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CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO

6000 J STREET, SACRAMENTO, CA, 95819
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections
8
over 33 years
Violations
2
$425 in penalties
Penalties
$425
$213 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations

Summary

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $425 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 51st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 434 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, 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, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
2
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$425
$213 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 8
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 8

25% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $425 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
342 A11$425May 2003May 2003
3314 D11Apr 2000Apr 2000

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

51st

Above average violations in NAICS 6113 within CA. Peer group: 434 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
46th
peer median: $530
Inspection frequency
94th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO. 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

Planned
1
Complaint
5
Accident
2

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 STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO. 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
Dec 13, 2002HEAD,TRIPPED,FALL,CONCUSSION,FACE11
Nov 30, 1999BURN,CHEST,WORK RULES,STEAM,HIGH PRESSURE,STRUCK BY,ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE,PRESSURE RELEASE,HOT WATER11

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 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months 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
FLSA Child Labor
1 minor involved
Jul 200411

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 · 1 child-labor case (1 minors)

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jul 2002 – Jul 2004State Institutions of Higher EducationChild Labor
1 minor
11

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 STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
38
Certified
33
Avg wage ratio
1.27x
H-1BE-3 Australian

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 STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
2810155
Operation
C

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$720K
Awards
28
Top agency
Department of the Interior
$615K
Company-wide — STATE OF CALIFORNIA CONTROLLERS OFFICE (across 151 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$3.3B
Obligated (all-time)
$17.7B
Awards (all-time)
8,287

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of the Interior$615K
Department of Defense$44K
Department of Commerce$26K
Department of Agriculture$24K
Department of Transportation$6K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541990 - ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES. Last action: 2022-08-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-02-03Complaint0$0
2010-08-05Planned0$0
2010-04-15Complaint0$0
2009-03-11Complaint0$0
2003-02-04Accident1$425
2000-02-18Accident1$0
1998-08-05Complaint0$0
1993-04-20Complaint0$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 STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO 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 STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO's OSHA violation history?
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $425 in total penalties.
How does CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO's safety record compare to its industry?
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, SACRAMENTO operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5.