Bus terminal operation, independent · Connecticut

First Student - Fairfield

Name: First Student - Fairfield Workplace Safety Data
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Fairfield, CT · ~153 workers · 2 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.

Compiled by PlainSafetyScore · August 25, 2026

D
Poor Safety Record: 5.7
Avg TCR: 4.5
Industry avg: 0
Fatalities

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The verdict

First Student - Fairfield runs at 126% of its industry's injury rate - more dangerous than the typical Bus terminal operation, independent workplace, earning a grade D.

First Student - Fairfield: 5.7 TCR = 126% of Bus terminal operation, independent BLS 4.5 · 2y Form 300A (see methodology below)

First Student - Fairfield safety composite

First Student - Fairfield scores strongest on fatalities (safer than 51% of same-industry peers) and weakest on total case rate (tcr) (safer than 37%), blended into one 0-100 breakdown against same-industry peers. A missing measure drops out and redistributes its weight rather than deflating the score. This is a per-dimension breakdown, distinct from the single letter grade above it (which weights TCR alone against the BLS industry benchmark).

42/100

Percentile-weighted across 3 of 3 measures

Total Case Rate (TCR): D 5.65 per 100 workers

Safer than 37% of industry peers
DART rate: D 3.19 per 100 workers

Safer than 40% of industry peers
Fatalities: D 0

Safer than 51% of industry peers

Benchmarked live against every credibly-rated employer in the same NAICS industry code in the current OSHA extract (a segment must have at least 8 rated peers to benchmark). Not a legal or compliance determination; PlainSafetyScore's own weighting (TCR 40%, DART 35%, fatalities 25%).

TCR Δ

−4.9

2023→2024

First Student - Fairfield injury rate improved

First Student - Fairfield's TCR fell 4.9 from 8.1 in 2023 to 3.2 in 2024. Peak filing year was 2023 at 8.1 TCR. In 2024, DART was 0.56× this establishment's average TCR (severity share of cases).

2023=8.1 · 2024=3.2

OSHA ITA Form 300A scorecard

Establishment book 488490 · Fairfield, CT ABOVE-IND · MID

Grade D · TCR 5.7 · 126% of ind

DART 3.2 DART
RANK #4/5
PHOTO Carvana Albuquerque …
BOOK 2y book
INJ 8 inj
SIZE ~153 FTE

Nearest TCR peer: Carvana Albuquerque Hub (0.0 TCR gap)

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5.7
Carvana Albuqu

5.7
M-6

5.7
TRS BARTLESVIL

5.6
Home Depot DFC

5.6

What this shows First Student - Fairfield averages 5.7 TCR (126% of the Bus terminal operation, independent BLS benchmark).

First Student - Fairfield TCR series: 2023=8.1 · 2024=3.2 · BLS 4.5

Where First Student - Fairfield falls in its industry

370 Bus terminal operation, indepe establishments

Safer than 37% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 4.4.

Grade D

More dangerous than peersSafer than peers

Narrower to Connecticut alone (the establishments it most directly competes with for workers and contracts): ranked #4 safest of 5 Bus terminal operation, indepe employers in Connecticut.

First Student - Fairfield (153 employees, TCR 5.7) among 29 same-industry peers, split at the industry median of 51 employees and a TCR of 4.4

First Student - Fairfield has more employees than the Bus terminal operation, independent median and a higher injury rate than the industry's median TCR of 4.4. Workforce size and injury rate do not always move together within the same industry -- some of its smaller peers run higher rates than its larger ones, and vice versa.

Year-by-Year Safety Data

Year	TCR	DART	Injuries	Illnesses	Fatalities
2024	3.2	3.2	3	0	0
2023	8.1	8.1	5	0	0

OSHA ITA peer cross-reference

Establishment peer ledger

488490 · CT · Fairfield

370 Bus terminal operation, independent employers nationwide with a credible TCR · 7,008 rated employers in Connecticut with headcount on file · 63 employers in Fairfield, CT · 4 cross-state NAT-TCR peers · 4 cross-state NAT-SIZE peers. Closest matches by relationship code are listed below.

Rel	Establishment	Place	Metric
NAICS-TCR	Carvana Albuquerque Hub	ALBUQUERQUE, NM	5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	M-6	HAMPSHIRE, IL	5.7 TCR
NAICS-TCR	TRS BARTLESVILLE	OCHELATA, OK	5.6 TCR
NAICS-TCR	Home Depot DFC 6777 Locust Grove GA	LOCUST GROVE, GA	5.6 TCR
STATE-SIZE	Paul Dinto Electrical Contractors--Main	MIDDLEBURY	153 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Nucor Steel Connecticut Inc.	WALLINGFORD	153 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Howmet - Winsted	WINSTED	153 FTE
STATE-SIZE	Carling Technologies, Inc. Plainville	PLAINVILLE	153 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Fairfield Board of Education	Fairfield	1,670 FTE
CITY-NEAR	10317 Fairfield	Fairfield	266 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Orthopaedic Specialty Group, P.C.	Fairfield	219 FTE
CITY-NEAR	Ludlowe Center for health & rehab	Fairfield	206 FTE
NAT-TCR	Browne's Home Center	Friday Harbor, WA	5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	A&A Safety INC	Amelia, OH	5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Downey	Downey, CA	5.7 TCR
NAT-TCR	Ilblo - Bloomington	Bloomington, IL	5.7 TCR
NAT-SIZE	Portland Hospital Service Corporation	Portland, OR	153 FTE
NAT-SIZE	ColorDynamics, Inc.	Allen, TX	153 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Cast Products Inc	Athens, AL	153 FTE
NAT-SIZE	Tnmur - Murfreesboro	Murfreesboro, TN	153 FTE

Rel codes: NAICS-TCR · STATE-SIZE · CITY-NEAR · NAT-TCR/NAT-SIZE cross-state. Read with this employer →

Data Source: OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA), mandatory establishment-level injury/illness reports. Grades compare employer Total Case Rate (TCR) to BLS IIF industry benchmarks. Data covers years reported by this establishment: 2024, 2023. This is publicly available government data - not a legal determination of workplace conditions.

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