General services departments, government · Washington
Seattle Department of Transportation
Seattle, WA · ~1,114 workers · 4 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 3.6
- Avg TCR
- 3.2
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Seattle Department of Transportation runs at 112% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical General services departments, government workplace, earning a grade C.
Seattle Department of Transportation: 3.6 TCR = 112% of General services departments, government BLS 3.2 · 4y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Seattle Department of Transportation safety composite
Seattle Department of Transportation scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 59% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 51%), 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).
55/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- C 3.59 per 100 workers
Safer than 59% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 1.26 per 100 workers
Safer than 54% 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
−0.6
2021→2024
Seattle Department of Transportation injury rate improved
Seattle Department of Transportation's TCR fell 0.6 from 3.6 in 2021 to 3.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 4.4 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.35× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2021=3.6 · 2022=4.4 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=3.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 921190 · Seattle, WA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade C · TCR 3.6 · 112% of ind
- DART 1.3 DART
- RANK #13/28
- PHOTO Mariposa County
- BOOK 4y book
- INJ 119 inj
- SIZE ~1,114 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Mariposa County (0.0 TCR gap)
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Seattle Department of Transportation in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Seattle Department of Transportation
3.6 TCR
- Mariposa Count
Mariposa County
3.6 TCR
- State of Illin
State of Illinois Central management Services
3.6 TCR
- CITY OF ST CLA
CITY OF ST CLAIR SHORES CITY HALL
3.6 TCR
- City Center
City Center
3.6 TCR
What this shows Seattle Department of Transportation averages 3.6 TCR (112% of the General services departments, government BLS benchmark).
Seattle Department of Transportation TCR series: 2021=3.6 · 2022=4.4 · 2023=3.4 · 2024=3 · BLS 3.2
Where Seattle Department of Transportation falls in its industry
1,496 General services departments, establishmentsSafer than 59% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.6.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #13 safest of 28 General services departments, employers in Washington.
Seattle Department of Transportation has more employees than the General services departments, government median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.6. 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 | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 27 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 30 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 29 | 12 | 0 |
| 2021 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 33 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
921190 · WA · Seattle
1,496 General services departments, government employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 10,147 rated employers in Washington with headcount on file · 1,279 employers in Seattle, WA · 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 | Mariposa County | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | State of Illinois Central management Services | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | CITY OF ST CLAIR SHORES CITY HALL | 3.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | City Center | 3.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Amazon.com Services LLC - BFI5 | 1,104 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | UW Tacoma | 1,104 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Avista Mission | 1,099 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Skyline Family Medicine- White Salmon | 1,097 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UW Seattle | 32,378 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | The United States of America | 25,000 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Starz Entertainment | 25,000 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | UW Medical Center - Montlake and NW | 11,307 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | 2229 - St Paul Midway | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Miles Chemical Company - Arleta | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Star Lumber Truss Wichita | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Steiner Kelting | 3.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | 0551 - Fridley MN DC | 1,114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Oswego Hospital | 1,114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | CLARO / PRT - Roosevelt 1513 & 1515 | 1,114 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 416609-Pittsburgh Pa P&Dc | 1,114 FTE |
Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →
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