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FIRST TRANSIT INC

2800 NW NELA ST, PORTLAND, OR, 97210
Operated by First Transit · 1 of 68 establishments
485991Special Needs Transportation
EIN 231716119

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OSHA inspections
7
over 15 years
Violations
5
$100 in penalties
Penalties
$100
$20 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

FIRST TRANSIT INC has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $100 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 75 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

FIRST TRANSIT 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, 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
7
0.5 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
5
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$100
$20 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 7
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 7

57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4859 within OR. Peer group: 75 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
77th
peer median: $0
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
2.6
vs industry
+0.1
TRIR
2.6
vs industry
−1.1

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
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.6
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

Planned
1
Complaint
6

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 TRANSIT INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 TRANSIT INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FIRST TRANSIT INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OR — for First Transit, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
2
Representation (union)
4

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 Transit locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for FIRST TRANSIT INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FIRST TRANSIT INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-10-05Complaint0$0
2018-12-12Complaint1$0
2018-03-05Complaint0$0
2016-10-27Complaint0$0
2013-10-10Complaint1$0
2013-07-12Complaint2$100
2011-02-09Planned1$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

FIRST TRANSIT INC is one of 68 establishments rolled up under the parent organization First Transit.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of First Transit across all 68 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in special needs transportation within OR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by First Transit, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FIRST TRANSIT 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 Transit, which operates 68 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.

Frequently asked

What is FIRST TRANSIT INC's OSHA violation history?
FIRST TRANSIT INC has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $100 in total penalties.
How does FIRST TRANSIT INC's safety record compare to its industry?
FIRST TRANSIT INC operates in the special needs transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. FIRST TRANSIT INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.64 compared to an industry average of 2.5.