Interstate bus line operation · Illinois

Megabus USA LLC

Chicago, IL · ~91 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

D
Poor Safety Record
6.0
Avg TCR
4.5
Industry avg
0
Fatalities
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The verdict

Megabus USA LLC runs at 134% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Interstate bus line operation workplace, earning a grade D.

Megabus USA LLC: 6.0 TCR = 134% of Interstate bus line operation BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Megabus USA LLC safety composite

Megabus USA LLC scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 29%), 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).

D

35/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 6.05 per 100 workers

Safer than 29% of industry peers

DART rate
F 5.23 per 100 workers

Safer than 30% 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

−3.5

2016→2019

Megabus USA LLC injury rate improved

Megabus USA LLC's TCR fell 3.5 from 8.8 in 2016 to 5.2 in 2019. Peak filing year was 2016 at 8.8 TCR. In 2019, DART was 0.86× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2016=8.8 · 2017=4.0 · 2018=6.3 · 2019=5.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 485210 · Chicago, IL ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade D · TCR 6.0 · 134% of ind

  • DART 5.2 DART
  • RANK #6/7
  • PHOTO 52751 Jacksonville T…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 24 inj
  • SIZE ~91 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: 52751 Jacksonville Transit (0.0 TCR gap)

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Megabus USA LLC in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Megabus USA LLC averages 6.0 TCR (134% of the Interstate bus line operation BLS benchmark).

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

Megabus USA LLC TCR series: 2016=8.8 · 2017=4 · 2018=6.3 · 2019=5.2 · BLS 4.5

Where Megabus USA LLC falls in its industry

161 Interstate bus line operation establishments

Safer than 29% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Illinois alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #6 safest of 7 Interstate bus line operation employers in Illinois.

Megabus USA LLC (91 employees, TCR 6.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 65 employees and a TCR of 4.4 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 Megabus USA LLC
Megabus USA LLC (91 employees, TCR 6.0) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 65 employees and a TCR of 4.4

Megabus USA LLC has more employees than the Interstate bus line operation median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. 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
2019 5.2 5.2 2 1 0
2018 6.3 6.3 4 0 0
2017 4.0 4.0 3 0 0
2016 8.8 8.2 15 1 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

485210 · IL · Chicago

161 Interstate bus line operation 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 52751 Jacksonville Transit 6.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR Market Street Garage 6.0 TCR
NAICS-TCR NLR 6.2 TCR
NAICS-TCR MV Transportation 6.2 TCR
STATE-SIZE Havana Power Station 91 FTE
STATE-SIZE Dynamic Utility Solutions 91 FTE
STATE-SIZE Campus Communications Group 91 FTE
STATE-SIZE MS - East Peroria, IL - 1EPI2 91 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 Atlanta Plate APP 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Coconut Point (HR) 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR DYC Supply Company 6.0 TCR
NAT-TCR Mesa Springs Behavioral Health Hospital 6.0 TCR
NAT-SIZE Murfreeesboro MUR 91 FTE
NAT-SIZE Tulsa TOK 91 FTE
NAT-SIZE The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis 91 FTE
NAT-SIZE Regional Zone - Austell, GA 91 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: 2019, 2018, 2017, 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.