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FIRST STUDENT INC

1901 LAKE VALENTINE RD, ARDEN HILLS, MN, 55112
Operated by First Student, Inc · 1 of 10 establishments
485410School and Employee Bus Transportation

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OSHA inspections
3
over 24 years
Violations
1
$900 in penalties
Penalties
$900
$900 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

FIRST STUDENT INC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 3 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $900 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 39th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 32 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

FIRST STUDENT INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
1
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$900
$900 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 3

33% 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $900 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 5205.06600311$900Mar 2002Mar 2002

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.

Peer comparison

39th

Below average violations in NAICS 4854 within MN. Peer group: 32 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
48th
peer median: $940
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−1.9
TRIR
17.2
vs industry
+13.9

Reported for 32 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

Industry avg TRIR
3.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
17.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
3

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

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
15 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 MN — for First Student, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
37
Unfair labor practice
18
Representation (union)
15

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.). 37 cases · 18 ULP · 15 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-RC-375339Representation electionNov 2025Dec 2025ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-241454Representation electionMay 2019Jun 2019ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-165058Unfair labor practiceNov 2015May 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-UD-148669UDMar 2015Mar 2015ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-116843Representation electionNov 2013Dec 2013ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-081122Unfair labor practiceMay 2012Jun 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RD-078170Representation electionApr 2012Jun 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-UD-000232UDApr 2011Jun 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-UD-000231UDApr 2011May 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-UD-000230UDMar 2011Apr 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019696Unfair labor practiceFeb 2011Jun 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RD-002723Representation electionDec 2010Feb 2011ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019343Unfair labor practiceApr 2010May 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017672Representation electionDec 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017667Representation electionNov 2009Dec 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019182Unfair labor practiceOct 2009Nov 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017652Representation electionSep 2009Oct 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017651Representation electionSep 2009Oct 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019129Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019095Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019094Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019093Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019092Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019091Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019075Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Jul 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019074Unfair labor practiceJun 2009Jul 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017637Representation electionMay 2009Jun 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017632Representation electionMay 2009Jun 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017630Representation electionApr 2009Jun 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017629Representation electionMar 2009May 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-019006Unfair labor practiceMar 2009Apr 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017627Representation electionMar 2009Apr 2009ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-RC-017565Representation electionFeb 2008Oct 2010ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-018427Unfair labor practiceJul 2007Aug 2007ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-017890Unfair labor practiceJan 2006Mar 2006ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-016911Unfair labor practiceJul 2003Aug 2003ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-016280Unfair labor practiceJan 2002Jun 2002ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FIRST STUDENT INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
FIRST STUDENT INC 11730
1901 LAKE VALENTINE RD · ARDEN HILLS, MN, 55112
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2011-03-09Complaint0$0
2004-09-15Complaint0$0
2002-01-31Complaint11$900

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

FIRST STUDENT INC is one of 10 establishments rolled up under the parent organization First Student, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of First Student, Inc across all 10 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup First Student, Inc, which operates 10 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is FIRST STUDENT INC's OSHA violation history?
FIRST STUDENT INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $900 in total penalties.
How does FIRST STUDENT INC's safety record compare to its industry?
FIRST STUDENT INC operates in the school and employee bus transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. FIRST STUDENT INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.9.