Establishment profile
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
FINE HALL - WASHINGTON RD., PRINCETON, NJ, 08540
611310 — Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Summary
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $600 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 75th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 153 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
33% 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $600 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 D03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 D04 VII | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0264 C01 IIIB0 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0264 C02 IIIA0 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1975 | Jun 1975 |
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 NJ. Peer group: 153 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jul 2015 – Dec 2019
Most frequent event: Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2019 | Fall on same level due to slipping | Brain | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 30, 2015 | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
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 · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2024 – Apr 2024 | State Institutions of Higher Education | — | — | 1 | — | — |
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 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NJ — for PRINCETON UNIVERSITY, not this location alone
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 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 12 cases · 10 ULP · 2 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22-CA-315969 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2023 | Aug 2023 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-RC-286381 | Representation election | Nov 2021 | Jan 2022 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-RC-285561 | Representation election | Nov 2021 | Jan 2022 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-253449 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2019 | Jan 2021 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-213010 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2018 | Feb 2018 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-212772 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2018 | Feb 2018 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-209703 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2017 | Dec 2017 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-204230 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2017 | Oct 2017 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-199647 | Unfair labor practice | May 2017 | Jun 2017 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-195998 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2017 | May 2017 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-133699 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2014 | Oct 2014 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
| 22-CA-028843 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2009 | Apr 2009 | Closed | Region 22, Newark, New Jersey |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 1903 DORMITORY · PRINCETON, NJ, 08540 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PRINCETON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-06-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-07-23 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-06-05 | Complaint | 5 | 1 | $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 PRINCETON 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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- What is PRINCETON UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $600 in total penalties.
- How does PRINCETON UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
- PRINCETON UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3.