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MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY

1401 S DORT HWY, FLINT, MI, 48503
485113Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems

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OSHA inspections
8
over 33 years
Violations
21
$8,743 in penalties
Penalties
$8,743
$416 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality

Summary

MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $8,743 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 39 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
8
0.2 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
21
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$8,743
$416 avg / violation
38% serious62% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 8
Inspection trigger · accident
3 of 8

75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $8,743 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4081.00150411$3,600Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 3255.110303 A III11$1,313May 1997May 1997
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$750May 1997May 1997
29 CFR 4082.21310111$720Aug 2003Aug 2003
29 CFR 4081.012311$600Jan 1998Jan 1998
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$560Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 4081.00150311$450Jan 1998Jan 1998
29 CFR 4081.01750211$450Jan 1998Jan 1998
29 CFR 4082.21110111$300Jan 1998Jan 1998
29 CFR 4081.06080111Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IA11Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 4082.21170111Feb 2001Feb 2001
29 CFR 3256.00050111May 1999May 1999
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II11May 1999May 1999
R44010311May 1999May 1999
29 CFR 4082.21110211May 1999May 1999
29 CFR 4082.21110311May 1999May 1999
40801014CC11May 1999May 1999
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11May 1997May 1997
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111May 1997May 1997

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

87th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4851 within MI. Peer group: 39 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $400
Inspection frequency
97th
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
1.4
vs industry
−3.3
TRIR
2.2
vs industry
−3.9

Reported for 585 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
6.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.2
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
5
Accident
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 MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Feb 6, 2013WHEEL,BUS,STRUCK BY,RUN OVER,MOTOR VEHICLEFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 4 violations · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Aug 202314

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 4 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Dec 2022 – Aug 2023Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit SystemsFMLA41

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2013-02-07Accident0$0
2012-11-05Complaint32$560
2003-06-27Accident2$4,320
2001-01-11Accident1$0
1999-03-16Complaint6$0
1998-01-02Complaint43$1,800
1997-03-06Complaint53$2,063
1993-03-04Complaint0$0

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY 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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Frequently asked

What is MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY's OSHA violation history?
MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $8,742.5 in total penalties.
How does MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY's safety record compare to its industry?
MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY operates in the bus and other motor vehicle transit systems industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 6.1. MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY's self-reported DART rate is 1.41 compared to an industry average of 4.7.
Has MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving MASS TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY.
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