Interurban bus line operation · Pennsylvania
First Student Allentown, PA
Allentown, PA · ~200 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 26.1
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
First Student Allentown, PA runs at 579% of its industry's injury rate - far more dangerous than the typical Interurban bus line operation workplace, earning a grade F.
- F
- Failing Safety Record
- 26.1
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 4.5
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 10
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares First Student Allentown, PA's OSHA Total Case Rate of 26.1 to the Interurban bus line operation BLS benchmark of 4.5 (579% of benchmark) across 2 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024). <a href="/methodology">See methodology</a> for reporting-limitation caveats.
Injury rate over time
First Student Allentown, PA's yearly Total Case Rate, against the 4.5 industry benchmark.
Where First Student Allentown, PA falls in its industry
172 Interurban bus line operation establishmentsSafer than 0% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.1.
Narrower to Pennsylvania alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #7 safest of 7 Interurban bus line operation employers in Pennsylvania.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
The 10 injuries, 1 illnesses shown on this page for First Student Allentown, PA are sourced from its own 2 years of mandatory OSHA Form 300A summaries. Cross-check the underlying establishment record directly against the federal source, name, NAICS classification, recordable case totals, and inspection history are all searchable on OSHA's Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data system.
Verify on OSHA Establishment SearchSource: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA Establishment-Specific Injury and Illness Data. NAICS 485210 - Interurban bus line operation.
DART Rate, Transparent Calculation (2017)
What is the DART rate formula?
DART (Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred) is computed by OSHA as incidents × 200,000 ÷ hours worked. The 200,000-hour denominator equals roughly 100 full-time workers, which lets establishments of very different sizes be compared directly.
8 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 61,390 hours worked = 26.06 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904, OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context, Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| First Student Allentown, PA (this establishment) | 26.06 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 2-year avg |
| Motor coach operation, interurban and rural industry avg | 4.50 | BLS IIF, NAICS 485210 |
| Pennsylvania state avg (all industries) | 5.06 | OSHA ITA, state-level rollup |
Industry benchmarks: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program
Reportable Incident Timeline
Year-by-year reportable incidents (recordable injuries + illnesses + fatalities) submitted by First Student Allentown, PA to OSHA's Injury Tracking Application. Each row anchors to OSHA's inspection records search where you can pull the underlying inspection case numbers and citations for that establishment-year.
- 2017: 8 reportable incidents · 7 injuries, 1 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2016: 3 reportable incidents · 3 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities - OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
Source: OSHA Inspection Information System (IMIS) - inspection case-number records
Year-by-Year Safety Data
| Year | TCR | DART | Injuries | Illnesses | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 120.8 | 120.8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on First Student Allentown, PA's reported OSHA injury record versus its Interurban bus line operation peers, not a verdict on whether any single site is safe today.
- At 579% of the Interurban bus line operation benchmark, First Student Allentown, PA reports more injuries than typical peers, ask specifically how the employer is reducing them. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Interurban bus line operation sector, where injury rates vary widely, before comparing it in isolation. See the industry
- Grades reflect 2016–2024 filings; check the latest establishment record straight from OSHA, or look up a different employer. Look up another
Safety grades reflect employers' self-reported OSHA Form 300A filings from 2016 to 2024 and can lag current conditions. A grade is not a guarantee that any specific workplace is safe or unsafe today. See our methodology and disclaimer.
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Every figure and grade on PlainSafetyScore is computed directly from OSHA's published Injury Tracking Application data and BLS industry benchmarks, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these safety grades, or report a data error. Data current as of 2016-2024 OSHA ITA release.