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HARVARD UNIVERSITY

156 LINNAEAN STREET, CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections
19
over 48 years
Violations
7
$960 in penalties
Penalties
$960
$137 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

HARVARD UNIVERSITY has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 19 inspections over 48 years of recorded history, with $960 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 78th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 55 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 months ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
19
0.4 / yr · last 48 yrs
Violations
7
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$960
$137 avg / violation
43% serious57% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
10 of 19
Inspection trigger · referral
7 of 19

21% 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $960 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.0028 A11$420Jun 1978Jun 1978
5A000111$360Jun 1978Jun 1978
29 CFR 1926.0100 A11$180Jun 1978Jun 1978
29 CFR 1910.0157 A0211Mar 1981Mar 1981
29 CFR 1910.0157 D03 I11Mar 1981Mar 1981
29 CFR 1910.1001 G01 I11Dec 1979Dec 1979
29 CFR 1910.0106 D07 III11Jul 1979Jul 1979

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

78th

Above average violations in NAICS 6113 within MA. Peer group: 55 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
61st
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for HARVARD UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.5
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
10
Accident
1
Referral
7
Follow-up
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 2017 – Nov 2022 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
3
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, 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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Nov 10, 2022Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetHip(s)Hospitalized
Jan 16, 2018Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Feb 17, 2017Inhalation of harmful substance-single episodeBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized

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
10 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 10 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

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

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MA — for HARVARD UNIVERSITY, not this location alone

Total cases
50
Unfair labor practice
48
Representation (union)
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 HARVARD 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.). 50 cases · 48 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
01-CA-379172Unfair labor practiceJan 2026OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-RD-368595Representation electionJul 2025Jul 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-344322Unfair labor practiceJun 2024Apr 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-342291Unfair labor practiceMay 2024Feb 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-331995Unfair labor practiceDec 2023Mar 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-329148Unfair labor practiceNov 2023Mar 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-328741Unfair labor practiceOct 2023OpenRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-324505Unfair labor practiceAug 2023Mar 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-308118Unfair labor practiceDec 2022Jun 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-305843Unfair labor practiceOct 2022Jan 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-305482Unfair labor practiceOct 2022Jan 2023ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-303814Unfair labor practiceSep 2022Jan 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-303689Unfair labor practiceSep 2022Mar 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-303564Unfair labor practiceSep 2022Nov 2022ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-300205Unfair labor practiceJul 2022Dec 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-297727Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Apr 2026ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-289618Unfair labor practiceJan 2022Mar 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-279216Unfair labor practiceJun 2021Mar 2025ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-267399Unfair labor practiceOct 2020Nov 2020ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-255875Unfair labor practiceFeb 2020Mar 2020ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-242631Unfair labor practiceJun 2019Jul 2019ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-223110Unfair labor practiceJul 2018Sep 2018ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-184585Unfair labor practiceSep 2016Oct 2016ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-160259Unfair labor practiceSep 2015Nov 2015ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-158865Unfair labor practiceAug 2015Sep 2015ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-156003Unfair labor practiceJul 2015Sep 2015ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-145885Unfair labor practiceFeb 2015Apr 2015ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-128681Unfair labor practiceMay 2014Aug 2015ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-108322Unfair labor practiceJun 2013Feb 2014ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-096831Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Apr 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-095862Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Mar 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-095235Unfair labor practiceDec 2012Apr 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-089432Unfair labor practiceSep 2012May 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-088733Unfair labor practiceSep 2012Oct 2012ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-087949Unfair labor practiceAug 2012Apr 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-RC-079519Representation electionApr 2012May 2012ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-073959Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Mar 2012ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-068765Unfair labor practiceNov 2011Dec 2011ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-063309Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Nov 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-046782Unfair labor practiceApr 2011Jun 2011ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-046686Unfair labor practiceMar 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-046374Unfair labor practiceSep 2010Feb 2011ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-046372Unfair labor practiceSep 2010Jul 2011ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-046068Unfair labor practiceMar 2010Jun 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-045548Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-045547Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-045221Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Jun 2013ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-043501Unfair labor practiceOct 2006May 2007ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-041614Unfair labor practiceMar 2004Jul 2004ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts
01-CA-041025Unfair labor practiceJun 2003Apr 2004ClosedRegion 01, Boston, Massachusetts

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
492
Certified
340
Avg wage ratio
1.56x
H-1BE-3 Australian

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 HARVARD UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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). 7 facilities · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
RADCLIFFE YARD · CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138
RCRANo Violation Identified00May 1999View →
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
45 MEMORIAL DR · CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
971 MEMORIAL DR · CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
155 FAWCETT ST · CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
8-10 MT AUBURN ST · CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
28-34A IRVING ST · CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
60 GARDEN ST · CAMBRIDGE, MA, 02138
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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 criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-08-18Referral0$0
2023-09-12Referral0$0
2020-04-27Complaint0$0
2012-06-07Referral0$0
2007-05-23Referral0$0
2004-09-29Complaint0$0
2004-04-06Referral0$0
2000-08-23Complaint0$0
1999-05-18Complaint0$0
1996-07-24Referral0$0
1995-06-15Referral0$0
1988-06-23Complaint0$0
1981-04-24Complaint0$0
1981-02-27Complaint2$0
1979-11-16Complaint1$0
1979-06-29Complaint1$0
1978-09-07Complaint0$0
1978-08-09Follow-up0$0
1978-05-26Accident33$960

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 HARVARD 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 HARVARD UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
HARVARD UNIVERSITY has 19 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $960 in total penalties.
How does HARVARD UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
HARVARD UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5.
Has HARVARD UNIVERSITY had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving HARVARD UNIVERSITY.