Commuter transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combination) · California

First Transit El Monte

Name: First Transit El Monte Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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El Monte, CA · ~56 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

B
Good Safety Record: 3.2
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

First Transit El Monte runs at 71% of its industry's injury rate - safer than the typical Commuter transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combination) workplace, earning a grade B.

First Transit El Monte: 3.2 TCR = 71% of Commuter transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combination) BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

First Transit El Monte safety composite

First Transit El Monte scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 85% 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).

73/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): B 3.21 per 100 workers

Safer than 76% of industry peers
DART rate: B 0.06 per 100 workers

Safer than 85% 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

−6.3

2019→2020

First Transit El Monte injury rate improved

First Transit El Monte's TCR fell 6.3 from 6.4 in 2019 to 0.1 in 2020. Peak filing year was 2019 at 6.4 TCR. In 2020, DART was 0.02× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=6.4 · 2020=0.1

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 485111 · El Monte, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL

Grade B · TCR 3.2 · 71% of ind

DART 0.1 DART
RANK #20/75
PHOTO 6091-722
BOOK 2y book
INJ 9 inj
SIZE ~56 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 6091-722 (0.0 TCR gap)

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55452 Universi

3.3
Carmen Turner

3.3
This site

3.2
6091-722

3.2
Keolis North A

3.2

What this shows First Transit El Monte averages 3.2 TCR (71% of the Commuter transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combination) BLS benchmark).

First Transit El Monte TCR series: 2019=6.4 · 2020=0.1 · BLS 4.5

Where First Transit El Monte falls in its industry

421 Commuter transit systems, mixe establishments

Safer than 76% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.

Grade B

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #20 safest of 75 Commuter transit systems, mixe employers in California.

First Transit El Monte (56 employees, TCR 3.2) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 217 employees and a TCR of 5.8

First Transit El Monte has fewer employees than the Commuter transit systems, mixed mode (e. 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	0.1	0.1	5	0	0
2019	6.4	5.1	4	1	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

485111 · CA · El Monte

421 Commuter transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combination) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 71 employers in El Monte, CA · 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	6091-722	RALEIGH, NC	3.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR	55452 University of Conn	STORRS, CT	3.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Carmen Turner Facility	HYATTSVILLE, MD	3.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Keolis North America Ft. Lauderdale	DANIA BEACH, FL	3.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Wallace Brothers	SUTTER	56 FTE
STATE-SIZE	New Sun Farms, Inc	SANTA MARIA	56 FTE
STATE-SIZE	1624 Poole Blvd., Yuba City, CA 95993	YUBA CITY	56 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Copperhill	SANTA ROSA	56 FTE
CITY-NEAR	California Department of Transportation Facility 231	El Monte	2,546 FTE
CITY-NEAR	AMZL : DPS1	El Monte	1,431 FTE
CITY-NEAR	CMS Telstar	El Monte	777 FTE
CITY-NEAR	D Longo, LLC dba Longo Toyota	El Monte	612 FTE
NAT-TCR	Ashley Sling Atlanta	Atlanta, GA	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	Triumph Aerostructures, LLC	Milledgeville, GA	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	MPM - New Smynra Beach	New Smryna Beach, FL	3.2 TCR
NAT-TCR	JW Aluminum - Williamsport Operations	Williamsport, PA	3.2 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Crossville Distribution Center	Crossville, TN	56 FTE
NAT-SIZE	The CORE Group- Tampa	Tampa, FL	56 FTE
NAT-SIZE	MN State Curb and Gutter	Apple Valley, MN	56 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Berlin Village Gift Barn	Berlin, OH	56 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, 2019. 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.