Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) · Washington
Sound Transit
Seattle, WA · ~1,200 workers · 6 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 0.5
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Sound Transit runs at 11% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) workplace, earning a grade A.
Sound Transit: 0.5 TCR = 11% of Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) BLS 4.5 · 6y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Sound Transit safety composite
Sound Transit scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 97% 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).
80/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- A 0.5 per 100 workers
Safer than 97% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0.81 per 100 workers
Safer than 81% 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
Sound Transit: 0.3 → 1.1 TCR
Peak year 2023 @ 1.1 TCR · DART/TCR 1.62× in 2024
Sound Transit's TCR rose 0.7 from 0.3 in 2019 to 1.1 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 1.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 1.62× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 485111 · Seattle, WA AT/BELOW-IND · LARGE
Grade A · TCR 0.5 · 11% of ind
- DART 0.8 DART
- RANK #1/11
- PHOTO Metro Transit Heywoo…
- BOOK 6y book
- INJ 33 inj
- SIZE ~1,200 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Metro Transit Heywood Office Building (0.0 TCR gap)
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Sound Transit in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- 3102 CONTROL C
3102 CONTROL CENTER OPERATIONS
0.6 TCR
- Coppell, TX
Coppell, TX
0.6 TCR
- This site
Sound Transit
0.5 TCR
- Metro Transit
Metro Transit Heywood Office Building
0.5 TCR
- 1810 NEW CARRO
1810 NEW CARROLLTON HQ
0.4 TCR
What this shows Sound Transit averages 0.5 TCR (11% of the Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) BLS benchmark).
Sound Transit TCR series: 2019=0.3 · 2020=0.1 · 2021=0.1 · 2022=0.3 · 2023=1.1 · 2024=1.1 · BLS 4.5
Where Sound Transit falls in its industry
421 Mixed mode transit systems (e. establishmentsSafer than 97% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 5.8.
Narrower to Washington alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #1 safest of 11 Mixed mode transit systems (e. employers in Washington.
Sound Transit has more employees than the Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, c median and a lower 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 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 12 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
485111 · WA · Seattle
421 Mixed mode transit systems (e.g., bus, commuter rail, subway combinations) 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 | Metro Transit Heywood Office Building | 0.5 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 3102 CONTROL CENTER OPERATIONS | 0.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 1810 NEW CARROLLTON HQ | 0.4 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Coppell, TX | 0.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Ross Complex | 1,203 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | City of Everett | 1,205 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Eastpointe | 1,185 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | MultiCare Rockwood Clinics-All (Company 52) | 1,182 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 | DSM Biomedical | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Sodexo at West Virginia Univ Concession | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Steadfast Investment Properties, Inc. | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Corpus Christi,TX | 0.5 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | G.A. West & Co | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | JBS | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Ashland City | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | SCAN Health Plan | 1,200 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.