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STANFORD UNIVERSITY

800 WELCH ROAD, PALO ALTO, CA, 94304
Operated by Stanford University · 1 of 2 establishments
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections
2
over 15 years
Violations
14
$9,775 in penalties
Penalties
$9,775
$698 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

STANFORD UNIVERSITY has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $9,775 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 441 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 64th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

STANFORD UNIVERSITY appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
14
0.9 / yr
Penalties
$9,775
$698 avg / violation
7% serious93% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 2

100% 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $9,775 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5193 F02 A11$4,385Feb 2011Feb 2011
29 CFR 1430.0031 A11$485Feb 2011Feb 2011
5193 H04 A11$485Feb 2011Feb 2011
5193 D02 A11$485Feb 2011Feb 2011
5193 F02 D11$485Feb 2011Feb 2011
5193 H02 A11$485Feb 2011Feb 2011
29 CFR 1430.0008 A11$485Feb 2011Feb 2011
5193 C02 B11$485Feb 2011Feb 2011
5193 C02 C11$485Feb 2011Feb 2011
5193 C02 D11$485Feb 2011Feb 2011
3340(C)(2)(A)11$375Oct 2023Oct 2023
5193 C01 B11$325Feb 2011Feb 2011
5193 C01 D11$325Feb 2011Feb 2011
29 CFR 1430.0029 B0611Feb 2011Feb 2011

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

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 6113 within CA. Peer group: 441 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
88th
peer median: $480
Inspection frequency
64th
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
0.8
vs industry
+0.2
TRIR
1.1
vs industry
−0.4

Reported for 1,654 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
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.1
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

Complaint
1
Accident
1

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 STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Stanford University, not this location alone

Total cases
30
Unfair labor practice
29
Representation (union)
1

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 Stanford 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.). 30 cases · 29 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
32-RC-386778Representation electionMay 2026OpenRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-386112Unfair labor practiceApr 2026OpenRegion 32, Oakland, California
20-CA-381295Unfair labor practiceFeb 2026OpenRegion 20, San Francisco, California
32-CA-365788Unfair labor practiceMay 2025Nov 2025ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-360172Unfair labor practiceFeb 2025Nov 2025ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-350634Unfair labor practiceSep 2024Oct 2024ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-345623Unfair labor practiceJun 2024Oct 2024ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-336179Unfair labor practiceFeb 2024Nov 2024ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-289388Unfair labor practiceJan 2022Mar 2022ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
20-CA-276892Unfair labor practiceMay 2021May 2021ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
32-CA-242307Unfair labor practiceMay 2019Jul 2019ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-220928Unfair labor practiceMay 2018Aug 2018ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-197423Unfair labor practiceApr 2017Jul 2017ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-172854Unfair labor practiceMar 2016Apr 2017ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-140325Unfair labor practiceNov 2014Mar 2015ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-140308Unfair labor practiceNov 2014May 2016ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-138779Unfair labor practiceOct 2014Mar 2015ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-118417Unfair labor practiceDec 2013May 2016ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-118400Unfair labor practiceDec 2013Mar 2015ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-115989Unfair labor practiceOct 2013Jan 2014ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-115514Unfair labor practiceOct 2013Nov 2013ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-107072Unfair labor practiceJun 2013Mar 2015ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-085126Unfair labor practiceJul 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-024360Unfair labor practiceMar 2009Apr 2009ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-024347Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Apr 2009ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-024337Unfair labor practiceFeb 2009Apr 2009ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-022804Unfair labor practiceAug 2006Sep 2007ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-021924Unfair labor practiceMar 2005Sep 2007ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-021752Unfair labor practiceNov 2004Sep 2007ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-021677Unfair labor practiceOct 2004Sep 2007ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California

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 STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for STANFORD 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
3373 HILLVIEW AVENUE · PALO ALTO, CA, 94304
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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 STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-05-02Accident1$375
2010-11-02Complaint131$9,400

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

STANFORD UNIVERSITY is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Stanford University.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Stanford University across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on STANFORD 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 Stanford University, which operates 2 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 STANFORD UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
STANFORD UNIVERSITY has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $9,775 in total penalties.
How does STANFORD UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
STANFORD UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. STANFORD UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 0.78 compared to an industry average of 0.6.