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MICROSOFT CORPORATION

BLDG 92 1 MICROSOFT WAY, REDMOND, WA, 98052
Operated by Microsoft Corporation · 1 of 17 establishments
511210Software Publishers

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OSHA inspections
5
over 24 years
Violations
5
Penalties
$0
$0 avg
Violations across 4 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality

Summary

MICROSOFT CORPORATION has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 24 years of recorded history.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 4 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
5
0.2 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
5
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 5
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 5

40% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

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

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
0.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.0
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
2
Accident
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 MICROSOFT CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Mar 3, 2003EMBOLISM,PULMONARY EMBOLISMFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
2
Back wages owed
$0
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 · 1 violation · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
H-1B visa wage protectionsJan 201011

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; final payment may differ. 2 cases · $0 in backwages · 2 workers affected

Case periodIndustryBackwagesWorkers
Nov 2008 – Jan 2010Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing1
Jun 2006 – Dec 2007Software Publishers1

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WA — for Microsoft Corporation, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
6

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 Microsoft Corporation locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

Total applications
15,339
Certified
15,252
Denied
1
Avg wage ratio
1.25x
H-1B1 SingaporeH-1BE-3 AustralianH-1B1 Chile

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
1
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
1738580
Operation
C

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$8.8M
Disposition
NP
Crime type
FCPA

First case: 2019-07-22. Most recent: 2019-07-22. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
0
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The power cords can overheat, posing fire or shock hazards.. Most recent recall: 2016-02-02. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-09-20Complaint4$0
2018-10-16Unprogrammed Related0$0
2007-12-04Unprogrammed Related1$0
2003-03-05Accident0$0
2002-02-20Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

MICROSOFT CORPORATION is one of 17 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Microsoft Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Microsoft Corporation across all 17 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Microsoft Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on MICROSOFT CORPORATION 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Microsoft Corporation, which operates 17 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

Frequently asked

What is MICROSOFT CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
MICROSOFT CORPORATION has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does MICROSOFT CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
MICROSOFT CORPORATION operates in the software publishers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.1.
Has MICROSOFT CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving MICROSOFT CORPORATION.