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RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE is a colleges, universities, and professional schools employer in TROY, NY. Federal records show 4 OSHA inspections with 4 violations and $5,500 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 2, 2026.

RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

COLVIN CIRCLE HOUSING COMPLEX, TROY, NY, 12180

611310 Top companies in Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

Federal Enforcement
4
OSHA inspections
4 violations
$5,500 in penalties
Violations across 3 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
4
OSHA Violations
4
Total Penalties
$5,500
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$102,825.97
Confidence
HIGH
SVEP Flag
No
Visa Applications
29
Visa Certified
21

Data Insights

History Span
28 years
Last Activity
13yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$1,375 avg per violation$1,375 avg per inspection
Avg Back Wages / Employee
$2,016
Avg Back Wages / Case
$102,826
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHDNLRB$108,325.97 total across all agencies

Federal Contracts (5-year)

Total Obligated
$3,783,376
Contracts
7
Top Agency
Department of Defense
$3,499,529
Top Agencies by Obligation
Department of Defense$3,499,529
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$285,947
Department of the Interior$-2,100
Primary NAICS: 611310 - COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
Last Action: 2025-04-22
Source: USAspending.gov prime contract awards. Net obligations (awards minus deobligations) over the last five fiscal years.

Inspection Breakdown

Accident
1
Referral
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 25% of inspections

Peer Comparison

83%
Worse than most peers
vs 265 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
94%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
81%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
5
Unfair Labor Practice
4
Representation (Union)
1
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

Visa & Labor Certification (OFLC)

Total Applications
29
Certified
21
Avg Wage Ratio
1.21x
H-1B
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage.

Environmental Compliance (EPA)

EPA Inspections
1
Quarters Non-Compliant
0
Status: No Violation Identified
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act.

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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.

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Industry context

Within the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry in NY, RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE ranks in the 83th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 265 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 94th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 81th 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 13 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE's OSHA violation history?
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $5,500 in total penalties.
How does RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE's safety record compare to its industry?
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE 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 RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE of TROY, NY from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 7 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, OFLC visa-program filings, USAspending federal contract awards, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 10 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, 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 2, 2026.

This profile may be incomplete if RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTEoperates 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.