Establishment profile
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
1633 SW PARK AVE, PORTLAND, OR, 97201
611310 — Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Summary
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $1,070 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 70th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 58 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 82nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PORTLAND STATE 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 16 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $1,070 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 7010.76506 D AI | 2 | 1 | — | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| OAR 437-002-0027(3)(A)(C) | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| OAR 437-002-0041(5)(C) | 1 | 1 | $270 | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 7400.04501 | 1 | 1 | $200 | Dec 1992 | Dec 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $195 | Sep 2005 | Sep 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $105 | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| OAR 437-002-0041(8)(H) | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2009 | Mar 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2005 | Sep 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 F02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2005 | Sep 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2005 | Sep 2005 |
| 29 CFR 7010.76507 C B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 29 CFR 7010.76506 A B | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 29 CFR 7010.76506 A A | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1999 | Jun 1999 |
| 29 CFR 7127.003001 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1992 | Dec 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1001 J02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1992 | Dec 1992 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 6113 within OR. Peer group: 58 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 9,215 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 PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
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)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PORTLAND 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 PORTLAND STATE 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY 617 SW MONTGOMERY ST · PORTLAND, OR, 97201 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Aug 2025 | 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: 541620 - ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES. Last action: 2026-02-19. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-24 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $570 | |
| 2009-09-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-05-15 | Programmed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-12-10 | Complaint | 2 | 2 | $105 | |
| 2006-11-02 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-07-20 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $195 | |
| 2003-07-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-01-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-04-09 | Complaint | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-11-03 | Complaint | 3 | — | $200 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PORTLAND 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
- PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $1,070 in total penalties.
- How does PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
- PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 0.52 compared to an industry average of 0.6.