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PURDUE UNIVERSITY

CENTER CAMPUS, WEST LAFAYETTE, IN, 47906
Operated by Purdue University · 1 of 7 establishments
238990All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

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OSHA inspections
7
over 29 years
Violations
9
$4,500 in penalties
Penalties
$4,500
$500 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

PURDUE UNIVERSITY has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $4,500 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 1,602 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PURDUE UNIVERSITY appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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

Inspections
7
0.2 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
9
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$4,500
$500 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 7
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 7

86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2389 within IN. Peer group: 1,602 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
1.1
vs industry
+0.2
TRIR
1.8
vs industry
+0.2

Reported for 1,521 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.8
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
Referral
4

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 PURDUE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 PURDUE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for PURDUE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
6
Quarters non-compliant
3

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PURDUE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-12-07Referral11$0
2018-07-27Referral22$0
2017-03-28Referral22$0
2015-07-16Referral11$4,500
2004-11-09Planned0$0
2003-11-06Planned2$0
1996-12-16Planned1$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PURDUE UNIVERSITY is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Purdue University.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Purdue University across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PURDUE 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Purdue University, which operates 7 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is PURDUE UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
PURDUE UNIVERSITY has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $4,500 in total penalties.
How does PURDUE UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
PURDUE UNIVERSITY operates in the all other specialty trade contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.6. PURDUE UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 1.06 compared to an industry average of 0.9.