Establishment profile
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
310 KLUGH AVE, CLEMSON, SC, 29634
611310 — Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
EIN 576000254
Summary
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY has accumulated 24 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $8,116 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 39 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY appears in OSHA workplace safety and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
56% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $8,116 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 1993 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E02 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 3004.0 | 1 | 1 | $700 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1450 D01 | 1 | 1 | $675 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1450 E01 | 1 | 1 | $675 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 G09 | 1 | 1 | $595 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 H03 III | 1 | 1 | $595 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 K09 V | 1 | 1 | $595 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 K02 II | 1 | 1 | $595 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 F02 I | 1 | 1 | $595 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 O01 | 1 | 1 | $595 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 L04 | 1 | 1 | $490 | Mar 2008 | Mar 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Feb 1995 | Feb 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $306 | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 | 1 | 1 | $170 | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | $140 | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | $140 | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1996 | Jan 1996 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 6113 within SC. Peer group: 39 employers. This establishment has 24 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 8,176 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Industry benchmark
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- 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 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
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 CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541712 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2026-04-24. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-08-05 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-05-19 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-10-24 | Complaint | 8 | 7 | $4,760 | |
| 2005-03-24 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-03-26 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2000-02-03 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-10-25 | Complaint | 8 | 8 | $756 | |
| 1994-10-25 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $2,600 | |
| 1993-08-18 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- COASTAL CAROLINA UNIVERSITYCONWAY — 1 federal enforcement record
- ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN TECHNICAL COLLEGEORANGEBURG — 1 federal enforcement record
- SOUTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITYORANGEBURG — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CLEMSON UNIVERSITY 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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- What is CLEMSON UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 24 violations and $8,116 in total penalties.
- How does CLEMSON UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
- CLEMSON UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. CLEMSON UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 0.47 compared to an industry average of 0.6.