transit-55616-University of Chicago runs at 58% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Local transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) workplace, earning a grade B.

First Transit-55616-University of Chicago: 2.6 TCR = 58% of Local transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

First Transit-55616-University of Chicago safety composite

First Transit-55616-University of Chicago scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 93% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).

B

78/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
B 2.62 per 100 workers

Safer than 82% of industry peers

DART rate
A 0 per 100 workers

Safer than 93% 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

−2.4

2016→2020

First Transit-55616-University of Chicago injury rate improved

First Transit-55616-University of Chicago's TCR fell 2.4 from 2.4 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2018 at 5.5 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=2.4 · 2018=5.5 · 2020=0.0

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 485111 · Chicago, IL AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 2.6 · 58% of ind

  • DART 0.0 DART
  • RANK #16/137
  • PHOTO SISTEMA TRANSPORTE C…
  • BOOK 3y book
  • INJ 3 inj
  • SIZE ~44 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: SISTEMA TRANSPORTE COLECTIVO PUEBLO (0.0 TCR gap)

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First Transit-55616-University of Chicago in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows First Transit-55616-University of Chicago averages 2.6 TCR (58% of the Local transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) BLS benchmark).

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

First Transit-55616-University of Chicago TCR series: 2016=2.4 · 2018=5.5 · 2020=0 · BLS 4.5

Where First Transit-55616-University of Chicago falls in its industry

421 Local transit systems, mixed m establishments

Safer than 82% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #16 safest of 137 Local transit systems, mixed m employers in Illinois.

First Transit-55616-University of Chicago (44 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 217 employees and a TCR of 5.8 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 First Transit-55616-University of Chicago
First Transit-55616-University of Chicago (44 employees, TCR 2.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 217 employees and a TCR of 5.8

First Transit-55616-University of Chicago has fewer employees than the Local transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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
2020 0.0 0.0 0 0 0
2018 5.5 5.5 2 0 0
2016 2.4 2.4 1 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

485111 · IL · Chicago

421 Local transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,804 rated employers in Illinois with headcount on file · 2,934 employers in Chicago, IL · 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 SISTEMA TRANSPORTE COLECTIVO PUEBLO 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR 6900 CARMEN TURNER FACILITY 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR 2148 RCA KIMBALL BROWN LINE 2.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR TRST Pennsy Drive 2.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE Main Office 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE 2570-Thomasboro, IL (Monsanto Co.) 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative Paxton Headquarters 44 FTE
STATE-SIZE Eastern Illini Elec. Coop. Paxton Heaquarters 44 FTE
CITY-NEAR Chicago Public Schools 49,500 FTE
CITY-NEAR Chicago/Corporate 18,831 FTE
CITY-NEAR University of Illinois at Chicago 13,092 FTE
CITY-NEAR University Health Service UIC UIC Campus 12,732 FTE
NAT-TCR Golden Service Center 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Rouser Concrete LLC 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Hamon Deltak, Inc 2.6 TCR
NAT-TCR WC 2.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Foremost Farms - Sparta 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE Greensboro Jamestown 8W 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE Marietta, OH, USA 44 FTE
NAT-SIZE Bike Boat & Ski 44 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: 2020, 2018, 2016. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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