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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS

OAKWOOD MEADOW, UC DAVIS CAMPUS, DAVIS, CA, 95616
Operated by University of California Davis · 1 of 2 establishments
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections
8
over 35 years
Violations
6
$23,275 in penalties
Penalties
$23,275
$3,879 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 hospitalizations

Summary

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $23,275 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 440 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
8
0.2 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
6
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$23,275
$3,879 avg / violation
67% serious33% other
Inspection trigger · accident
4 of 8
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 8

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $23,275 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3314 A11$18,000Feb 2003Feb 2003
3401 B0511$3,375Apr 2011Apr 2011
3203 A0211$1,000Aug 1990Aug 1990
4075 A11$600Feb 2003Feb 2003
342 A11$300Feb 2003Feb 2003
5167 A11Sep 1990Sep 1990

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 6113 within CA. Peer group: 440 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $483
Inspection frequency
94th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.6
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

Complaint
3
Accident
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 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 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
Mar 6, 2011ANCHOR,FIREFIGHTER,FRACTURE,CHAIR,BACK,FALL,FALL PROTECTION,TRAIN11
Oct 23, 2002AMPUTATED,BELT,FINGER,BELT CONVEYOR,CAUGHT BY,JAMMED,LOCKOUT11
Aug 14, 2002BURN,ELECTRIC ARC,ELECTRICIAN,ELECTRICAL WORK,ELEC CIRC PART--MISC,FACE,HAND1
Aug 8, 1990BURN,FIRE,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,EXPLOSION,CHEMICAL REACTION11

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
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for University of California Davis, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
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 University of California Davis 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
20-CA-225887Unfair labor practiceAug 2018Aug 2018ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, 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

Total applications
366
Certified
270
Avg wage ratio
9.01x
H-1BE-3 Australian

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA 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). 4 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS
OFFICE OF ENV HEALTH AND SAFETY · DAVIS, CA, 95616
WaterNo Violation Identified00Sep 2020View →
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS
412 CROCKER LN. · DAVIS, CA, 95616
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
221 PHYSICAL SCIENCES MALL · DAVIS, CA, 95616
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS
301 ORCHARD PARK 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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
617053
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$21.6M
Awards
76
Top agency
Department of the Interior
$15.1M
Company-wide — STATE OF CALIFORNIA CONTROLLERS OFFICE (across 151 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$3.3B
Obligated (all-time)
$17.7B
Awards (all-time)
8,292

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of the Interior$15.1M
Department of Health and Human Services$5.0M
Department of Agriculture$602K
Department of Defense$308K
Department of Justice$181K
Largest awards (top 50 of 76)
  • Department of the Interior
    PARTICULATE MONITORING AND ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS PROGRAM (IMPROVE)
    contract · Last action 2010-01-14
    $4,221,328
  • Department of the Interior
    ROUTINE OPERATION OF THE IMPROVE AEROSOL NETWORK FOR APPROXIMATELY 170 SITES
    contract · Last action 2012-04-16
    $4,177,167
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    EARLY THERAPEUTICS DEVELOPMENT WITH PHASE II EMPHASIS
    contract · Last action 2015-02-20
    $3,892,714
  • Department of the Interior
    SUPPORT FOR IMPROVE PROGRAM
    contract · Last action 2012-03-16
    $2,826,796
  • Department of the Interior
    FUND SECOND HALF OF OPTION YEAR 1 FOR ROUTINE OPERATION OF IMPROVE AEROSOL NETWORK
    contract · Last action 2008-03-14
    $2,041,908
  • Department of the Interior
    OPERATE IMPROVE AIR QUALITY NETWORK
    contract · Last action 2012-03-20
    $1,498,859
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    BIOMEDICAL (BASIC)
    contract · Last action 2013-06-19
    $690,723
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    CLINICAL TRIAL
    contract · Last action 2014-06-11
    $368,443
  • Department of the Interior
    FILTERS FOR USE IN PERFORMANCE OF THE BASE CONTRACT
    contract · Last action 2010-04-12
    $282,520
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    CYCLOTRON BEAM TIME, LABOR AND SHOP HOURS
    contract · Last action 2016-09-19
    $231,908
  • Department of Justice
    EXPERT WITNESS RICHARD SEXTON
    contract · Last action 2008-08-12
    $180,746
  • Department of Agriculture
    ONGOING BSE SUPPORT AND TESTING SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2011-08-19
    $150,368
  • Department of Agriculture
    BSE SUPPORT & TEST SERVICES FY09.
    contract · Last action 2009-08-28
    $91,422
  • Department of Defense
    HEC PROJECT SUPPORT - IPA
    contract · Last action 2011-08-17
    $86,522
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $85,200
  • Department of Agriculture
    FY 2012 BSE LABORAOTORY TESTING
    contract · Last action 2012-02-13
    $75,168
  • Department of Agriculture
    BSE SUPPORT AND TEST SERVICES, AG-6395-B-07-0045
    contract · Last action 2008-12-01
    $69,786
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2007-11-17
    $63,900
  • Department of Defense
    200403!000499!1700!E612A !OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH, HEADQU!N0001403C0163 !A!N! !N! !P00002!20031203!20051123!047120084!047120084!003985512!N!REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF C!SPONSORED PROGRAMS, 118 EV!DAVIS !CA!95616!18100!113!06!DAVIS !YOLO !CALIFORNIA!+000000172000!N!N!000000000000!AD92!RDTE/OTHER DEFENSE-APPLIED RESEARCH !S1 !SERVICES !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! !H! ! !99990909!B! ! !A! !A!N!U!2!999!E! !Z!Y!Z! ! !N!V!N! ! ! ! ! !A!A!000!A!C!N! ! ! ! ! ! !0001! !
    contract · Last action 2015-03-31
    $61,442
  • Department of Agriculture
    ONGOING BSE SAMPLE COLLECTION
    contract · Last action 2010-12-15
    $60,074
  • Department of Agriculture
    ATTN: DEBBIE HALVORSON//AG-6395-B-07-0045 // PL66727//MPL6197-2-66
    contract · Last action 2014-11-12
    $59,202
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    COLLECT URINE AND BLOOD SAMPLES
    contract · Last action 2014-01-27
    $45,872
  • Department of Defense
    ESA TUITION AND FEES FOR AFROTC STUDENTS
    contract · Last action 2009-09-27
    $34,962
  • Department of Defense
    ESA TUITION AND FEES FOR AFROTC STUDENTS
    contract · Last action 2010-09-10
    $33,908
  • Department of Energy
    COURSE FOR SEISMIC ANALYSIS OF EMBANKMENT DAMS FOR LIQUIFICATION EFFECTS.
    contract · Last action 2008-04-15
    $30,000
  • Department of Agriculture
    ATTN: DEBBIE HALVORSON AG-6395-B-07-0045/MPL-6197-3-30-PL69872
    contract · Last action 2013-09-06
    $29,592
  • Department of Defense
    ESA TUITION AND FEES FOR AFROTC STUDENTS
    contract · Last action 2008-03-13
    $28,778
  • Department of Defense
    ESA TUITION AND FEES FOR AFROTC STUDENTS
    contract · Last action 2008-08-12
    $28,739
  • Department of Defense
    ESA TUITION AND FEES FOR AFROTC STUDENTS
    contract · Last action 2008-05-22
    $28,739
  • Department of Agriculture
    FY10 BSE TESTING
    contract · Last action 2009-12-23
    $25,002
  • Department of Energy
    THE CPS FUNDING ACTION NUMBER IS 20426-23307 AND THE FUNDING AGREEMENT NUMBER IS 18987.
    contract · Last action 2009-06-25
    $20,000
  • Department of Agriculture
    U OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS DNA CORE TECHNOLOGIES LAB ILLUMINA GOLDENGATE GENOTYPING-768 SNPS
    contract · Last action 2010-08-23
    $18,240
  • Department of Agriculture
    USDA-ARS AQUATIC WEED FACILITY MODULAR UNIT UTILITY CONNECTION FEE
    contract · Last action 2010-07-08
    $17,267
  • Department of Agriculture
    BSE LABORATORY TESTING
    contract · Last action 2010-11-04
    $17,000
  • Department of the Interior
    SITE INFRASTRUCTURE MAINTENANCE
    contract · Last action 2010-09-17
    $16,685
  • Department of Defense
    ESA TUITION AND FEES FOR AFROTC STUDENTS
    contract · Last action 2010-08-03
    $16,015
  • Department of the Interior
    METEOROLOGICAL AND CLIMATE STUDY FOR IMPROVE NETWORK
    contract · Last action 2010-09-17
    $15,203
  • Department of the Interior
    OPERATE ACID RAIN MONITORING SITE.
    contract · Last action 2011-05-15
    $13,500
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RESEARCH STUDIES
    contract · Last action 2008-10-30
    $12,753
  • Department of Agriculture
    IGF::OT::IGF - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS -- ANALYZING SMALL BULK SAMPLES (PLANT TISSUE) AND PREPARATION (DRIED, GROUND, WEIGHED, ENCAPSULATED IN TIN (SN) CAPSULES).
    contract · Last action 2012-12-14
    $11,520
  • Department of Agriculture
    ONGOING BSE TESTING SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2010-01-25
    $9,442
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    000HCCCC-2009-69649 - UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS KOMP REP
    contract · Last action 2010-08-02
    $8,561
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SMALL PURCHASE DATA
    contract · Last action 2008-10-23
    $7,033
  • Department of Agriculture
    IGF::CT::IGF CRITICAL FUNCTIONS - CID LEAF ANALYSIS FOR MICHAEL GORE / PLANT UNIT - RATIFICATION APPROVED
    contract · Last action 2012-04-09
    $4,888
  • Department of Agriculture
    PLANT AND SOIL CARBON ISOTOPE, 13C ISOTOPE ANALYSIS, NATURAL ABUNDANCE (D. BELESKY, D. MALINOWSKI DRYLAND/IRRIGATED TALL FESCUES 2008, TRAYS 1-5 RECEIVED 1/23/09 & TRAY 1 RECEIVED 1/29/09)
    contract · Last action 2008-10-27
    $3,120
  • Department of Defense
    ANIMAL MANIKIN
    contract · Last action 2011-03-25
    $1,330
  • Department of Commerce
    SPONSORSHIP
    contract · Last action 2015-11-30
    $0
  • Department of Agriculture
    ONGOING BSE TESTING PROGRAM SUPPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW)
    contract · Last action 2012-12-21
    $0
  • Department of Transportation
    HYDROGEN TRANSPORTATION STUDY
    contract · Last action 2012-02-23
    $0
  • Department of the Interior
    YELLOW-BILLED CUCKOO STUDIES
    contract · Last action 2011-11-13
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541620 - ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES. Last action: 2016-09-19. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-10-05Complaint0$0
2011-03-28Accident11$3,375
2002-11-15Accident31$18,900
2002-08-21Accident0$0
2000-10-24Complaint0$0
1996-10-17Complaint0$0
1990-08-13Accident11$1,000
1990-08-13Unprogrammed Related11$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization University of California Davis.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of University of California Davis 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 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS 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 University of California Davis, 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 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS's OSHA violation history?
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $23,275 in total penalties.
How does UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS's safety record compare to its industry?
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVIS operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3.