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GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY

800 FLORIDA AVENUE NE, WASHINGTON, DC, 20002
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections
2
over 37 years
Violations
13
$46,092 in penalties
Penalties
$46,092
$3,546 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $46,092 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 21 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 70th 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

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
13
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$46,092
$3,546 avg / violation
54% serious46% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2

50% 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. 13 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $46,092 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$11,524Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1904.0039 A0211$11,524Aug 2024Aug 2024
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111$9,218Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1910.0036 G0211$6,913Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11$6,913Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0211Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0311Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0311Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0411Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0511Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1910.0038 A11Sep 2024Sep 2024

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

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 6113 within DC. Peer group: 21 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
70th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for GALLAUDET 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
1
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) · Feb 2024 – Apr 2024

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances

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
Apr 16, 2024Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple body parts unspecifiedHospitalized
Feb 20, 2024Other fall to lower level unspecifiedMultiple body parts n.e.c.Hospitalized

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

Activity timeline

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

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)

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

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in DC — for GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
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 GALLAUDET 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 · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
05-CA-351591Unfair labor practiceSep 2024OpenRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-316053Unfair labor practiceApr 2023Jun 2025ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland

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
16
Certified
16
Avg wage ratio
1.15x
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
4
Quarters non-compliant
8
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$35,000

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.

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). 1 facility · 1 significant noncompliance · $35,000 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
800 FLORIDA AVENUE, NE · WASHINGTON, DC, 20002
AirRCRASignificant Violation
QNCR 8
41$35,000Mar 2025View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
638496
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$33K
Obligated (all-time)
$500K
Awards
40
Top agency
Department of Labor
$128K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Labor$128K
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency$109K
Department of Veterans Affairs$66K
Department of Commerce$57K
Smithsonian Institution$29K
Largest awards
  • Department of Labor
    2008 ODEP POLICY SUMMIT CONFERENCE JUNE 2-4,2008
    contract · Last action 2008-03-07
    $117,381
  • Department of Commerce
    RENTAL OF VENUE, AV EQUIPMENT, FOOD & BEVERAGE FOR THE NOAA WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH TRAINING CONFERENCE
    contract · Last action 2015-12-11
    $52,600
  • Smithsonian Institution
    SERVICES, SAAM MUSICAL THINKING EXHIBITION
    contract · Last action 2022-02-22
    $20,000
  • Department of Transportation
    THE N/C OFFSITE WILL BE HELP APRIL 25TH AT THE KELLOGG CONFERENCE HOTEL AT GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY
    contract · Last action 2019-03-25
    $18,444
  • Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
    CONFERENCE SPACE
    contract · Last action 2010-08-04
    $17,275
  • Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
    CONFERENCE SPACE
    contract · Last action 2010-08-04
    $16,690
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RENT OFF SITE VENUE
    contract · Last action 2025-03-17
    $16,585
  • Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
    HOSTING A CONFERENCE
    contract · Last action 2009-09-17
    $16,530
  • Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2013-09-05
    $16,105
  • Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
    OT: BANQUET SPACE FOR 260 PEOPLE WITH AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT AND PLATED DINNER WITH STAFF.
    contract · Last action 2012-09-12
    $16,105
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    MAINTENANCE, REPAIR & REBUILDING OF EQUIPMENT
    contract · Last action 2009-08-03
    $16,080
  • National Science Foundation
    INTERPRETING SERVICES (SIGN LANGUAGE) FOR SCIENCE OF LEARNING CENTERS MEETING
    contract · Last action 2008-10-29
    $12,590
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SEMINARS
    contract · Last action 2011-06-08
    $11,900
  • National Science Foundation
    SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETING SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2010-09-29
    $11,340
  • Department of Education
    IGF::OT::IGF MEETING FACILITY
    contract · Last action 2017-08-30
    $11,334
  • Department of Labor
    THIS PURCHASE ORDER WILL PROVIDE ACCOMMODATIONS OF SPACE/MEETING SPACE/AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES FOR THE OSEC LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE.
    contract · Last action 2010-12-10
    $10,950
  • Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
    RENTAL OF CONFERENCE ROOM
    contract · Last action 2008-08-15
    $10,406
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RENTAL OF ROOMS
    contract · Last action 2012-09-06
    $9,573
  • Office of Personnel Management
    MEETING SPACE FOR OCR TRAINING
    contract · Last action 2009-11-06
    $9,306
  • Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2014-08-12
    $9,000
  • Federal Communications Commission
    TAS::27 0200::TAS GALLUDET INTERPRETING SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2009-11-10
    $7,000
  • Small Business Administration
    TRAINING CONFERNENCE
    contract · Last action 2008-07-14
    $6,996
  • Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency
    RENTAL OF CONFERENCE ROOM AT COLLEGE
    contract · Last action 2009-06-23
    $6,500
  • Federal Communications Commission
    TAS::27 0200::TAS GALLUDET FIELD HEARING
    contract · Last action 2009-11-09
    $6,482
  • Environmental Protection Agency
    contract · Last action 2009-03-24
    $6,140
  • Office of Personnel Management
    HUMAN CAPITAL CONFERENCE
    contract · Last action 2012-09-23
    $5,850
  • Department of Homeland Security
    IGF::OT::IGF CONFERENCE SPACE FOR NATIONAL ADVISORY MEETING
    contract · Last action 2019-03-13
    $5,798
  • Smithsonian Institution
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2017-03-09
    $4,905
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    MAGNET TRAINING SESSION
    contract · Last action 2011-06-08
    $4,760
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    TRAINING SESSION
    contract · Last action 2011-06-08
    $4,760
  • Smithsonian Institution
    WEL SUMMIT INTERPRETER
    contract · Last action 2019-09-06
    $4,370
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    GALLAUDET UNIV:1105762 [18-006571]
    contract · Last action 2021-11-24
    $4,271
  • Department of Commerce
    IGF::OT::IGF VENUE SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2018-09-18
    $4,197
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    INTERNAL TRAINING PURCHASES COURSE TITLE: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I
    contract · Last action 2010-08-06
    $3,085
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    "IGF::OT::IGF" MEETING SPACE
    contract · Last action 2015-10-16
    $2,578
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    INTERNAL TRAINING PURCHASES COURSE TITLE: AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE 2
    contract · Last action 2011-01-10
    $2,370
  • Department of the Treasury
    INTERPRETER
    contract · Last action 2009-03-06
    $218
  • General Services Administration
    FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE CONTRACT
    contract · Last action 2015-10-08
    $0
  • Election Assistance Commission
    USE OF PUBLIC CONFERENCE ROOM FACILITY
    contract · Last action 2009-10-07
    $0
  • Department of Homeland Security
    ANNUAL TSA PWD COALITION CONFERENCE MEETING
    contract · Last action 2012-02-08
    $-409

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 611310 - COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS. Last action: 2025-03-17. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-03-13Referral137$46,092
1988-11-30Complaint0$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 GALLAUDET 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 GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $46,092 in total penalties.
How does GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
GALLAUDET UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3.