Other Airport Services · Texas
Swissport Ground Handling - IAH - IAH-GHA
Houston, TX · ~169 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.6
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
Swissport Ground Handling - IAH - IAH-GHA runs at 35% of its industry's injury rate - far safer than the typical Other Airport Services workplace, earning a grade A.
Swissport Ground Handling - IAH - IAH-GHA: 1.6 TCR = 35% of Other Airport Services BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Swissport Ground Handling - IAH - IAH-GHA safety composite
Swissport Ground Handling - IAH - IAH-GHA scores strongest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 88% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 50%), 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).
66/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- B 1.58 per 100 workers
Safer than 88% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.43 per 100 workers
Safer than 52% 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%).
Rising injury rate
Swissport Ground Handling - IAH - IAH-GHA: 0.7 → 2.4 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 2.4 TCR · DART/TCR 1.54× in 2024
Swissport Ground Handling - IAH - IAH-GHA's TCR rose 1.7 from 0.7 in 2023 to 2.4 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 1.54× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 488119 · Houston, TX AT/BELOW-IND · MID
Grade A · TCR 1.6 · 35% of ind
- DART 2.4 DART
- RANK #17/126
- PHOTO Atlantic Aviation - …
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 4 inj
- SIZE ~169 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Atlantic Aviation - ORL (0.0 TCR gap)
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Swissport Ground Handling - IAH - IAH-GHA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- This site
Swissport Ground Handling - IAH - IAH-GHA
1.6 TCR
- Atlantic Aviat
Atlantic Aviation - ORL
1.6 TCR
- Unifi Aviation
Unifi Aviation Services : CHA - Chattanooga
1.6 TCR
- GAT - TXDFW
GAT - TXDFW
1.6 TCR
- DGS Aviation S
DGS Aviation Services : GRK - Killeen
1.6 TCR
What this shows Swissport Ground Handling - IAH - IAH-GHA averages 1.6 TCR (35% of the Other Airport Services BLS benchmark).
Swissport Ground Handling - IAH - IAH-GHA TCR series: 2023=0.7 · 2024=2.4 · BLS 4.5
Where Swissport Ground Handling - IAH - IAH-GHA falls in its industry
1,555 Other Airport Services establishmentsSafer than 88% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.5.
Narrower to Texas alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #17 safest of 126 Other Airport Services employers in Texas.
Swissport Ground Handling - IAH - IAH-GHA has more employees than the Other Airport Services median and a lower injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.5. 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 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
488119 · TX · Houston
1,555 Other Airport Services employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 38,394 rated employers in Texas with headcount on file · 5,116 employers in Houston, TX · 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 | Atlantic Aviation - ORL | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Unifi Aviation Services : CHA - Chattanooga | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | GAT - TXDFW | 1.6 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | DGS Aviation Services : GRK - Killeen | 1.6 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | PYCO Industries Inc. | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | schoenmann produce company | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Rumsey Construction Inc. | 169 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Reynolds asphalt and Construction Company | 169 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH IAH | 11,560 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | IAH - Airport United Airlines Offices | 10,239 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6925-IAH | 9,442 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Houston Methodist Hospital Texas Medical Center | 8,873 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Grote Industries | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Jefferson Healthcare Center, LLC | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Modern Transportation | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | South Jackson | 1.6 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | Kaasco Inc. d.b.a. Kaas Tailored | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Kentucky Eagle Inc. | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Rock Regional Hospital | 169 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Elizabeth City Health and Rehabilitation | 169 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.