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UNIVERSITY OF IOWA is a colleges, universities, and professional schools employer in IOWA CITY, IA. Federal records show 12 OSHA inspections with 7 violations and $17,924 in penalties. 3 Wage & Hour Division enforcement cases on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

L350 PBDB 169 NEWTON RD, IOWA CITY, IA, 52242

611310 Top companies in Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

Federal Enforcement
12
OSHA inspections
7 violations
$17,924 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
1.3
Industry Avg DART
0.6
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA.
OSHA Inspections
12
OSHA Violations
7
Total Penalties
$17,924
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
3
Back Wages Owed
$12,301.48
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
25 years
Last Activity
3yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.5/yr
Violation Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
57% serious$2,561 avg per violation$1,494 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$559
Avg Back Wages / Case
$4,100
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$30,225.48 total across all agencies

Inspection Breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
9
Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 25% of inspections
Recidivism: 2 inspections with serious+ violations

Peer Comparison

92%
Worse than most peers
vs 25 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
83%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
100%

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.

Other employers in Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools within IA

Industry context

Within the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry in IA, UNIVERSITY OF IOWA ranks in the 92th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 25 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 83th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 100th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.3 for the colleges, universities, and professional schools sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.6.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is UNIVERSITY OF IOWA's OSHA violation history?
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $17,924 in total penalties.
How does UNIVERSITY OF IOWA's safety record compare to its industry?
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIVERSITY OF IOWA of IOWA CITY, IA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if UNIVERSITY OF IOWAoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.