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MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY

EAST HALL 1400 TOWNSEND DR, HOUGHTON, MI, 49931
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections
6
over 29 years
Violations
77
$54,225 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 3 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY has accumulated 77 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $54,225 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 100 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
77
2.7 / yr
Penalties
$54,225
$704 avg / violation
66% serious34% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 6

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 6113 within MI. Peer group: 100 employers. This establishment has 77 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $519
Inspection frequency
96th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL 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

Planned
3
Complaint
1
Referral
2

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 TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
11 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 11 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 MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL 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 TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

Total applications
61
Certified
58
Avg wage ratio
1.10x
H-1B

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
2

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
2088520
Operation
C

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 MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$53.2M
Obligated (all-time)
$153.4M
Awards
140
Top agency
Department of Defense
$144.4M
Company-wide — MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$53.2M
Obligated (all-time)
$153.4M
Awards (all-time)
141

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$144.4M
Department of Transportation$6.2M
Department of Health and Human Services$1.0M
Department of Agriculture$599K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$592K
Largest awards (top 50 of 140)
  • Department of Defense
    NEW FOLLOW-ON CONTRACT EFFORT: THE WORK DIRECTIVES ISSUED HEREUNDER SHALL INVOLVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EFFORTS ON VARIOUS ASPECTS RELATED TO SURVIVABILITY, ASSURED MOBILITY, AND MANEUVER SUPPORT MATERIAL SOLUTIONS.
    contract · Last action 2025-12-10
    $31,132,559
  • Department of Defense
    TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES SUPPORT FOR ASSURED MOBILITY, SURVIVABILITY, AND MANEUVER SUPPORT MATERIAL SOLUTIONS FOR THE GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS CENTER GROUND VEHICLE SURVIVABILITY AND PROTECTION DIRECTORATE
    contract · Last action 2025-09-24
    $24,005,714
  • Department of Defense
    ASSURED MOBILITY AND MANEUVER SUPPORT WORK DIRECTIVES.
    contract · Last action 2019-03-22
    $19,903,521
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2023-09-08
    $18,544,211
  • Department of Defense
    200510!000827!5700!FA8750!AFRL/IFK !FA875005C0237 !A!N! !Y! ! !20050729!20070930!064184468!064184468!064184468!N!ALTARUM INSTITUTE !3520 GREEN CT, STE 300 !ANN ARBOR !MI!48105!03000!161!26!ANN ARBOR !WASHTENAW !MICHIGAN !+000000100407!N!N!000000649960!AD91!RDTE/OTHER DEFENSE-BASIC RESEARCH !A7 !ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION EQUIP !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !20200930!B!A! !A! !A!N!U!2!002!E! !Z!Y!Z! ! !N!Z!N! ! ! ! ! !A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! ! ! ! !0001! !
    contract · Last action 2013-10-07
    $5,554,563
  • Department of Defense
    THE GOAL OF THE ADAPTIVE RADAR COUNTERMEASURES (ARC) PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP THE CAPABILITY TO COUNTER ADAPTIVE RADAR THREATS IN TACTICALLY RELEVANT TIME FRAMES BASED ON OVER-THE-AIR OBSERVABLE SIGNALS. MTRI-MTU WILL BE PARTICIPATING IN TECHNICAL AREA 2.
    contract · Last action 2016-02-19
    $4,654,505
  • Department of Defense
    COMPUTATIONALLY-DRIVEN NEXT GENERATION CARBON-CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL DEVELOPMENT
    contract · Last action 2024-06-25
    $4,438,800
  • Department of Defense
    U435CFM BAA (DARPA BAA) POWER LINE SENSOR MATURATION
    contract · Last action 2018-03-23
    $3,410,094
  • Department of Defense
    TRACK&SUSPENSION TECHNICAL SUPPORT WORK DIRECTIVE CONTRACT
    contract · Last action 2018-09-06
    $3,005,586
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF - ELECTRONIC SUPPORT CRITICAL EXPERIMENT (ESCE)
    contract · Last action 2020-05-21
    $2,097,387
  • Department of Defense
    MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE
    contract · Last action 2014-03-20
    $1,854,033
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF RESEARCH IAW SOW ENTITLED SSPARC MIMO TOWER OF BABEL
    contract · Last action 2017-09-05
    $1,495,186
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COST
    contract · Last action 2010-02-05
    $1,350,000
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COST
    contract · Last action 2011-03-01
    $1,330,000
  • Department of Defense
    DDARPA TRIAGE CHALLENGE (DTC) UNDER THE SIGNATURES OF TRAUMA FOR ALGORITHM-ASSISTED CLINICAL ASSESSMENT, TRIAGE, AND OBSERVATION (STACATO) PROGRAM
    contract · Last action 2025-10-20
    $1,237,842
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF EXPERIMENTS, SCENARIOS, CONOPS&PROTOTYPE ENGINEERING (ESCAPE)
    contract · Last action 2022-09-26
    $1,092,551
  • Department of Defense
    SUDOKU
    contract · Last action 2025-12-15
    $1,052,526
  • Department of Defense
    MULTI-SCALE FUSION & ALLOCATION FOR HETEROGENEOUS SENSING
    contract · Last action 2023-03-06
    $999,195
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF MULTI DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE II
    contract · Last action 2017-08-29
    $945,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT, FUTURE ARCTIC SENSING TECHNOLOGIES MTRI
    contract · Last action 2022-08-10
    $926,155
  • Department of Defense
    EXPLORE ARCTIC PHENOMENA
    contract · Last action 2014-08-28
    $866,501
  • Department of Defense
    SUBTERRANEAN (SUBT) CHALLENGE FOR TTO.
    contract · Last action 2020-12-15
    $806,725
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF CPFF BAA CONTRACT TO DEVELOP AND TEST NEW ALGORITHMS TO PROCESS HANDHELD EXPLOSIVE HAZARD SENSOR DATA.
    contract · Last action 2015-12-08
    $805,762
  • Department of Defense
    BAA TITLED, OPFOR HIERARCHICAL AI FOR FIELD EXERCISES AND TRAINING. EFFORT WILL BE USED TO INFORM AND PROVIDE NEW MODELS AND METHODS FOR AI SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT FOR SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENTS
    contract · Last action 2024-04-30
    $772,233
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COST
    contract · Last action 2011-10-11
    $727,000
  • Department of Transportation
    FULL FUNDING TO AWARD NEW THREE-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE FOR THEIR PROJECT TITLED "AUTONOMOUS WINTER ROAD MAINTENANCE DECISION MAKING ENABLED BY BOOSTING EXISTING TRANSPORTATION DATA INFRASTRUCTURE WITH DEEP AND RE
    contract · Last action 2025-05-23
    $689,239
  • Department of Defense
    SHARED SPECTRUM ACCESS FOR RADAR AND COMMUNICATIONS (SSPARC) PHASE I
    contract · Last action 2014-03-26
    $681,050
  • Department of Defense
    HF PASSIVE INTERFEROMETRIC TRACKING FOR MARITIME SURVEILLANCE
    contract · Last action 2015-05-26
    $637,254
  • Department of Transportation
    RAILROAD TRACK MAINTENANCE LIFE-CYCLE ASSESSMENT DEVELOPMENT.
    contract · Last action 2025-05-15
    $612,307
  • Department of Transportation
    MAKING RAILROADING A CAREER OF CHOICE BAA 2020 FRA-RSI-002 (MICHIGAN TECH)
    contract · Last action 2024-11-13
    $610,761
  • Department of Transportation
    BAA PROJECT TO DEVELOP A GEOSPATIAL DATABASE AND DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM (DSS) THAT INTEGRATES REMOTE SENSING-BASED GROUND HAZARD INFORMATION (MACRO-DATA) WITH TRACK-BORNE CONDITION MONITORING DATA(MICRO-DATA) FROM THE RAIL INDUSTRY TO LOCATE, MONITO
    contract · Last action 2025-02-28
    $606,922
  • Department of Defense
    BAA 22-0014A WITH MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY FOR R&D PROPOSAL SAR SIGNATURE MANAGEMENT. U438170
    contract · Last action 2025-05-20
    $600,000
  • Department of Defense
    contract · Last action 2008-11-13
    $599,998
  • Department of Defense
    BAA 21-001 - ROBOTIC PLATFORM SOIL AND TERRAIN CHARACTERIZATION FOR CLOSE TO REAL TIME GO/NOGO MAPS
    contract · Last action 2022-08-25
    $597,976
  • Department of Defense
    OFFENSIVE SWARM ENABLED TACTICS (OFFSET) SPRINT 5
    contract · Last action 2021-12-21
    $597,126
  • Department of Transportation
    RESEARCH AND EVALUATE CONNECTED AND AUTOMATED VEHICLE SYSTEMS AT RAIL GRADE CROSSINGS FOR INCREASED SAFETY, MOBILITY AND EFFICIENCY.
    contract · Last action 2024-11-19
    $567,230
  • Department of Transportation
    WELD ENHANCED CAST STEEL COUPLER KNUCKLES
    contract · Last action 2025-05-19
    $500,000
  • Department of Defense
    OPFOR HIERARCHICAL AL FOR FIELD EXERCISES AND TRAINING DEMONSTRATIONS.
    contract · Last action 2025-08-18
    $499,790
  • Department of Defense
    SUPER-RESOLUTION RECONSTRUCTION
    contract · Last action 2015-08-26
    $449,999
  • Department of Defense
    SECTION 889 HIGH ORDER MODULATION STUDIES
    contract · Last action 2021-11-05
    $449,956
  • Department of Defense
    BAA-ESTIMATION, INTERPOLATION, AND MAPP U435CEO
    contract · Last action 2024-08-30
    $439,994
  • Department of Transportation
    ACQUISITION DESCRIPTION: A RISK INFORMED DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK FOR COASTAL RAILROAD SYSTEM SUBJECTED TO STORM HAZARDS AND SEA LEVEL RISE. IDENTIFY AND EVALUATE MITIGATION STRATEGIES FOR LIMITING IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE ON RAIL EQUIPMENT. POTENTI
    contract · Last action 2024-02-22
    $439,306
  • Department of Defense
    OFFENSIVE SWARM ENABLED TACTICS (OFFSET) SPRINT 2 - SWARM AUTONOMY, THE GOAL OF OFFSET IS THE DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, AND DEMONSTRATION OF A SWARM SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE, ENCODED IN A REALISTIC GAME-BASED ENVIRONMENT AND EMBODIED IN PHYSICAL SWARM AUTONOMOUS PLATFORMS TO ADVANCE THE INNOVATION, INTERACTION, AND INTEGRATION OF NOVEL SWARM TACTICS.
    contract · Last action 2019-04-18
    $426,477
  • Department of Defense
    OFFENSIVE SWARM-ENABLED TACTICS (OFFSET) SPRINT 5 - BASE
    contract · Last action 2022-03-29
    $425,684
  • Department of Defense
    OFFENSIVE SWARM ENABLED TACTICS (OFFSET) SPRINT 4
    contract · Last action 2020-06-18
    $422,380
  • Department of Defense
    BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT AWARD TO MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY. BAA ENTITLED "SPATIAL COHERENCE IMAGING AND MACHINE LEARNING APPROACH FOR STANDOFF DETECTION USING FORWARD LOOKING GROUND-PENETRATING RADAR" IS TO DEVELOP NEW EXPLOSIVE HAZARD DETECTION ALGORITHMS FOR A MULTIBAND FORWARD LOOKING GROUND PENETRATING RADAR (FLGPR) IN SUPPORT OF THE NIGHT VISION AND ELECTRONIC SENSORS DIRECTORATE (NVESD)
    contract · Last action 2015-09-26
    $386,942
  • Department of Transportation
    EFFECTS OF IN-VEHICLE AUDITORY ALERTS ON DRIVER BEHAVIORS AT GRADE CROSSINGS - MICHIGAN TECH
    contract · Last action 2025-03-13
    $383,319
  • Department of Transportation
    PUBLIC DEMONSTRATION AND PERFORMANCE DATA COLLECTION OF THE RAIL CROSSING VIOLATION WARNING SYSTEM.
    contract · Last action 2024-11-21
    $380,705
  • Department of Defense
    MULTI-APERATURE IMAGING ANALYSIS
    contract · Last action 2015-03-13
    $373,793
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF HIGHLY LINEAR ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR FOR MICROWAVE PHOTONIC LINKS STUDY
    contract · Last action 2016-09-14
    $346,268

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: 2025-12-23. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-07-08Referral0$0
2021-06-22Referral0$0
2018-01-24Planned92$29,500
2013-06-18Planned6546$20,525
2006-10-14Planned33$4,200
1997-05-06Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL 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 MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 77 violations and $54,225 in total penalties.
How does MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3.