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CLEMSON UNIVERSITY

310 KLUGH AVE, CLEMSON, SC, 29634
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
EIN 576000254

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OSHA inspections
9
over 32 years
Violations
24
$8,116 in penalties
Penalties
$8,116
$338 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

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

Inspections
9
0.3 / yr · last 32 yrs
Violations
24
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$8,116
$338 avg / violation
79% serious21% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 9
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 9

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 sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0822Oct 1993Feb 1995
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0211$800Feb 1995Feb 1995
29 CFR 3004.011$700Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1910.1450 D0111$675Feb 1995Feb 1995
29 CFR 1910.1450 E0111$675Feb 1995Feb 1995
29 CFR 1926.1101 G0911$595Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1926.1101 H03 III11$595Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1926.1101 K09 V11$595Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1926.1101 K02 II11$595Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1926.1101 F02 I11$595Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1926.1101 O0111$595Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1926.1101 L0411$490Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0111$450Feb 1995Feb 1995
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$306Jan 1996Jan 1996
29 CFR 1910.1200 F0511$170Jan 1996Jan 1996
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$140Jan 1996Jan 1996
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111$140Jan 1996Jan 1996
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 I11Dec 2014Dec 2014
29 CFR 1910.0138 A11Jan 1996Jan 1996
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111Jan 1996Jan 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

97th

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
0.5
vs industry
−0.1
TRIR
0.8
vs industry
−0.5

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

Industry avg TRIR
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
6
Referral
1

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

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

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

Total applications
171
Certified
150
Avg wage ratio
1.24x
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)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CLEMSON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$7.2M
Obligated (all-time)
$24.9M
Awards
229
Top agency
Department of Defense
$22.7M
Company-wide — CLEMSON UNIVERSITY (across 4 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$7.2M
Obligated (all-time)
$26.9M
Awards (all-time)
318

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$22.7M
Department of Agriculture$910K
Department of Veterans Affairs$856K
Department of the Treasury$150K
Department of Transportation$110K

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-08-05Complaint1$0
2010-05-19Unprogrammed Related0$0
2007-10-24Complaint87$4,760
2005-03-24Complaint0$0
2002-03-26Unprogrammed Related0$0
2000-02-03Referral0$0
1995-10-25Complaint88$756
1994-10-25Complaint54$2,600
1993-08-18Complaint2$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 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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Frequently asked

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.