Bus operation, school and employee · Pennsylvania
Southern Columbia School Bus Garage
Catawissa, PA · ~41 workers · 9 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 6.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Southern Columbia School Bus Garage runs at 135% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bus operation, school and employee workplace, earning a grade D.
Southern Columbia School Bus Garage: 6.1 TCR = 135% of Bus operation, school and employee BLS 4.5 · 9y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Southern Columbia School Bus Garage safety composite
Southern Columbia School Bus Garage scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 83% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 27%), 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).
52/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 6.09 per 100 workers
Safer than 27% of industry peers
- DART rate
- B 0 per 100 workers
Safer than 83% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- D 0
Safer than 50% 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
−13.6
2016→2024
Southern Columbia School Bus Garage injury rate improved
Southern Columbia School Bus Garage's TCR fell 13.6 from 13.6 in 2016 to 0.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2022 at 16.5 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
2016=13.6 · 2017=5.4 · 2018=0.0 · 2019=14.0 · 2020=0.0 · 2021=0.0 · 2022=16.5 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 485410 · Catawissa, PA ABOVE-IND · SMALL
Grade D · TCR 6.1 · 135% of ind
- DART 0.0 DART
- RANK #159/227
- PHOTO First Student Wichita
- BOOK 9y book
- INJ 10 inj
- SIZE ~41 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: First Student Wichita (0.0 TCR gap)
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Southern Columbia School Bus Garage in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Southern Columbia School Bus Garage
6.1 TCR
- First Student
First Student Wichita
6.1 TCR
- William Floyd
William Floyd
6.1 TCR
- BRANDYWINE CW
BRANDYWINE CW LLC
6.1 TCR
- 2006 WEST REGI
2006 WEST REGION-OXNARD
6.1 TCR
What this shows Southern Columbia School Bus Garage averages 6.1 TCR (135% of the Bus operation, school and employee BLS benchmark).
Southern Columbia School Bus Garage TCR series: 2016=13.6 · 2017=5.4 · 2018=0 · 2019=14 · 2020=0 · 2021=0 · 2022=16.5 · 2023=5.3 · 2024=0 · BLS 4.5
Where Southern Columbia School Bus Garage falls in its industry
1,574 Bus operation, school and empl establishmentsSafer than 27% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.3.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #159 safest of 227 Bus operation, school and empl employers in Pennsylvania.
Southern Columbia School Bus Garage has fewer employees than the Bus operation, school and employee median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.3. 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 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 13.6 | 6.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
485410 · PA · Catawissa
1,574 Bus operation, school and employee employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 22,692 rated employers in Pennsylvania with headcount on file · 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 | First Student Wichita | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | William Floyd | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | BRANDYWINE CW LLC | 6.1 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | 2006 WEST REGION-OXNARD | 6.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | SpecialtyEgg | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | PA Operations | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | J.B. Mill & Fabricating Inc. | 41 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Miller Environmental, Inc. | 41 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 28 | 20 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Mur-Ci Homes, Inc. | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Construction | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Vulcan Tools | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Capital Stampings Corp | 6.1 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Foodland 130 | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Pat's Gradall Service Inc | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | RW Patterson Printing Company | 41 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Fluted Partition | 41 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.