Center Moriches, New York · School and Employee Bus Transportation · NAICS 485410
First Student, Inc. has 8 OSHA inspections on record in New York, the first in 2011.
OSHA's last visit started on Feb 18, 2025 after a complaint, in Kingston, and the case has not closed yet.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 9 citation items: 3 serious and 6 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $30,982 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $29,353, down 5%.
Most often, OSHA cited 1910.134, respiratory protection (5 items).
For context, across all transportation and warehousing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $2,408. First Student, Inc. averages $10,176 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
2 inspections on this page followed a fatal incident.
First Student, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company29 Kieffer Lane, Kingston, NY 12401 · School and Employee Bus Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $7,093 | $7,093 | Feb 26, 2025 | Final |
109 Gleason Street, Gouverneur, NY 13642 · School and Employee Bus Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
295 Duffy Ave., Hicksville, NY 11801 · Bus and Other Motor Vehicle Transit Systems · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 2, 2018 (fatal): Employee slips and falls in icy bus yard and later dies from
At 6:00 a.m. on January 2, 2018, an employee was walking in an icy bus yard. The employee slipped and fell and was found unconscious on the ground. The employee was transported to the hospital and later died from the injuries sustained in the fall.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(3) · Walking-working surfaces |
Serious | $9,239 | $13,260 | Jun 28, 2018 | Final |
180 Railroad Ave, Center Moriches, NY 11934 · School and Employee Bus Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
43 Oniontown Rd, Dover Plains, NY 12522 · School and Employee Bus Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $4,250 | $1,000 | Nov 30, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1c 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1d 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1e 29 CFR 1910.134(k) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 30, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.252(b)(3) · Welding fire safety |
Serious | $3,400 | $1,000 | Nov 30, 2012 | Final |
180 Railroad Ave, Center Moriches, NY 11934 · School and Employee Bus Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
909 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14227 · School and Employee Bus Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
180 Railroad Ave, Center Moriches, NY 11934 · School and Employee Bus Transportation · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jan 26, 2010 (fatal): Employee is struck by snowplow, later dies
At approximately 2:40 p.m. on November 26, 2011, Employee #1, a bus driver, had just parked her truck in the bus yard. As Employee #1 walked across the parking lot to the office, she was struck by a snowplow. Employee #1 was transported to Brookhaven Memorial Hospital and pronounced dead.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.145(c)(3) · Specifications for accident prevention signs and tags |
Other-than-serious | $7,000 | $7,000 | Jul 22, 2011 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Hicksville site logged 21 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 422 workers: 8.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.2 for its industry. Those cases cost 771 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20168 Hicksville Hicksville · 2025 | 422 | 21 | 14 | 8.0 | 3.2 |
| 20603 Buffalo Special Ed Buffalo · 2025 | 326 | 12 | 4 | 6.7 | 3.2 |
| 20052 Federal Buffalo · 2025 | 185 | 10 | 5 | 8.8 | 3.2 |
| 20054 Botsford Buffalo · 2025 | 103 | 4 | 3 | 6.7 | 3.2 |
| 20053 Gruner Buffalo · 2025 | 95 | 4 | 3 | 6.9 | 3.2 |
| 20604 Buffalo Bus Buffalo · 2025 | 106 | 5 | 3 | 9.2 | 3.2 |
| 12373 Dover Dover Plains · 2025 | 54 | 3 | 2 | 10.2 | 3.2 |
| 20624 Gouverneur Gouverneur · 2025 | 59 | 2 | 1 | 7.1 | 3.2 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Feb 17, 2025, Hicksville: Hospitalization · fractures · shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e)
An employee was walking in the office when they tripped and fell. The employee sustained a fractured shoulder.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(1)
(1) The test instrument must have an effective audio-warning device, or a visual-warning device in the form of a screen tracing, that indicates when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test must be terminated and restarted from the beginning when the test subject fails to hold his or her breath during the test. The test subject then may be refitted and retested.
29 CFR 1910.134(d)(1)(iii)
(iii) The employer shall identify and evaluate the respiratory hazard(s) in the workplace; this evaluation shall include a reasonable estimate of employee exposures to respiratory hazard(s) and an identification of the contaminant's chemical state and physical form. Where the employer cannot identify or reasonably estimate the employee exposure, the employer shall consider the atmosphere to be IDLH.
29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1)
(1) General. The employer shall provide a medical evaluation to determine the employee's ability to use a respirator, before the employee is fit tested or required to use the respirator in the workplace. The employer may discontinue an employee's medical evaluations when the employee is no longer required to use a respirator.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.