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UC DAVIS

550 OXFOD CIR, DAVIS, CA, 95616
Operated by The Regents of the University of California · 1 of 28 establishments
923110Administration of Education Programs
EIN 943067788

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OSHA inspections
21
over 34 years
Violations
23
$67,100 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Accident investigations on record
2 fatalities · 5 hospitalizations

Summary

UC DAVIS has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 21 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $67,100 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 409 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

UC DAVIS 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, 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
21
0.6 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
23
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$67,100
$2,917 avg / violation
30% serious70% other
Inspection trigger · accident
12 of 21
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 21

43% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 20 citations in this view · $67,100 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3314(D)11$22,500Feb 2021Feb 2021
3645 B11$18,000Mar 2001Mar 2001
3212(B)11$9,000Jul 2018Jul 2018
3210(A)11$6,750Dec 2021Dec 2021
342(A)11$2,750Aug 2022Aug 2022
29 CFR 2320.000311$795Feb 2021Feb 2021
29 CFR 2340.0022 B11$795Feb 2021Feb 2021
3314(G)(2)(A)11$795Feb 2021Feb 2021
3314(E)11$795Feb 2021Feb 2021
5194 G0811$635Jul 2011Jul 2011
3203 A11$635Jul 2011Jul 2011
5194 E0111$635Jul 2011Jul 2011
3203(A)(4)(B)11$475Jul 2018Jul 2018
3203 A07 C11$450Mar 2001Mar 2001
3203(B)11$425Feb 2021Feb 2021
3314(G)11$425Feb 2021Feb 2021
3203(A)11$425Feb 2021Feb 2021
3384(A)11$365Mar 2022Mar 2022
3203 B0211$300Jul 2005Jul 2005
3241 C11$150Jul 2005Jul 2005

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 9231 within CA. Peer group: 409 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
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
1.2
vs industry
−1.9
TRIR
1.7
vs industry
−4.7

Reported for 24,626 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
6.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.7
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
7
Accident
12
Referral
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 UC DAVIS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jun 10, 2022Back,Heart Attack,Heat,Heat Exhaustion,Traffic ControlFatality11
Dec 17, 2021Burn,Ear,Flash,Hand,Open Flame,Pressure Release,Repair,Soldering Torch,Valve1
Jun 25, 2021Cardboard,Contusion,Dock,Dock Worker,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fracture,Loading Dock,Vertebra11
Aug 25, 2020Ballast--Lighting,Burn,Capacitor,E GI IV (no lockout),Electric Shock,Electrical Burn,Electrocuted,Hand,Lighting,Lockout/Tagout,Repair,Unguarded Live Parts11
Dec 11, 2018Fall,Fracture,Hip,Scaffold1
Feb 10, 2018Concussion,Fall,Floor Opening,Fracture,Laceration,Spine21
Sep 29, 2011RESPIRATORY,LUNG,CPR,LAB WORKER,CARDIOVASC DISEASE,COUGHFatality11
Apr 27, 1998EYE,PROTECTIVE CLOTHING,WORK RULES,ANIMAL HANDLER,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,PUNCTURE11
Apr 9, 1992BURN,ELECTRIC ARC,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,ELECTRIC SHOCK,ELECTRICAL FAULT,HAND TOOL11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 2 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for UC DAVIS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UC DAVIS. 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 UC DAVIS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UC DAVIS. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
UC DAVIS
1275 MED SCIENCE DR · DAVIS, CA, 95616
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.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-07-02Complaint0$0
2022-10-12Complaint0$0
2022-08-01Accident0$0
2022-06-20Fatality/Catastrophe1$2,750
2021-12-22Accident1$365
2021-10-22Accident11$6,750
2020-09-14Accident81$26,955
2019-01-22Accident0$0
2018-04-13Accident21$9,475
2011-09-30Accident0$0
2011-03-09Complaint3$1,905
2008-08-20Complaint0$0
2005-03-18Complaint2$450
2003-02-14Complaint0$0
2001-02-23Accident21$18,450
1998-08-21Accident0$0
1996-06-20Accident0$0
1995-08-16Accident0$0
1995-07-12Referral0$0
1993-12-08Complaint0$0
1992-04-13Accident33$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UC DAVIS is one of 28 establishments rolled up under the parent organization The Regents of the University of California.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of The Regents of the University of California across all 28 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UC DAVIS 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup The Regents of the University of California, which operates 28 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 UC DAVIS's OSHA violation history?
UC DAVIS has 21 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $67,100 in total penalties.
How does UC DAVIS's safety record compare to its industry?
UC DAVIS operates in the administration of education programs industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 6.4. UC DAVIS's self-reported DART rate is 1.17 compared to an industry average of 3.1.
Has UC DAVIS had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 2 fatality investigations involving UC DAVIS.