Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Texas
Houston HOU
Houston, TX · ~169 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 5.0
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Houston HOU runs at 110% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) workplace, earning a grade C.
Houston HOU: 5.0 TCR = 110% of Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Houston HOU safety composite
Houston HOU scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 78% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 2%), 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).
51/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 4.96 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 1.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 78% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 2% 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
−6.0
2016→2024
Houston HOU injury rate improved
Houston HOU's TCR fell 6.0 from 9.3 in 2016 to 3.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2016 at 9.3 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.22× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=9.3 · 2017=7.0 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=4.2 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=3.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484122 · Houston, TX ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade C · TCR 5.0 · 110% of ind
- DART 1.1 DART
- RANK #134/237
- PHOTO CI CINCINNATI
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 70 inj
- SIZE ~169 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: CI CINCINNATI (0.0 TCR gap)
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Houston HOU in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Houston HOU
5 TCR
- CI CINCINNATI
CI CINCINNATI
5 TCR
- RED Redding
RED Redding
5 TCR
- BNH
BNH
5 TCR
- ONG
ONG
5 TCR
What this shows Houston HOU averages 5.0 TCR (110% of the Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).
Houston HOU TCR series: 2016=9.3 · 2017=7 · 2018=3.4 · 2019=4.6 · 2020=6.8 · 2021=1.4 · 2022=4.2 · 2023=4.8 · 2024=3.3 · BLS 4.5
Where Houston HOU falls in its industry
3,020 Trucking, general freight, lon establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #134 safest of 237 Trucking, general freight, lon employers in Texas.
Houston HOU has more employees than the Trucking, general freight, long-distance median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.6. 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 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 4.8 | 3.4 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6.8 | 2.6 | 13 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 9.3 | 4.6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484122 · TX · Houston
3,020 Trucking, general freight, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | CI CINCINNATI | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | RED Redding | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BNH | 5.0 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | ONG | 5.0 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PYCO Industries Inc. | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | schoenmann produce company | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rumsey Construction Inc. | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Reynolds asphalt and Construction Company | 169 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Browning Service and Distribution Center | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Michigan Assembly (Yr 2011+) | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Greenwich - Byram | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Town Hall | 5.0 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Schenker Inc. (P&G- Browns Summit | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 18RM | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Tecumseh Plant | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Laurel Wellness and Nursing Center | 169 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.