Bus operation, school and employee · Wisconsin
First Student Inc.
KENOSHA, WI · ~117 workers · 3 years of OSHA Injury Tracking Application data.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.9
- Avg TCR
- 4.5
- Industry avg
- 0
- Fatalities
The verdict
First Student Inc. runs at 41% of its industry's injury rate — far safer than the typical Bus operation, school and employee workplace — earning a grade A.
- A
- Excellent Safety Record
- 1.9
- avg TCR · per 100 workers
- 4.5
- industry benchmark (BLS)
- 14
- recordable injuries tracked
Grade compares First Student Inc.'s OSHA Total Case Rate to the BLS industry benchmark across 3 years of Form 300A filings (2016–2024).
Injury rate over time
First Student Inc.'s yearly Total Case Rate, against the 4.5 industry benchmark.
Total Case Rate (recordable injuries per 100 full-time workers), OSHA ITA Form 300A. Industry benchmark: BLS IIF, NAICS 485410.
Where First Student Inc. falls in its industry
1,825 Bus operation, school and empl establishmentsSafer than 73% of graded establishments in this industry, whose median TCR is 3.8.
First Student Inc. has an average TCR of 1.9, which is 41% of the industry average (4.5) for Bus operation, school and employee. This is significantly better than average.
Safety Insights for First Student Inc.
First Student Inc. operates an establishment with approximately 117 full-time equivalent workers in KENOSHA, WI, classified under the Bus operation, school and employee industry (NAICS 485410). Across 3 years of mandatory OSHA Injury Tracking Application (ITA) reporting, this employer has accumulated 14 recordable injuries, 1 occupational illnesses, and 0 workplace fatalities. The average Total Case Rate (TCR) of 1.9 injuries per 100 full-time workers per year provides the anchor metric for the A letter grade (Excellent Safety Record).
Benchmarked against the Bureau of Labor Statistics industry average of 4.5 for Bus operation, school and employee, First Student Inc.'s workforce experiences 41% of the typical injury burden. This ratio matters because TCR already normalizes for hours worked — a 200,000-hour exposure base equals roughly 100 full-time workers — so establishments with very different headcounts can be compared directly. A TCR below the benchmark signals that controls, training, or automation may be outperforming peers.
Multi-year trend analysis is the single most reliable signal here: a one-year spike could reflect a single severe event, whereas sustained elevation across 3 reporting cycles points to systemic hazard exposure. Readers evaluating First Student Inc. as an employer, contractor, investment, or regulatory target should examine the yearly DART rate (days away, restricted, or transferred), the fatality count of 0, and any year-over-year deterioration shown in the table below. All figures come directly from employer-submitted OSHA Form 300A summaries — there is no modeling, estimation, or third-party adjustment layered on top of the government data.
Verify This Employer with OSHA
All injury, illness, and fatality figures on this page are sourced from First Student Inc.'s own 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 485410 — Bus operation, school and employee.
DART Rate — Transparent Calculation (2024)
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.
5 DART incidents × 200,000 ÷ 197,848 hours worked = 5.05 DART
Methodology: 29 CFR 1904 — OSHA Form 300A recordkeeping
Cross-Validating Context — Establishment vs Industry vs State
| Benchmark | TCR | Source |
|---|---|---|
| First Student Inc. (this establishment) | 1.86 | OSHA ITA Form 300A, 3-year avg |
| School bus services industry avg | 4.50 | BLS IIF, NAICS 485410 |
| Wisconsin state avg (all industries) | 4.92 | 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 Inc. 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.
- 2024: 5 reportable incidents · 5 injuries, 0 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2023: 7 reportable incidents · 6 injuries, 1 illnesses, 0 fatalities — OSHA inspection records (case numbers)
- 2020: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
What this grade means for you
Use this grade as a relative read on First Student Inc.'s reported OSHA injury record — strong versus its Bus operation, school and employee peers, but not a guarantee about any single site today.
- At 41% of the Bus operation, school and employee benchmark, First Student Inc. reports fewer injuries than typical peers — still worth asking how safety is managed day to day. Know your rights
- Judge this record against the wider Bus operation, school and employee 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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