Specialized Freight except Used Goods Trucking Local · Kansas
McPherson Transportation
Mcpherson, KS · ~27 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
McPherson Transportation runs at 81% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Specialized Freight except Used Goods Trucking Local workplace, earning a grade C.
McPherson Transportation: 3.6 TCR = 81% of Specialized Freight except Used Goods Trucking Local BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
McPherson Transportation safety composite
McPherson Transportation scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 84% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 45%), 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).
61/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 3.65 per 100 workers
Safer than 45% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 84% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 53% 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
−2.9
2019→2024
McPherson Transportation injury rate improved
McPherson Transportation's TCR fell 2.9 from 2.9 in 2019 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.8 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2019=2.9 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 484220 · Mcpherson, KS AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 3.6 · 81% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #5/11
- PHOTO FRONTIER TANK LINES …
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 6 inj
- SIZE ~27 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: FRONTIER TANK LINES INC. (0.0 TCR gap)
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McPherson Transportation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Harvey Truckin
Harvey Trucking, Inc.
3.7 TCR
- Duffy Bros, In
Duffy Bros, Inc.
3.7 TCR
- This site
McPherson Transportation
3.6 TCR
- FRONTIER TANK
FRONTIER TANK LINES INC.
3.6 TCR
- Edgerton Trans
Edgerton Transportation
3.6 TCR
What this shows McPherson Transportation averages 3.6 TCR (81% of the Specialized Freight except Used Goods Trucking Local BLS benchmark).
McPherson Transportation TCR series: 2019=2.9 · 2020=3.3 · 2021=8.8 · 2022=3.7 · 2023=3.2 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where McPherson Transportation falls in its industry
1,130 Specialized Freight except Use establishmentsSafer than 45% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.4.
Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #5 safest of 11 Specialized Freight except Use employers in Kansas.
McPherson Transportation has fewer employees than the Specialized Freight except Used Goods Tr median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.4. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
484220 · KS · Mcpherson
1,130 Specialized Freight except Used Goods Trucking Local employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 53 employers in Mcpherson, KS · 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 | FRONTIER TANK LINES INC. | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Harvey Trucking, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Duffy Bros, Inc. | 3.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Edgerton Transportation | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Turon Feed Yard | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | NA Timmerman - Colby | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Tecumseh Energy Center | 27 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | GREAT BEND SC | 27 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McPherson Refinery | 525 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Viega LLC - Kansas | 485 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McPherson Hospital, Inc | 377 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | McPherson | 305 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 756 - Providence | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Essendant: Houston OE | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | 212 - Birmingham | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | VOANS, Senior Community Care of North Carolina | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #259 | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #246 | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | At Home Stores #249 | 27 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Thrasher Construction, Inc. | 27 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.