Charter bus services (except scenic, sightseeing) · California
VIA Adventures Inc. - CA
Merced, CA · ~43 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- C
- Average Safety Record
- 4.2
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
VIA Adventures Inc. - CA runs at 92% of its industry's injury rate - about level with the typical Charter bus services (except scenic, sightseeing) workplace, earning a grade C.
VIA Adventures Inc. - CA: 4.2 TCR = 92% of Charter bus services (except scenic, sightseeing) BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)
VIA Adventures Inc. - CA safety composite
VIA Adventures Inc. - CA scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on dart rate (safer than 35%), 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).
40/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- D 4.16 per 100 workers
Safer than 37% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 2.79 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% 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
VIA Adventures Inc. - CA: 2.7 → 5.6 TCR
Peak year 2024 @ 5.6 TCR · DART/TCR 0.67× in 2024
VIA Adventures Inc. - CA's TCR rose 2.9 from 2.7 in 2023 to 5.6 in 2024. In 2024, DART was 0.67× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 485510 · Merced, CA AT/BELOW-IND · SMALL
Grade C · TCR 4.2 · 92% of ind
- DART 2.8 DART
- RANK #12/21
- PHOTO Rock Springs Jackson…
- BOOK 2y book
- INJ 3 inj
- SIZE ~43 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Rock Springs Jackson Bus Lines, Inc. DBA Le Bus Jackson Rock Springs Stages, Inc. (0.0 TCR gap)
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VIA Adventures Inc. - CA in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
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VIA Adventures Inc. - CA
4.2 TCR
- Rock Springs J
Rock Springs Jackson Bus Lines, Inc. DBA Le Bus Jackson Rock Springs Stages, Inc.
4.2 TCR
- Niagara Scenic
Niagara Scenic Tours, Inc.
4.2 TCR
- Lux Bus Americ
Lux Bus America Mountain View
4.2 TCR
- Land Jet Inc
Land Jet Inc
4.1 TCR
What this shows VIA Adventures Inc. - CA averages 4.2 TCR (92% of the Charter bus services (except scenic, sightseeing) BLS benchmark).
VIA Adventures Inc. - CA TCR series: 2023=2.7 · 2024=5.6 · BLS 4.5
Where VIA Adventures Inc. - CA falls in its industry
169 Charter bus services (except s establishmentsSafer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
Narrower to California alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #12 safest of 21 Charter bus services (except s employers in California.
VIA Adventures Inc. - CA has fewer employees than the Charter bus services (except scenic, sig median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 3.8. 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 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
485510 · CA · Merced
169 Charter bus services (except scenic, sightseeing) employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 51,834 rated employers in California with headcount on file · 187 employers in Merced, 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 | Rock Springs Jackson Bus Lines, Inc. DBA Le Bus Jackson Rock Springs Stages, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Niagara Scenic Tours, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lux Bus America Mountain View | 4.2 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Land Jet Inc | 4.1 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Robert & Sandra Garcia Farming Partnership | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | ARVIN ADMINISTRATION | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Donald W Beeman | 43 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | KG Vineyard Management, LLC | 43 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 6403-64030211 | 1,404 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 64030211-211001 MERCY MEDICAL CENTER MERCED | 1,306 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | Dignity Health | 1,279 FTE |
| CITY-NEAR | 2643-64030211-211001 | 1,200 FTE |
| NAT-TCR | Necol - Columbus | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Harvest Healthcare Solutions LLC | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Texas Pack, Inc. | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Giant 744 | 4.2 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | BOSS Construction, Incorporated | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | UHM/Vanguard Center/HPC | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Alpha Nursery Inc | 43 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | The Pointe at Jacksonville | 43 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.