PURDUE UNIVERSITY is a colleges, universities, and professional schools employer in WEST LAFAYETTE, IN. Federal records show 11 OSHA inspections with 5 violations and $9,000 in penalties. 1 Wage & Hour Division enforcement case 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 3, 2026.
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
700 AHLERS DRIVE, WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, 47907
Parent: Purdue University (5 locations)
611310 — Top companies in Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
1,521 employees
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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.
Part of a larger organization
PURDUE UNIVERSITY is one of 5 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization Purdue University.
Federal enforcement records on PURDUE UNIVERSITY represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of Purdue University across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by Purdue University
- 109166 - PURDUE UNIVERSITY — WEST LAFAYETTE, IN — 2 federal records
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY — HAMMOND, IN
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY — BROOKSTON, IN
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY — FT. WAYNE, IN
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- UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME — NOTRE DAME — 3 federal records
- BALL STATE UNIVERSITY — MUNCIE — 3 federal records
- 110403 - UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE — EVANSVILLE — 2 federal records
- 104353 - UNIVERSITY OF INDIANAPOLIS — SOUTHPORT — 2 federal records
- TRUSTEES OF INDIANA UNIVERSITY - BRADFORD WOODS — MARTINSVILLE — 1 federal record
- 109479 - IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE INDIANAPOLIS — INDIANAPOLIS — 1 federal record
- INDIANA UNIVERSITY — BLOOMINGTON — 1 federal record
- 108938 - IVY TECH COMMUNITY COLLEGE — INDIANAPOLIS — 1 federal record
- VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY — VALPARAISO — 1 federal record
- 106366 - IVY TECH COLLEGE — FORT WAYNE — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry in IN, PURDUE UNIVERSITY ranks in the 87th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 46 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 96th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 98th 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. PURDUE UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 1.06, which is above the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is PURDUE UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $9,000 in total penalties.
- How does PURDUE UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
- PURDUE UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. PURDUE UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 1.06 compared to an industry average of 0.6.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PURDUE UNIVERSITY of WEST LAFAYETTE, IN from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 5 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, OFLC visa-program filings, USAspending federal contract awards, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 12 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFCCP, FMCSA, 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 3, 2026. PURDUE UNIVERSITY resolves to the parent rollup Purdue University, which operates 5 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if PURDUE UNIVERSITYoperates 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.