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MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM

1900 WEST FIEBRANTZ ROAD, MILWAUKEE, WI, 53209
Operated by Milwaukee County Transit System · 1 of 5 establishments
485999All Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
EIN 391220828

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OSHA inspections
5
over 35 years
Violations
6
$4,843 in penalties
Penalties
$4,843
$807 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

MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $4,843 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM 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
5
0.1 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
6
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$4,843
$807 avg / violation
83% serious17% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 5

60% 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $4,843 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11$2,125Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I11$1,100Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0022 C11$938Aug 1991Aug 1991
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$680Jul 1992Jul 1992
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11Jul 1992Jul 1992
29 CFR 1910.1048 D01 I11Jun 1991Jun 1991

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.

DART rate
7.2
vs industry
+4.7
TRIR
9.7
vs industry
+6.0

Reported for 462 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
9.7
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
Referral
1
Follow-up
1

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 MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 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 MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WI — for Milwaukee County Transit System, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
6

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 Milwaukee County Transit System 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.). 6 cases · 6 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-268343Unfair labor practiceOct 2020Dec 2022ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-264222Unfair labor practiceAug 2020Aug 2020ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-259677Unfair labor practiceApr 2020Apr 2020ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-232345Unfair labor practiceDec 2018Jan 2019ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-192365Unfair labor practiceFeb 2017Mar 2017ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-155578Unfair labor practiceJul 2015Jul 2015ClosedRegion 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 MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2010-06-15Complaint0$0
1994-08-25Follow-up0$0
1992-02-20Complaint22$680
1991-06-07Referral11$938
1991-03-21Complaint32$3,225

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

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Part of a larger organization

MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Milwaukee County Transit System.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Milwaukee County Transit System across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM 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 Milwaukee County Transit System, which operates 5 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 MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM's OSHA violation history?
MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $4,842.5 in total penalties.
How does MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM's safety record compare to its industry?
MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM operates in the all other transit and ground passenger transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. MILWAUKEE COUNTY TRANSIT SYSTEM's self-reported DART rate is 7.24 compared to an industry average of 2.5.