Passenger transportation, inland waters (except on Great Lakes system) · Washington
Washington State Ferries
Seattle, WA · ~1,939 workers · 7 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- D
- Poor Safety Record
- 5.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 1
- Fatality
The verdict
Washington State Ferries runs at 131% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Passenger transportation, inland waters (except on Great Lakes system) workplace, earning a grade D.
Washington State Ferries: 5.9 TCR = 131% of Passenger transportation, inland waters (except on Great Lakes system) BLS 4.5 · 7y Form 300A (see methodology below)
Washington State Ferries safety composite
Washington State Ferries scores strongest on dart rate (safer than 35% of same-industry peers) and weakest on fatalities (safer than 4%), 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).
22/100
Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures
- Total Case Rate (TCR)
- F 5.88 per 100 workers
Safer than 23% of industry peers
- DART rate
- D 3.83 per 100 workers
Safer than 35% of industry peers
- Fatalities
- F 1
Safer than 4% 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
Washington State Ferries: 1.8 → 5.0 TCR
Peak year 2021 @ 8.2 TCR · DART/TCR 0.65× in 2024
Washington State Ferries's TCR rose 3.3 from 1.8 in 2018 to 5.0 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2021 at 8.2 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.65× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).
OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard
Establishment book 483212 · Seattle, WA ABOVE-IND · LARGE
Grade D · TCR 5.9 · 131% of ind
- DART 3.8 DART
- RANK P23
- PHOTO Muller Boat Co
- BOOK 7y book
- INJ 584 inj
- SIZE ~1,939 FTE
Nearest TCR peer: Muller Boat Co (0.4 TCR gap)
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Washington State Ferries in the TCR neighbourhood
Average Total Case Rate among this establishment and nearest same-industry peers
- Muller Boat Co
Muller Boat Co
6.3 TCR
- The Bridgeport
The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company
6.3 TCR
- This site
Washington State Ferries
5.9 TCR
- Lake Champlain
Lake Champlain Transportation Co.
4.7 TCR
- D8 Brussels Fe
D8 Brussels Ferry
3.9 TCR
What this shows Washington State Ferries averages 5.9 TCR (131% of the Passenger transportation, inland waters (except on Great Lakes system) BLS benchmark).
Washington State Ferries TCR series: 2018=1.8 · 2019=6.9 · 2020=7 · 2021=8.2 · 2022=6.2 · 2023=6.1 · 2024=5 · BLS 4.5
Where Washington State Ferries falls in its industry
13 Passenger transportation, inla establishmentsSafer than 23% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 2.6.
Washington State Ferries has more employees than the Passenger transportation, inland waters median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 2.6. 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 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 74 | 13 | 0 |
| 2023 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 85 | 16 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 80 | 17 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 84 | 42 | 0 |
| 2020 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 86 | 21 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6.9 | 4.7 | 86 | 32 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 89 | 23 | 0 |
OSHA ITA peer cross-reference
Establishment peer ledger
483212 · WA · Seattle
13 Passenger transportation, inland waters (except on Great Lakes system) 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 | Muller Boat Co | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | The Bridgeport & Port Jefferson Steamboat Company | 6.3 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | Lake Champlain Transportation Co. | 4.7 TCR |
| NAICS-TCR | D8 Brussels Ferry | 3.9 TCR |
| STATE-SIZE | Office of Field Operations - Seattle | 1,935 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 600 | 1,922 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | 6994-PL600 | 1,970 FTE |
| STATE-SIZE | Clark County Washington | 1,906 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 | Sunshine Ace Hardware-Kingsway | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | At Home Stores #183 | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | Coyote Point Intake Shelter | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-TCR | JFI 421 Aviation Boulevard | 5.9 TCR |
| NAT-SIZE | doTERRA International, LLC. | 1,938 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | 2573-MN101 | 1,940 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | Lakeland Medical Center St. Joseph | 1,938 FTE |
| NAT-SIZE | St. Joseph's Hospital | 1,938 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.