Establishment profile
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
395 PINE TREE ROAD SUITE 210, ITHACA, NY, 14850
Operated by Cornell University · 1 of 7 establishments
611310 — Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Summary
CORNELL UNIVERSITY has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 45 years of recorded history, with $43,791 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 268 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 75th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CORNELL UNIVERSITY appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
80% 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $43,791 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $10,889 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $10,889 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $10,889 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0651 K01 | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Oct 2006 | Oct 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0652 A01 | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Oct 2006 | Oct 2006 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $2,125 | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2024 | Mar 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 H02 IC | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 H02 IB | 1 | 1 | — | May 1994 | May 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1981 | Feb 1981 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 6113 within NY. Peer group: 268 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 18 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jul 2016 – Aug 2024 · 4 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2024 | Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels | Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Oct 17, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Oct 26, 2022 | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized | |
| May 28, 2022 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 19, 2018 | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 16, 2018 | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Ankle(s) and leg(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Apr 2, 2018 | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 9, 2017 | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 18, 2016 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
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
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Apr 2016 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
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
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2014 – Apr 2016 | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | FLSA | 1 | 0 | — | — |
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 CORNELL UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NY — for Cornell University, not this location alone
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 Cornell 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.). 69 cases · 54 ULP · 14 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-RM-388809 | Representation election | Jun 2026 | Jul 2026 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-388551 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2026 | Jun 2026 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CE-368969 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2025 | Jan 2026 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-360869 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2025 | May 2025 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-349069 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2024 | Dec 2024 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-348990 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-348988 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-348707 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2024 | Sep 2024 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-347142 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2024 | Sep 2024 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-346832 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2024 | Sep 2024 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-346548 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2024 | Sep 2024 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-346511 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2024 | Nov 2025 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-343118 | Unfair labor practice | May 2024 | Nov 2024 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-341430 | Unfair labor practice | May 2024 | May 2024 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-327078 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2023 | Mar 2024 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-327072 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2023 | Sep 2024 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-RM-326996 | Representation election | Oct 2023 | Nov 2023 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-RC-326874 | Representation election | Sep 2023 | Nov 2023 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-317142 | Unfair labor practice | May 2023 | Aug 2023 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-292817 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2022 | Sep 2022 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-286565 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2021 | Mar 2022 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-285886 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2021 | Dec 2021 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-285469 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2021 | Mar 2022 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-280944 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2021 | Sep 2022 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-267608 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2020 | Dec 2020 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-267606 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2020 | Oct 2020 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-245595 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2019 | Aug 2019 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-244799 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2019 | Sep 2019 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-244679 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2019 | Oct 2019 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-243444 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2019 | Jul 2019 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-RD-228337 | Representation election | Oct 2018 | Nov 2018 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-223950 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2018 | Jan 2019 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-222441 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2018 | Jul 2018 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-208937 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-207724 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2017 | Jan 2018 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-203860 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2017 | Sep 2017 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-RC-200915 | Representation election | Jun 2017 | Jun 2017 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-194927 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2017 | Apr 2017 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-191285 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2017 | Mar 2017 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-179567 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2016 | Sep 2016 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-179551 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2016 | Jul 2016 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-166392 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2015 | Dec 2015 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-RC-161305 | Representation election | Oct 2015 | Oct 2015 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-RC-160843 | Representation election | Sep 2015 | Oct 2015 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-149196 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-RC-148070 | Representation election | Mar 2015 | Apr 2015 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-142190 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-UC-118615 | UC | Dec 2013 | Mar 2014 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-067890 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2011 | Dec 2011 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-RC-012026 | Representation election | May 2011 | Jun 2011 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-RC-011977 | Representation election | Jul 2010 | Aug 2010 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-RC-011976 | Representation election | Jul 2010 | Jul 2010 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-RC-011973 | Representation election | Jun 2010 | Jul 2010 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-027707 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2010 | Jul 2010 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-RC-011970 | Representation election | May 2010 | May 2010 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-RC-011968 | Representation election | May 2010 | May 2010 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-027468 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2009 | Jan 2010 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-027457 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-027357 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2009 | Aug 2010 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-026816 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2008 | Oct 2008 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-026800 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2008 | Oct 2008 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-026027 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2006 | Jan 2007 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-025749 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2006 | Aug 2007 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-025625 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2005 | Apr 2007 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-025595 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2005 | Dec 2005 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-025353 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2005 | Sep 2005 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-025282 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2005 | Mar 2005 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-024662 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2004 | Apr 2005 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-023679 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2002 | Mar 2003 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
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
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for CORNELL UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CORNELL 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: 2026-06-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-05-02 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2023-10-19 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $32,666 | |
| 2006-08-08 | Referral | 2 | — | $9,000 | |
| 1993-12-15 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $2,125 | |
| 1980-12-29 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CORNELL UNIVERSITY is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cornell University.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cornell University across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Cornell University, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CORNELL UNIVERSITYITHACA, NY — 3 federal enforcement records
- Cornell UniversityNew York, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- CORNELL UNIVERSITYIthaca, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- Cornell UniversityNEW YORK, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- CORNELL UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- CORNELL UNIVERSITYNEW YORK, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CORNELL 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Cornell University, which operates 7 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CORNELL UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $43,790.5 in total penalties.
- How does CORNELL UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
- CORNELL UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. CORNELL UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.6.