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MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

10901 WESTLAKE DRIVE, NORTH BETHESDA, MD, 20852
Operated by Montgomery County Public Schools · 1 of 20 establishments
485410School and Employee Bus Transportation
EIN 526000989

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OSHA inspections
8
over 29 years
Violations
37
Penalties
$0
$0 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS has accumulated 37 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 29 years of recorded history.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 31 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 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
8
0.3 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
37
1.3 / yr
Penalties
$0
35% serious65% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 8
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 8

88% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 29 citations in this view.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0233Apr 2015Feb 2023
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0422Nov 2018Feb 2023
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0122Mar 1997Nov 2018
29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 II22Apr 2015Apr 2015
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I22Apr 2015Apr 2015
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0122Mar 1997Apr 2015
29 CFR 1910.0141 A0522Mar 1997Sep 2000
29 CFR 0912.2303 B22Mar 1997Sep 2000
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Feb 2023Feb 2023
29 CFR 1910.0244 A01 II11Feb 2023Feb 2023
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II11Feb 2023Feb 2023
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0511Feb 2023Feb 2023
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0211Nov 2018Nov 2018
29 CFR 1910.0304 G06 VI C 111Nov 2018Nov 2018
29 CFR 1910.0253 A0311Nov 2018Nov 2018
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211Nov 2018Nov 2018
29 CFR 1910.0303 E01 II11Nov 2018Nov 2018
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV11Nov 2018Nov 2018
29 CFR 1910.0304 G06 III11Nov 2018Nov 2018
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0311Nov 2018Nov 2018

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 4854 within MD. Peer group: 31 employers. This establishment has 37 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
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
0.2
vs industry
−1.7
TRIR
0.8
vs industry
−2.5

Reported for 738 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
0.8
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
5
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 MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MD — for Montgomery County Public Schools, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

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 Montgomery County Public Schools 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.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
05-CA-268077Unfair labor practiceOct 2020Oct 2020ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-074971Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Mar 2012ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland

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 MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-12-09Planned64$0
2018-08-17Planned51$0
2018-08-17Planned53$0
2015-05-26Complaint0$0
2014-11-19Planned73$0
2014-11-19Planned3$0
2000-07-28Complaint42$0
1997-02-11Complaint7$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS is one of 20 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Montgomery County Public Schools.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Montgomery County Public Schools across all 20 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in school and employee bus transportation within MD, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS 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 Montgomery County Public Schools, which operates 20 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 MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS's OSHA violation history?
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 37 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS's safety record compare to its industry?
MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS operates in the school and employee bus transportation industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. MONTGOMERY COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS's self-reported DART rate is 0.2 compared to an industry average of 1.9.