Establishment profile
EMORY UNIVERSITY
201 DOWMAN DRIVE 101 ADMINISTRATION BLDG, ATLANTA, GA, 30322
611310 — Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Summary
EMORY UNIVERSITY has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $16,735 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 13 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
EMORY UNIVERSITY appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
33% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $16,735 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 G01 | 1 | 1 | $12,675 | Aug 2017 | Aug 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2016 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $560 | Aug 1988 | Aug 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1988 | Aug 1988 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 6113 within GA. Peer group: 13 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for EMORY UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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) · Jan 2016 – Nov 2019
Most frequent event: Exposure to traumatic or stressful event, n.e.c.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 16, 2019 | Exposure to traumatic or stressful event, n.e.c. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 24, 2017 | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized | |
| Oct 18, 2016 | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Jan 11, 2016 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Brain | Hospitalized |
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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2016 | Elevated Work Platform,Fall,LadderFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 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 · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2021 – Jul 2022 | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | — | — | 1 | — | — |
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 EMORY UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in GA — for EMORY 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 EMORY 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.). 2 cases · 1 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10-CA-355599 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2024 | Jan 2025 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
| 10-RC-324546 | Representation election | Aug 2023 | Dec 2023 | Closed | Region 10, Atlanta, Georgia |
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
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 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). 3 facilities · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EMORY UNIVERSITY 201 DOWMAN DRIVE · ATLANTA, GA, 30322 | Air | No Violation Identified | 5 | 0 | — | Jul 2026 | View → |
EMORY UNIVERSITY 615 MICHAEL STREET · ATLANTA, GA, 30322 | RCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 2 | 0 | — | Jan 2026 | View → |
EMORY UNIVERSITY 100 WATER TOWER PLACE · ATLANTA, GA, 30322 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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 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: 2026-07-01. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-03-27 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $12,675 | |
| 2016-01-19 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | |
| 1993-08-11 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-01-09 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-03-10 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-07-05 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $560 | |
| 1984-10-11 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-06-12 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-03-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $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 EMORY 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is EMORY UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
- EMORY UNIVERSITY has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $16,735 in total penalties.
- How does EMORY UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
- EMORY UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3.
- Has EMORY UNIVERSITY had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving EMORY UNIVERSITY.