Establishment profile
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
9500 GILMAN DRIVE, LA JOLLA, CA, 92093
Operated by University of California San Diego · 1 of 2 establishments
611310 — Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Summary
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $17,475 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 77th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 436 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $17,475 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3203(A) | 1 | 1 | $6,750 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 3382(A) | 1 | 1 | $6,750 | Apr 2020 | Apr 2020 |
| 342(A) | 1 | 1 | $3,750 | Dec 2022 | Dec 2022 |
| 3203 A07 | 1 | 1 | $225 | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 3203 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1992 | Mar 1992 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 6113 within CA. Peer group: 436 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
Industry benchmark
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- 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 SAN DIEGO. 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.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 10, 2020 | Break,Chemical,Chemical Burn,Chemical Exposure,Chemical Reaction,Chemical Vapor,Chlorine,Container,Gas,Glass,Hazardous Waste,High Pressure,Laceration,Phos Oxychloride,Phosphoric Acid,Phosphorous,Puncture Wound,Respiratory Tract,Waste Proc Fac,Water | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Jul 7, 2009 | EYE,LACERATION,WIRE DRAWING MACHINE,STRUCK BY,FLYING OBJECT,PUNCTURE | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Mar 3, 1992 | KICK BACK,FRACTURE,FINGER,WORK RULES,LACERATION,BLADE,TABLE SAW | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
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)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $5,732 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | May 2003 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $5,732 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 2 cases · 1 violations · $5,732 in backwages · 2 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2021 – May 2021 | State Institutions of Higher Education | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Oct 2002 – May 2003 | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | FLSA | 1 | 1 | $5,732 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
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)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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). 2 facilities · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO 9500 GILMAN DR · LA JOLLA, CA, 92093 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 8 | 0 | — | Oct 2025 | View → |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO (NO STREET ADDRESS) · LA JOLLA, CA, 92093 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541712 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2026-06-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-10-26 | Accident | 1 | — | $3,750 | |
| 2020-02-26 | Accident | 2 | 2 | $13,500 | |
| 2009-11-12 | Accident | 1 | — | $225 | |
| 1992-03-10 | Accident | 1 | — | $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 SAN DIEGO is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization University of California San Diego.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of University of California San Diego across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by University of California San Diego, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGOLA JOLLA, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO 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 University of California San Diego, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO's OSHA violation history?
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $17,475 in total penalties.
- How does UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO's safety record compare to its industry?
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5.