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UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC

100 UNIVERSAL CITY PLAZA, UNIVERSAL CITY, CA, 91608
Operated by COMCAST CORP · 1 of 460 establishments
713110Amusement and Theme Parks
EIN 753052389

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OSHA inspections
9
over 35 years
Violations
7
$63,340 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $63,340 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 136 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.3 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
7
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$63,340
$9,049 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 9
Inspection trigger · accident
3 of 9

44% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $63,340 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3396(F)(2)11$22,500Mar 2025Mar 2025
3213(A)11$18,000Oct 2017Oct 2017
3396(H)(1)11$13,500Mar 2025Mar 2025
3395(F)11$5,735Dec 2019Dec 2019
3395(H)(1)11$2,000Dec 2019Dec 2019
3395(D)11$855Dec 2019Dec 2019
3395(H)(1)(A)11$750Aug 2017Aug 2017

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

81st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 7131 within CA. Peer group: 136 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $915
Inspection frequency
92nd
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
0.3
vs industry
−4.5
TRIR
0.4
vs industry
−6.0

Reported for 8,562 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
4.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.4
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
5
Accident
3
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 UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC. 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
Apr 20, 2017Fall,Lost Balance,Pit11

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
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for COMCAST CORP, not this location alone

Total cases
24
Unfair labor practice
23
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 COMCAST CORP 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.). 24 cases · 23 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
31-CA-389013Unfair labor practiceJun 2026OpenRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-247831Unfair labor practiceSep 2019Sep 2019ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-246641Unfair labor practiceAug 2019Sep 2019ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-241597Unfair labor practiceMay 2019Aug 2019ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RC-235177Representation electionFeb 2019Mar 2019ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-230074Unfair labor practiceOct 2018Nov 2018ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-228914Unfair labor practiceOct 2018Dec 2018ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-224491Unfair labor practiceJul 2018Oct 2018ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-197918Unfair labor practiceApr 2017Aug 2017ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-193645Unfair labor practiceFeb 2017May 2017ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-144213Unfair labor practiceJan 2015Mar 2015ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-126801Unfair labor practiceApr 2014Jul 2014ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-126634Unfair labor practiceApr 2014May 2014ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-122093Unfair labor practiceFeb 2014Feb 2014ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-086709Unfair labor practiceAug 2012Aug 2012ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-074123Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Apr 2012ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-066630Unfair labor practiceOct 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-065377Unfair labor practiceSep 2011Jul 2013ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-065374Unfair labor practiceSep 2011Aug 2013ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-065473Unfair labor practiceSep 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-064621Unfair labor practiceSep 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-063371Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-063370Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-029395Unfair labor practiceSep 2009Oct 2009ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, 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 UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
2
Total payments
$4.5M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

Independent monitor required. First case: 2010-08-01. Most recent: 2011-05-24. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — COMCAST CORPORATION (across 90 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$33.5M
Obligated (all-time)
$125.2M
Awards (all-time)
3,617

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
2025-06-26Accident0$0
2024-10-29Accident22$36,000
2019-06-13Complaint31$8,590
2017-05-05Accident11$18,000
2017-04-06Complaint1$750
1995-01-23Complaint0$0
1992-04-24Complaint0$0
1992-03-24Complaint0$0
1991-06-27Referral0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC is one of 460 establishments rolled up under the parent organization COMCAST CORP.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of COMCAST CORP across all 460 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in amusement and theme parks within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by COMCAST CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC 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 COMCAST CORP, which operates 460 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 UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC's OSHA violation history?
UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $63,340 in total penalties.
How does UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC operates in the amusement and theme parks industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 6.4. UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0.33 compared to an industry average of 4.8.