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SALEM HOSPITAL

665 WINTER ST SE, SALEM, OR, 97301
Operated by Community Health Systems · 1 of 149 establishments
622110General Medical and Surgical Hospitals

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OSHA inspections
23
over 42 years
Violations
84
$7,035 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

SALEM HOSPITAL has accumulated 84 OSHA violations across 23 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $7,035 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 134 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

SALEM HOSPITAL appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
23
0.5 / yr · last 42 yrs
Violations
84
2.0 / yr
Penalties
$7,035
$84 avg / violation
42% serious58% other
Inspection trigger · planned
12 of 23
Inspection trigger · complaint
8 of 23

61% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 11 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 · 29 citations in this view · $4,815 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 7500.0250122$395Mar 1987Jul 1989
29 CFR 7010.76001 C22$300Feb 1998Feb 1999
29 CFR 7112.00501022$225Mar 1987Jul 1989
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$210May 2003Jun 2007
29 CFR 1910.0101 B22$105May 1994Feb 1999
29 CFR 7020.0460121$50Mar 1992Mar 1992
29 CFR 1910.0159 C1022May 1994Feb 1999
29 CFR 1910.0303 F22Mar 1992Feb 1999
29 CFR 7020.0220222Mar 1992May 1994
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211$500May 2012May 2012
29 CFR 7010.70021 C11$500May 2003May 2003
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$300Jun 2007Jun 2007
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 I11$300Feb 1998Feb 1998
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II11$300Feb 1998Feb 1998
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0511$300Jun 1994Jun 1994
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0211$300Jun 1994Jun 1994
29 CFR 1910.1047 G01 II11$300Jun 1994Jun 1994
29 CFR 7500.0200411$250Mar 1992Mar 1992
29 CFR 1910.1030 D04 IIIA11$240Jun 1994Jun 1994
29 CFR 7020.22104 D11$240Jun 1994Jun 1994

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 6221 within OR. Peer group: 134 employers. This establishment has 84 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $448
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 3

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

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

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
5.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
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

Planned
12
Complaint
8
Follow-up
3

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 SALEM HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 SALEM HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SALEM HOSPITAL. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

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 SALEM HOSPITAL. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SALEM HOSPITAL. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
SALEM HOSPITAL
665 WINTER STREET SOUTHEAST · SALEM, OR, 97301
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00Feb 2013View →

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 SALEM HOSPITAL. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — COMMUNITY HEALTH SYSTEMS INC (across 33 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$2.9M
Obligated (all-time)
$80.3M
Awards (all-time)
588

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-10-15Complaint0$0
2012-07-30Follow-up0$0
2012-07-30Complaint4$0
2012-07-30Complaint0$0
2011-12-27Complaint21$500
2010-02-23Complaint0$0
2008-03-13Planned1$0
2008-03-13Planned0$0
2007-06-05Planned52$610
2003-04-10Planned3$500
2000-12-27Planned42$195
1999-03-31Follow-up0$0
1998-12-21Planned112$210
1997-11-12Planned116$1,320
1996-04-29Planned22$210
1994-08-18Follow-up0$0
1994-04-06Planned101$240
1994-04-06Planned86$1,380
1993-01-07Planned0$0
1992-01-02Complaint157$885
1989-05-31Planned53$750
1987-02-24Complaint33$235
1984-03-16Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

SALEM HOSPITAL is one of 149 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Community Health Systems.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Community Health Systems across all 149 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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SALEM HOSPITAL 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 Community Health Systems, which operates 149 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.

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Frequently asked

What is SALEM HOSPITAL's OSHA violation history?
SALEM HOSPITAL has 23 OSHA inspections on record with 84 violations and $7,035 in total penalties.
How does SALEM HOSPITAL's safety record compare to its industry?
SALEM HOSPITAL operates in the general medical and surgical hospitals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5.1.