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HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

2041 GEORGIA AVE., NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20060
622110General Medical and Surgical Hospitals
EIN 471541599

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OSHA inspections
8
over 28 years
Violations
7
$5,605 in penalties
Penalties
$5,605
$801 avg
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 28 years of recorded history, with $5,605 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 25 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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
8
0.3 / yr · last 28 yrs
Violations
7
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$5,605
$801 avg / violation
86% serious14% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 8
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 8

38% 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $5,605 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 A22$2,575Nov 2007Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0136 A11$1,275Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0138 A11$1,275Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.1030 C01 IV11$480Feb 2017Feb 2017
29 CFR 1910.0132 D0111Feb 2009Feb 2009
29 CFR 1910.0132 F01 I11Feb 2009Feb 2009

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

83rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 6221 within DC. Peer group: 25 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
83rd
peer median: $340
Inspection frequency
92nd
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
0.0
vs industry
−2.1
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−5.1

Reported for 48 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
5.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
5
Referral
3

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 HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$4,626
Employees affected
2

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 · 2 violations · $4,626 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeDec 2004121$4,626

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. 2 cases · 2 violations · $4,626 in backwages · 2 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2005 – Apr 2008General Medical and Surgical Hospitals1
Jul 2003 – Dec 2004General Medical and Surgical HospitalsFLSA21$4,626

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 HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Total cases
73
Unfair labor practice
71
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 HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 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.). 73 cases · 71 ULP · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
05-CB-385657Unfair labor practiceApr 2026OpenRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-384940Unfair labor practiceApr 2026OpenRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-RC-384689Representation electionApr 2026May 2026ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-381462Unfair labor practiceFeb 2026Mar 2026ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-367329Unfair labor practiceJun 2025OpenRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-364417Unfair labor practiceApr 2025OpenRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-363248Unfair labor practiceApr 2025OpenRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-351953Unfair labor practiceSep 2024May 2025ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-351884Unfair labor practiceSep 2024May 2025ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-312569Unfair labor practiceFeb 2023May 2025ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-309910Unfair labor practiceJan 2023May 2025ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-308533Unfair labor practiceDec 2022Jul 2025ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-301775Unfair labor practiceAug 2022May 2025ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-301273Unfair labor practiceAug 2022Aug 2022ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-295941Unfair labor practiceMay 2022Jun 2022ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-294957Unfair labor practiceApr 2022May 2025ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-293283Unfair labor practiceMar 2022Apr 2022ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-285113Unfair labor practiceOct 2021Aug 2023ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-282112Unfair labor practiceAug 2021Feb 2022ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-281232Unfair labor practiceAug 2021Feb 2022ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-275725Unfair labor practiceApr 2021May 2021ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-275703Unfair labor practiceApr 2021May 2021ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-275698Unfair labor practiceApr 2021May 2021ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-275689Unfair labor practiceApr 2021May 2021ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-274750Unfair labor practiceMar 2021Apr 2021ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-274760Unfair labor practiceMar 2021Apr 2021ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-271980Unfair labor practiceJan 2021Apr 2021ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-271975Unfair labor practiceJan 2021Apr 2021ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-271950Unfair labor practiceJan 2021Apr 2021ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-268299Unfair labor practiceOct 2020Nov 2020ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-266421Unfair labor practiceSep 2020Nov 2021ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-265484Unfair labor practiceAug 2020Sep 2020ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-265446Unfair labor practiceAug 2020Sep 2020ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-216033Unfair labor practiceMar 2018May 2018ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-213638Unfair labor practiceJan 2018Mar 2018ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-213078Unfair labor practiceJan 2018Mar 2018ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-213073Unfair labor practiceJan 2018Apr 2018ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-166736Unfair labor practiceDec 2015Feb 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-166814Unfair labor practiceDec 2015Feb 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-166809Unfair labor practiceDec 2015Feb 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-166808Unfair labor practiceDec 2015Mar 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-166773Unfair labor practiceDec 2015Feb 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-166763Unfair labor practiceDec 2015Feb 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-166741Unfair labor practiceDec 2015Feb 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-166727Unfair labor practiceDec 2015Feb 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-166720Unfair labor practiceDec 2015Feb 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-166719Unfair labor practiceDec 2015Feb 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-166718Unfair labor practiceDec 2015Feb 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-166713Unfair labor practiceDec 2015Feb 2016ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-150690Unfair labor practiceApr 2015Dec 2015ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-146292Unfair labor practiceFeb 2015Dec 2015ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-146272Unfair labor practiceFeb 2015Dec 2015ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-RC-142145Representation electionDec 2014May 2015ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-122271Unfair labor practiceFeb 2014Apr 2014ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-104458Unfair labor practiceMay 2013Sep 2015ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-080616Unfair labor practiceMay 2012Jun 2012ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-075116Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Apr 2012ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-074499Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Mar 2012ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-064450Unfair labor practiceSep 2011Feb 2012ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-060503Unfair labor practiceJun 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-060500Unfair labor practiceJun 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-060497Unfair labor practiceJun 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-035926Unfair labor practiceJun 2010Jan 2011ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-035854Unfair labor practiceJun 2010Aug 2010ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-035584Unfair labor practiceFeb 2010Mar 2012ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-035251Unfair labor practiceSep 2009Oct 2009ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-035173Unfair labor practiceAug 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-035170Unfair labor practiceAug 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-035124Unfair labor practiceJul 2009Sep 2009ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-034357Unfair labor practiceJun 2008Nov 2010ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-034248Unfair labor practiceApr 2008May 2008ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-034172Unfair labor practiceMar 2008Sep 2008ClosedRegion 05, Baltimore, Maryland
05-CA-033882Unfair labor practiceOct 2007Dec 2008ClosedRegion 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

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
9
Formal actions
2
EPA penalties
$7,500

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). 1 facility · $7,500 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CORP.
2041 GEORGIA AVE NW · WASHINGTON, DC, 20060
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 9
22$7,500Mar 2024View →

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 HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$2.0M
Awards
14
Top agency
Department of Justice
$2.0M
Company-wide — HOWARD UNIVERSITY (across 3 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$15.1M
Obligated (all-time)
$26.7M
Awards (all-time)
177

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

Largest awards
  • Department of Justice
    IGF::OT::IGF INMATE MEDICAL EXPENSES
    contract · Last action 2019-02-13
    $693,324
  • Department of Justice
    MEDICAL SERVICES FOR INMATES
    contract · Last action 2021-07-28
    $360,565
  • Department of Justice
    MEDICAL EXPENSES FOR INMATES
    contract · Last action 2019-07-03
    $307,997
  • Department of Justice
    MEDICAL SERVICES FOR INMATES
    contract · Last action 2021-01-22
    $233,587
  • Department of Justice
    MEDICAL SERVICES FOR INMATES
    contract · Last action 2020-09-29
    $138,496
  • Department of Justice
    IGF::OT::IGF INMATE MEDICAL EXPENSES
    contract · Last action 2019-02-06
    $110,131
  • Department of Justice
    INMATE MEDICAL EXPENSES
    contract · Last action 2019-10-02
    $34,525
  • Department of Justice
    INMATE MEDICAL EXPENSES
    contract · Last action 2019-02-13
    $31,130
  • Department of Justice
    IGF::OT::IGF MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO INMATE
    contract · Last action 2014-01-30
    $20,952
  • Department of Justice
    IGF::OT::IGF MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO INMATE
    contract · Last action 2014-01-30
    $18,032
  • Department of Justice
    IGF::OT::IGF MEDICAL CARE FOR INMATE PROVIDED
    contract · Last action 2014-03-13
    $12,971
  • Department of Justice
    IGF::OT::IGF MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDED TO INMATE
    contract · Last action 2014-01-30
    $9,897
  • Department of Justice
    IGF::OT::IGF MEDICAL CARE FOR INMATE PROVIDED
    contract · Last action 2014-03-13
    $5,756
  • Department of Justice
    IGF::OT::IGF MEDICAL CARE FOR INMATE PROVIDED
    contract · Last action 2014-03-13
    $5,753

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 622110 - GENERAL MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HOSPITALS. Last action: 2021-07-28. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-10-31Complaint1$480
2012-05-31Complaint0$0
2008-12-03Complaint55$3,825
2007-11-16Complaint11$1,300
2006-08-30Referral0$0
2004-10-28Referral0$0
2002-06-20Complaint0$0
1997-11-10Referral0$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 HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL 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 HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL's OSHA violation history?
HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $5,605 in total penalties.
How does HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL's safety record compare to its industry?
HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL operates in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.1. HOWARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.1.