Establishment profile
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY
4401 POWHATAN AVENUE, NORFOLK, VA, 23529
238210 — Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
Summary
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY has accumulated 36 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 30 years of recorded history.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 4,206 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 24 citations in this view.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1998 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1998 | Feb 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1998 | Feb 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1998 | Feb 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F02 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 A02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2025 | Oct 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1101 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2010 | May 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 C04 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E03 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2008 | Apr 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2008 | Feb 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2382 within VA. Peer group: 4,206 employers. This establishment has 36 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 4,843 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
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- 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 OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OLD DOMINION 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 OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
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 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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY 5255 HAMPTON BLVD · NORFOLK, VA, 23529 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 2 | 0 | — | May 2024 | View → |
OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY HAMPTON BLVD · NORFOLK, VA, 23529 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2020 | View → |
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 contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 611310 - COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS. Last action: 2026-04-02. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-06-10 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $0 | |
| 2023-11-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2010-04-19 | Programmed Related | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-12-12 | Referral | 4 | 3 | $0 | |
| 2007-11-29 | Planned | 7 | 7 | $0 | |
| 1998-05-01 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-03-16 | Planned | 15 | 11 | $0 | |
| 1996-08-22 | Complaint | 5 | 5 | $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 OLD DOMINION 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
- OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 36 violations and $0 in total penalties.
- How does OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
- OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY operates in the electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 0.63 compared to an industry average of 1.1.