Establishment profile
FIRST STUDENT, INC.
425 SUGAR AVENUE, BILLINGS, MT, 59101
485510 — Charter Bus Industry
Summary
FIRST STUDENT, INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 6 years of recorded history.
The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FIRST STUDENT, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Most-cited OSHA standards
Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 2 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 A05 | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 2019 | Feb 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2019 | Oct 2019 |
Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 158 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for FIRST STUDENT, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for FIRST STUDENT, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FIRST STUDENT, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MT — for FIRST STUDENT, INC., not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other FIRST STUDENT, INC. locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 11 cases · 6 ULP · 5 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19-CA-258746 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2020 | Jun 2020 | Closed | Region 19, Seattle, Washington |
| 19-CA-188183 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2016 | Oct 2019 | Closed | Region 19, Seattle, Washington |
| 19-RD-154204 | Representation election | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 | Closed | Region 19, Seattle, Washington |
| 27-RC-149335 | Representation election | Apr 2015 | May 2015 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-RC-118215 | Representation election | Dec 2013 | Jan 2014 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 19-CA-093448 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2012 | Sep 2015 | Closed | Region 19, Seattle, Washington |
| 19-RD-065949 | Representation election | Oct 2011 | Jan 2012 | Closed | Region 19, Seattle, Washington |
| 19-CA-065727 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2011 | Nov 2011 | Closed | Region 19, Seattle, Washington |
| 27-CA-021544 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2010 | Aug 2010 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 27-CA-021000 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2008 | Aug 2009 | Closed | Region 27, Denver, Colorado |
| 19-RC-015061 | Representation election | Jan 2008 | Mar 2008 | Closed | Region 19, Seattle, Washington |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for FIRST STUDENT, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FIRST STUDENT INC 425 SUGAR AVE · BILLINGS, MT, 59101 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jan 1991 | View → |
FIRST STUDENT INC UNK · BILLINGS, MT, 59101 | — | No Violation Identified QNCR 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FIRST STUDENT, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-01-06 | Follow-up | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-01-06 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-10-01 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-10-01 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FIRST STUDENT, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is FIRST STUDENT, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- FIRST STUDENT, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $0 in total penalties.
- How does FIRST STUDENT, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- FIRST STUDENT, INC. operates in the charter bus industry industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.7. FIRST STUDENT, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.4 compared to an industry average of 0.7.