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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

1200 E. CALIFORNIA BLVD., PASADENA, CA, 91125
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections
18
over 35 years
Violations
17
$5,565 in penalties
Penalties
$5,565
$327 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
10 hospitalizations

Summary

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 18 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $5,565 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 436 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
18
0.5 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
17
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$5,565
$327 avg / violation
12% serious88% other
Inspection trigger · accident
12 of 18
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 18

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 17 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $5,565 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3210 A11$1,000Sep 1991Sep 1991
1529 K0211$750Mar 2005Mar 2005
1529 K0611$750Mar 2005Mar 2005
1529 L04 B11$750Mar 2005Mar 2005
3277 J0211$635Jan 2004Jan 2004
3203 A11$425Dec 1998Dec 1998
3203 A07 C11$375May 2000May 2000
3277 F0111$300Jan 2004Jan 2004
4650 D11$280Dec 1995Dec 1995
5162 A11$150Dec 1994Dec 1994
5191 E03 B11$150Nov 1994Nov 1994
29 CFR 5154.0001 C0111Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 2340.002311Apr 1991Apr 1991
4309 D11Apr 1991Apr 1991
29 CFR 2340.000111Apr 1991Apr 1991
3382 A11Apr 1991Apr 1991
3577 B11Apr 1991Apr 1991

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 6113 within CA. Peer group: 436 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
82nd
peer median: $530
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
4
Accident
12

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 21, 2019Dislocated,Fall,Shoulder,Tripped,Walking Surface11
Jan 2, 2019Chair,Fall,Fracture,Wrist11
Oct 19, 2012FRACTURE,STAIR,FALL,LEG11
Apr 17, 2009FRACTURE,CAUGHT BETWEEN,CART,GUIDE POST,LEG11
Dec 9, 2004MAGNET,NOSE,LOCKOUT,PIPE,BRAIN,PUNCTURE11
Dec 2, 2003HEAD,SHOULDER,STRUCK AGAINST,FIXED LADDER,BACK,FALL,NECK,WRIST11
Sep 6, 2000BURN,E GI V,ELECTRICAL,UNGUARDED LIVE PARTS,ELEC CIRC PART--MISC,ELECTRIC SHOCK11
Dec 17, 1999AMPUTATED,FINGER,GLOVE,LOAD LINE,CRANE11
Jun 11, 1998AMPUTATED,BANDSAW,FINGER,SAW1
Nov 3, 1994EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CHEMICAL BURN,ARM,TESTING LAB,FACE,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,CHEMICAL11
Oct 8, 1990CLEANING,DUMPSTER,LACERATION,SCRAP METAL,ELBOW11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
7 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FMLA (family & medical leave)Feb 201411

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Mar 2012 – Feb 2014Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology)FMLA11

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, not this location alone

Total cases
3
Unfair labor practice
2
Representation (union)
1

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 3 cases · 2 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
21-RC-331055Representation electionDec 2023Feb 2024ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038318Unfair labor practiceApr 2008Aug 2008ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-038302Unfair labor practiceApr 2008Jun 2008ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
222
Certified
136
Avg wage ratio
1.36x
E-3 AustralianH-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
195104
Operation
B

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$287.0M
Obligated (all-time)
$531.4M
Awards
74
Top agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$484.8M
Company-wide — CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$314.7M
Obligated (all-time)
$11.7B
Awards (all-time)
2,508

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$484.8M
Department of Defense$43.2M
Department of Homeland Security$2.3M
Department of the Interior$558K
Department of Energy$250K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541715 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2026-06-24. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-04-26Accident0$0
2019-03-07Accident0$0
2012-10-26Accident0$0
2011-10-06Complaint1$0
2009-04-23Accident0$0
2004-12-16Accident0$0
2004-10-18Unprogrammed Related3$2,250
2003-12-19Accident2$935
2003-03-11Complaint0$0
2000-12-12Accident0$0
2000-07-07Complaint0$0
2000-01-03Accident11$375
1998-06-17Accident1$425
1998-03-05Complaint0$0
1995-10-12Unprogrammed Related1$280
1994-11-10Accident2$300
1991-08-29Accident11$1,000
1991-02-14Accident5$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

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Frequently asked

What is CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY's OSHA violation history?
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY has 18 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $5,565 in total penalties.
How does CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY's safety record compare to its industry?
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5.