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MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA is a elementary and secondary schools employer in CHARLESTON, SC. Federal records show 2 OSHA inspections with 1 violation and $813 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.

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

167 ASHLEY AVENUE, CHARLESTON, SC, 29425

Parent: PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC (1,978 locations)

611110 Top companies in Elementary and Secondary Schools

5,846 employees

Federal Enforcement
2
OSHA inspections
1 violation
$813 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.4
Industry Avg DART
1.2
Self-Reported DART
0.4
Self-Reported TRIR
2.5
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
2
OSHA Violations
1
Total Penalties
$813
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
1
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
23 years
Last Activity
14yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.1/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$813 avg per violation$407 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHAWHD$813 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+0.1
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
-0.8
Below industry average

Federal Contracts (5-year)

Total Obligated
$2,843,136
Contracts
6
Top Agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$2,843,136
Primary NAICS: 611310 - COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS
Last Action: 2025-03-12
Source: USAspending.gov prime contract awards. Net obligations (awards minus deobligations) over the last five fiscal years.

Inspection Breakdown

Complaint
2
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 50% of inspections

Peer Comparison

83%
Worse than most peers
vs 81 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
93%
Inspection Frequency Percentile
84%

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SEC Enforcement(3)

$369,800,000 totallast: 2009-08-03

SEC Litigation Releases filed against PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC— every public-company employer profile shows the parent's SEC enforcement history. Source: sec.gov/litigation/litreleases.

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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.

Part of a larger organization

MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA is one of 1,978 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC. PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC is a SEC public reporter (PESI), with most recent reported revenue of $642,000.

Federal enforcement records on MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC across all 1,978 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other establishments operated by PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC

Other employers in Elementary and Secondary Schools within SC

Industry context

Within the elementary and secondary schools industry in SC, MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA ranks in the 83th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 81 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 93th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 84th percentile.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.4 for the elementary and secondary schools sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.2. MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA's self-reported DART rate is 0.38, which is below the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 14 years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA's OSHA violation history?
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $813 in total penalties.
How does MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA's safety record compare to its industry?
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA operates in the elementary and secondary schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA's self-reported DART rate is 0.38 compared to an industry average of 1.2.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA of CHARLESTON, SC from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 6 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, DOL Wage and Hour Division enforcement, USAspending federal contract awards, SEC Litigation Releases, SEC XBRL companyfacts (parent financials), and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 11 sources were checked and found no matching records: MSHA, EPA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA resolves to the parent rollup PERMA FIX ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES INC, which operates 1,978 establishments in our dataset.

This profile may be incomplete if MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINAoperates 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.