General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) · Kansas

R+L University - WTK

Name: R+L University - WTK Workplace Safety Data
Creator: PlainSafetyScore
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Wichita, KS · ~33 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

F
Failing Safety Record: 13.4
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 1
Fatality

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The verdict

R+L University - WTK runs at 298% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) workplace, earning a grade F.

R+L University - WTK: 13.4 TCR = 298% of General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS 4.5 · 3y Form 300A (see methodology below)

R+L University - WTK safety composite

R+L University - WTK scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 9% 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).

6/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): F 13.42 per 100 workers

Safer than 6% of industry peers
DART rate: F 10.04 per 100 workers

Safer than 9% 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%).

Rising injury rate

R+L University - WTK: 11.4 → 12.5 TCR

Peak year 2017 @ 16.3 TCR · DART/TCR 0.75× in 2018

R+L University - WTK's TCR rose 1.2 from 11.4 in 2016 to 12.5 in 2018. Peak filing year was 2017 at 16.3 TCR. In 2018, DART was 0.75× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 484122 · Wichita, KS ABOVE-IND · SMALL

Grade F · TCR 13.4 · 298% of ind

DART 10.0 DART
RANK #42/42
PHOTO ABF Freight 349
BOOK 3y book
INJ 15 inj
SIZE ~33 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: ABF Freight 349 (0.0 TCR gap)

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1180 SYRACUSE

13.5
This site

13.4
ABF Freight 34

13.4
642 SEATTLE

13.4
WMN

13.4

What this shows R+L University - WTK averages 13.4 TCR (298% of the General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) BLS benchmark).

R+L University - WTK TCR series: 2016=11.4 · 2017=16.3 · 2018=12.5 · BLS 4.5

Where R+L University - WTK falls in its industry

3,020 General freight trucking, long establishments

Safer than 6% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.6.

Grade F

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Kansas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #42 safest of 42 General freight trucking, long employers in Kansas.

R+L University - WTK (33 employees, TCR 13.4) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 58 employees and a TCR of 5.6

R+L University - WTK has fewer employees than the General freight trucking, long-distance, median and a higher 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	Fatalities
2018	12.5	10.0	5	0
2017	16.3	13.6	6	0
2016	11.4	5.7	4	1

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

484122 · KS · Wichita

3,020 General freight trucking, long-distance, less-than-truckload (LTL) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 5,228 rated employers in Kansas with headcount on file · 841 employers in Wichita, KS · 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	ABF Freight 349	AUBURN HILLS, MI	13.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	1180 SYRACUSE	EAST SYRACUSE, NY	13.5 TCR
NAICS-TCR	642 SEATTLE	SEATTLE, WA	13.4 TCR
NAICS-TCR	WMN	LELAND, NC	13.4 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Sunbelt Feed Yard	HUGOTON	33 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Royal Beef Feed Yard	SCOTT CITY	33 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Linn Willow Creek Dairy LLC	LINN	33 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Upland Pork LLC	LONG ISLAND	33 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Spirit Aerosystems	Wichita	11,775 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Textron Aviation - Mid Continent	Wichita	4,359 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Wesley Medical Center	Wichita	2,657 FTE
CITY-NEAR	1855-KSWIC062	Wichita	2,438 FTE
NAT-TCR	HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Gadsden	Gadsden, AL	13.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	OCY - Family Services	Brockkton, MA	13.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Courthouse	Salem, OR	13.4 TCR
NAT-TCR	Hospice In His Care	Baton Rouge, LA	13.4 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Crispin Cider Company	Colfax, CA	33 FTE
NAT-SIZE	MS - Fairbanks, AK - 5FTWA	Fairbanks, AK	33 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Giant Eagle #3057	Pittsburgh, PA	33 FTE
NAT-SIZE	USF Zebulon NC	Zebulon, NC	33 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: 2018, 2017, 2016. 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.