Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) · Illinois
Jackson County Mass Transit District
Carbondale, IL · ~27 workers · 5 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Jackson County Mass Transit District runs at 32% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) workplace, earning a grade A.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.4
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 4.5
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 1
- worker fatalities on record
Grade compares Jackson County Mass Transit District's OSHA Total Case Rate of 1.4 to the Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) BLS benchmark of 4.5 (32% of benchmark) across 5 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). This reflects reported recordable injuries, not an independent safety inspection -- underreporting is a known limitation of employer self-recordkeeping.
Injury rate over time
Jackson County Mass Transit District's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 4.5 industry benchmark.
Where Jackson County Mass Transit District falls in its industry
360 Bus transit systems (except mi establishmentsSafer than 86% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.9.
Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 20 Bus transit systems (except mi employers in Illinois.
Trend analysis for Jackson County Mass Transit District
Between 2018 and 2023, Jackson County Mass Transit District's Total Case Rate improved from 4.1 to 0.0 recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers, a 100% decrease across 5 years of OSHA reporting.
The safest year on record was 2019, at a TCR of 0.0, while 2018 saw the highest rate, at 4.1, a spread of 4.1 points between the best and worst reporting years. That's a wide swing relative to the establishment's overall rate, worth checking the year-by-year table below for whether a single severe year is driving the average, rather than a sustained trend.
Summed across those 5 reporting years, Jackson County Mass Transit District recorded 2 total injuries and illnesses and 1 fatality. Readers comparing establishments should weigh the 5-year trend above alongside establishment size, since a larger workforce naturally accumulates more raw incidents even at a lower per-100-worker rate.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 2 injuries, and 1 fatality shown on this page for Jackson County Mass Transit District are sourced from its own 5 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 485113 - Bus transit systems (except mixed mode).
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2023)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
0 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 58,560 hours worked = 0.00 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson County Mass Transit District (this establishment) | 1.42 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 5-year avg |
| Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) industry avg | 4.50 | BLS IIF, NAICS 485113 |
| Illinois state avg (all industries) | 4.73 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by Jackson County Mass Transit District to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2023: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2022: 2 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 1 fatality - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2021: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2019: 0 reportable incidents · 0 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2018: 1 reportable incidents · 1 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on Jackson County Mass Transit District's reported OSHA injury record, strong versus its Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 32% of the Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) benchmark, Jackson County Mass Transit District reports fewer injuries than typical peers, still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Bus transit systems (except mixed mode) sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.
Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.