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CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY

PATHOLGY DEPT./ BISHOP BLDG., CLEVELAND, OH, 44106
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections
6
over 35 years
Violations
4
$18,185 in penalties
Penalties
$18,185
$4,546 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $18,185 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 72nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 19 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
4
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$18,185
$4,546 avg / violation
75% serious25% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 6

33% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $18,185 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 D11$7,956May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111$5,683May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I11$4,546May 2019May 2019
29 CFR 1910.1048 D01 I11Dec 2000Dec 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

72nd

Above average violations in NAICS 6113 within OH. Peer group: 19 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
89th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.3
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
3
Referral
1

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

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Mar 2019

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Mar 7, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAmputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

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 7, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Belt,Caught By,Fan,Fan Belt,Finger,Guard,Maintenance1

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
6 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, not this location alone

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

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 CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 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 · 1 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
08-RC-232918Representation electionDec 2018Jan 2019ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-CA-166255Unfair labor practiceDec 2015Mar 2016ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio
08-RC-133311Representation electionJul 2014Sep 2014ClosedRegion 08, Cleveland, Ohio

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
160
Certified
160
Avg wage ratio
1.33x
H-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)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
2190 ABINGTON ROAD · CLEVELAND, OH, 44106
RCRANo Violation Identified10Jun 2022View →
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
11000 CEDAR AVE STE 140 · CLEVELAND, OH, 44106
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$32.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$182.2M
Awards
544
Top agency
Department of Health and Human Services
$121.6M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Health and Human Services$121.6M
Department of Defense$43.1M
Department of Veterans Affairs$15.3M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$929K
Department of the Treasury$454K
Largest awards (top 50 of 544)
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TBRU
    contract · Last action 2018-08-14
    $23,792,064
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TAS::75 4554::TAS BIOMEDICAL CLINICAL TRIAL TO STUDY SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
    contract · Last action 2021-05-20
    $19,535,881
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    RECONSTRUCTING VAGAL ANATOMY
    contract · Last action 2024-08-31
    $15,790,088
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF RESEARCH IAW THE SOW. "ISENS IMPLANTED SOMATOSENSORY ELECTRICAL NEUROSTIMULATION AND SENSING"
    contract · Last action 2022-12-27
    $14,140,003
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TUBERCULOSIS TRIALS CONSORTIUM
    contract · Last action 2020-10-27
    $13,552,965
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    NATIONAL CHILDREN'S STUDY
    contract · Last action 2012-09-26
    $12,028,743
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    BIOMEDICAL (BASIC)
    contract · Last action 2014-09-12
    $9,668,671
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TUBERCULOSIS TRIALS AND CONSORTIUM SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2025-12-17
    $8,235,973
  • Department of Defense
    BASE PERIOD (1 YEAR)
    contract · Last action 2013-06-11
    $6,510,916
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    BIOMEDICAL (BASIC)
    contract · Last action 2013-11-27
    $5,110,368
  • Department of Defense
    PERIPHERAL INTERFACE WITH NERVOUS SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2014-09-19
    $3,091,161
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    CONTROLLER FOR DEVELOPMENT FOR UPPER LIMB MOVEMENT
    contract · Last action 2013-09-05
    $2,728,261
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TAS::75 0350::TAS OTHER PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GERIATRIC EDUCATION CENTERS NATIONAL TRAINING AND COORDINATION COLLABORATIVE (NTACC) CONTRACT
    contract · Last action 2015-09-25
    $2,422,383
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    BIOMEDICAL (BASIC)
    contract · Last action 2015-01-15
    $1,963,301
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    RESTORATION OF HAND AND ARM FUNCTION BY FNS
    contract · Last action 2014-08-25
    $1,952,832
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF HAND PROPRIOCEPTION&TOUCH INTERFACES (HAPTIX)NATURAL SENSATION FOR LOWER LIMB AMPUTEES
    contract · Last action 2019-06-24
    $1,745,713
  • Department of Defense
    PROPOSAL LOG NO. RC190115
    contract · Last action 2025-03-11
    $1,668,994
  • Department of Defense
    DEFINING HYPEROXIA-INDUCED PHYSIOLOGICAL DESTABILIZATION
    contract · Last action 2022-07-08
    $1,599,999
  • Department of Defense
    R & D
    contract · Last action 2009-08-18
    $1,562,832
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::CL::IGF PROVIDER PRACTICE IMPROVEMENT AND IMPROVED HEALTH OUTCOMES AMONG THE GERIATRIC EDUCATION CENTERS (GEC) CENTER
    contract · Last action 2017-02-27
    $1,402,144
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TUBERCULOSIS TRIAL CONSORTIUM (TBTC)
    contract · Last action 2022-05-20
    $985,616
  • Department of Defense
    "TECHNIQUES FOR VALIDATION AND INTEGRITY OF SOFT IP CORES."
    contract · Last action 2012-10-12
    $984,467
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF R&D DARPA DSO BAA-11-65.
    contract · Last action 2014-08-29
    $734,256
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    ARRA::YES::ARRA TAS::75 0850::TAS RECOVERY ACT - TISSUE SOURCE SITE (TSS) NETWORKS IN SUPPORT OF THE CANCER GENOME ATLAS (TCGA) PROGRAM
    contract · Last action 2014-11-20
    $715,438
  • Department of Defense
    NEW START MR19-1369 TACTILE EXPLORATION WITH CRAB-LIKE LEGGED ROBOTS FOR MUNITIONS RETRIEVAL
    contract · Last action 2025-04-23
    $627,854
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    200-2003-01441, 42, 43 - TBTC STUDY: CASE, TEXAS, COLUMBIA
    contract · Last action 2023-11-30
    $605,203
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    APT CENTER FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AT CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
    contract · Last action 2025-09-30
    $574,601
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2011-08-19
    $504,005
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RESEARCH REQUIREMENT LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA AND CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
    contract · Last action 2025-09-10
    $476,388
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::CT::IGF:: RESEARCH SUPPORT
    contract · Last action 2024-05-07
    $469,494
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::CT::IGF/CLINICAL STUDIES
    contract · Last action 2014-08-01
    $392,840
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PEDIATRIC OFF-PATENT DRUGS STUDY (PODS) CENTER FOR LORAZEPAM SEDATION
    contract · Last action 2013-11-27
    $377,694
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    BME RESEARCH EMILY GRACZYK, PI
    contract · Last action 2025-06-18
    $370,666
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH STUDY
    contract · Last action 2022-09-30
    $344,777
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PARKING GARAGE FOR VA EMPLOYEES.
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $338,397
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RESEARCH ASSISTANT
    contract · Last action 2025-10-23
    $295,613
  • Department of Defense
    TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2008-07-29
    $291,065
  • Department of the Treasury
    IGF::OT::IGF FOR OTHER FUNCTIONS
    contract · Last action 2018-09-19
    $287,832
  • Department of Defense
    PROGRESS REPORTS TAS::21 2020::TAS
    contract · Last action 2016-09-08
    $287,042
  • Department of Energy
    RAPID QUALIFICATION OF NEW FOSSIL ENERGY ALLOY MATERIALS AIDED BY DATA ANALYTICS IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2017-08-11
    $273,749
  • Department of Labor
    MOD. #25
    contract · Last action 2009-01-07
    $263,668
  • Department of Defense
    TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2024-02-29
    $263,248
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF ANIMAL PER DIEM AND VETERINARY SVC. RESEARCH
    contract · Last action 2017-05-19
    $261,908
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    ENGINEERING RESEARCH SUPPORT-TRIGGERED SACRAL NEUROMODULATION
    contract · Last action 2025-09-18
    $249,079
  • Department of Defense
    NON PERSONAL SERVICE A STUDY CHARACTERIZING NEURAL RESPONSES TO HYPEROXIA.
    contract · Last action 2020-09-25
    $240,655
  • Department of Defense
    TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2025-09-04
    $237,055
  • Department of Defense
    TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2024-10-22
    $232,961
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    BIOMED ENGINEERING RESEARCH SUPPORT SERV. (CWRU)
    contract · Last action 2024-03-22
    $232,500
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RESEARCH PROVIDED TO THE CLEVELAND VAMC
    contract · Last action 2023-11-02
    $230,725
  • Department of Defense
    TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2009-04-13
    $230,707

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541712 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2026-04-06. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-01-23Unprogrammed Related0$0
2019-03-18Referral33$18,185
2005-02-02Complaint0$0
2000-12-01Complaint1$0
1991-04-24Unprogrammed Related0$0
1990-07-23Complaint0$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 CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. 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 CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $18,185.4 in total penalties.
How does CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3.