Mixed Mode Transit System · California
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
San Diego, CA · ~198 workers · 8 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 15.8
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System runs at 351% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Mixed Mode Transit System workplace, earning a grade F.
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System: 15.8 TCR = 351% of Mixed Mode Transit System BLS 4.5 · 8y Form 300A (see methodology below)
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System safety composite
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 4%), 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).
20/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 15.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 4% of industry peers
- DART rate
- F 8.69 per 100 workers
Safer than 17% 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%).
Rising injury rate
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System: 15.7 → 19.3 TCR
Peak year 2018 @ 20.4 TCR · DART/TCR 0.55× in 2024
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System's TCR rose 3.6 from 15.7 in 2017 to 19.3 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2018 at 20.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.55× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 485111 · San Diego, CA ABOVE-IND · MID
Grade F · TCR 15.8 · 351% of ind
- DART 8.7 DART
- RANK #70/75
- PHOTO 1953-4125
- BOOK 8y book
- INJ 189 inj
- SIZE ~198 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: 1953-4125 (0.0 TCR gap)
Read with this employer → · Industry book → · California employers → · Look up another →
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Santa Clara Va
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - North Division
16.1 TCR
- 1953-4056
1953-4056
16.1 TCR
- This site
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System
15.8 TCR
- 1953-4125
1953-4125
15.8 TCR
- Division 9
Division 9
15.5 TCR
What this shows San Diego Metropolitan Transit System averages 15.8 TCR (351% of the Mixed Mode Transit System BLS benchmark).
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System TCR series: 2017=15.7 · 2018=20.4 · 2019=16.7 · 2020=5.7 · 2021=13 · 2022=18.3 · 2023=17.3 · 2024=19.3 · BLS 4.5
Where San Diego Metropolitan Transit System falls in its industry
421 Mixed Mode Transit System establishmentsSafer than 4% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #70 safest of 75 Mixed Mode Transit System employers in California.
San Diego Metropolitan Transit System has fewer employees than the Mixed Mode Transit System median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 5.8. 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 | 19.3 | 8.7 | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 17.3 | 7.3 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18.3 | 9.9 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 13.0 | 5.5 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5.7 | 2.5 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 16.7 | 8.7 | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 20.4 | 7.5 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 15.7 | 4.8 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
485111 · CA · San Diego
421 Mixed Mode Transit System employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,979 employers in San Diego, CA · 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 | 1953-4125 | 15.8 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Division 9 | 15.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - North Division | 16.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1953-4056 | 16.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | WMJ Farms, Incorporated | 198 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Berries | 198 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Al Pak Labor, Inc. El Centro | 198 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 103430 - Oroville Dam Interim Spillway Repair | 198 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UC San Diego Health | 9,310 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | General Atomics | 8,108 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Health Human Services Agency | 6,080 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | National University | 4,955 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Trader Joe's 0622 Washington | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Martinsburg Ground | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Evergreen Custom Ext. | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jack Hilliard Distributing Co., Inc Katy | 15.8 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Cupertino Electric, Inc. - Ohio Operations | 198 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Bamberg County | 198 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | James L Maher Center | 198 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pleasanton | 198 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.