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MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY

534 BURCH, EAST LANSING, MI, 48824
236220Commercial and Institutional Building Construction

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OSHA inspections
4
over 15 years
Violations
3
$600 in penalties
Penalties
$600
$200 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $600 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 74th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 8,421 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.3 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
3
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$600
$200 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

25% 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $600 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$300Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 4082.21290111$300Jun 2011Jun 2011
29 CFR 4082.21290911Jun 2011Jun 2011

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

74th

Above average violations in NAICS 2362 within MI. Peer group: 8,421 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
84th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
94th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

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

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
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

Planned
3
Complaint
1

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 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. 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
1
Back wages owed
$0

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

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Aug 2016 – Aug 2017Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools0

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 MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
287
Certified
203
Avg wage ratio
11.22x
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
3
Quarters non-compliant
1

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). 7 facilities · 5 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY*
65 SERVICE RD · EAST LANSING, MI, 48824
AirNo Violation Identified
QNCR 1
30Sep 2025View →
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
4660 S HAGADORN RD · EAST LANSING, MI, 48824
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
E CIRCLE DR, BLDG 1 · EAST LANSING, MI, 48824
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
2900 HANNAH BLVD · EAST LANSING, MI, 48824
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
354 SERVICE RD. · EAST LANSING, MI, 48824
AirNo Violation Identified00View →
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF VP FOR RESEARCH & GRAD STUDIES · EAST LANSING, MI, 48824
00View →
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
426 AUDITORIUM ROAD, ROOM 450 · EAST LANSING, MI, 48824
00View →

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
399434
Operation
A

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$24.2M
Obligated (all-time)
$94.8M
Awards
678
Top agency
Department of Defense
$52.3M
Company-wide — MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$23.1M
Obligated (all-time)
$93.7M
Awards (all-time)
667

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$52.3M
Department of Health and Human Services$21.0M
Department of Agriculture$9.6M
Department of Transportation$2.2M
Department of the Interior$2.1M

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541715 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND 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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2015-07-01Planned0$0
2013-03-15Planned0$0
2012-03-19Planned0$0
2011-04-19Complaint3$600

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 MICHIGAN STATE 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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Frequently asked

What is MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $600 in total penalties.
How does MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY operates in the commercial and institutional building construction industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.