Transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) · California

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division

San Jose, CA · ~493 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

F
Failing Safety Record
16.6
Avg TCR
4.5
Industry avg
1
Fatality
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The verdict

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division runs at 369% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) workplace, earning a grade F.

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division: 16.6 TCR = 369% of Transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) BLS 4.5 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division safety composite

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 7% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 1%), 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).

F

4/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR)
F 16.62 per 100 workers

Safer than 3% of industry peers

DART rate
F 11.19 per 100 workers

Safer than 7% of industry peers

Fatalities
F 1

Safer than 1% 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

−2.1

2019→2023

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division injury rate improved

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division's TCR fell 2.1 from 17.8 in 2019 to 15.7 in 2023. Peak filing year was 2022 at 22.4 TCR. In 2023, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2019=17.8 · 2020=10.5 · 2022=22.4 · 2023=15.7

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 485111 · San Jose, CA ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade F · TCR 16.6 · 369% of ind

  • DART 11.2 DART
  • RANK #73/75
  • PHOTO Southern Avenue Divi…
  • BOOK 4y book
  • INJ 325 inj
  • SIZE ~493 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Southern Avenue Division (0.0 TCR gap)

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Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division in the TCR neighbourhood

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

TCR

What this shows Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division averages 16.6 TCR (369% of the Transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) BLS benchmark).

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

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division TCR series: 2019=17.8 · 2020=10.5 · 2022=22.4 · 2023=15.7 · BLS 4.5

Where Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division falls in its industry

421 Transit systems, mixed mode (e establishments

Safer than 3% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #73 safest of 75 Transit systems, mixed mode (e employers in California.

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division (493 employees, TCR 16.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 217 employees and a TCR of 5.8 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 Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division (493 employees, TCR 16.6) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 217 employees and a TCR of 5.8

Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority - Chaboya Division has more employees than the Transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, 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
2023 15.7 11.2 83 0 1
2022 22.4 9.8 116 0 0
2020 10.5 6.2 54 0 0
2019 17.8 11.4 72 0 0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

485111 · CA · San Jose

421 Transit systems, mixed mode (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 1,102 employers in San Jose, 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 Southern Avenue Division 16.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR Transit Police Department 16.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR 4032 CARPENTERS 16.3 TCR
NAICS-TCR 1953-4032 17.0 TCR
STATE-SIZE American Woodmark 493 FTE
STATE-SIZE City of Gardena 493 FTE
STATE-SIZE Morley Builders Inc 494 FTE
STATE-SIZE HF Pleasanton CA 492 FTE
CITY-NEAR 2636-CALIFORNIA.SAN JOSE 11,308 FTE
CITY-NEAR Santa Clara Valley Healthcare, Valley Medical Center (Hospital & Clinics) 7,299 FTE
CITY-NEAR Rosendin - Main 6,964 FTE
CITY-NEAR Santa Clara Valley Medical Center (SCVMC & Clinics) 6,576 FTE
NAT-TCR Copper Creek Landscaping, Inc 16.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Hearthstone Village 16.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Aculabs Inc 16.6 TCR
NAT-TCR Salisbury Ofc/Whse 16.6 TCR
NAT-SIZE Eugene Water and Electric Board 493 FTE
NAT-SIZE Centura Lab 493 FTE
NAT-SIZE Fairbanks Scales 493 FTE
NAT-SIZE Mando America Corporation 493 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: 2023, 2022, 2020, 2019. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.
Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details.