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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO

8950 VILLA LA JOLLA DRIVE, LA JOLLA, CA, 92037
Operated by University of California San Diego · 1 of 2 establishments
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections
3
over 31 years
Violations
4
$21,400 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

Summary

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $21,400 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 72nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 442 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 76th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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
3
0.1 / yr · last 31 yrs
Violations
4
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$21,400
$5,350 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · accident
3 of 3

67% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $21,400 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3203(A)(7)11$18,000Aug 2020Aug 2020
3203(A)(4)11$3,000Aug 2020Aug 2020
3203(B)(1)11$400Aug 2020Aug 2020
342 A11Jan 1999Jan 1999

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

72nd

Above average violations in NAICS 6113 within CA. Peer group: 442 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
94th
peer median: $483
Inspection frequency
76th
peer median: 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

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

Accident
3

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jan 28, 2020Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Caught In,Delivery Work,Finger,Fingertip,Injury Illness Prevention Program,Instantaneous amputation,Laborer,Lack of Work Procedures,Liftgate,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,Partial Amputation,Pinch Point,Pinched,Training,Traumatic Amputation,Warehouse1
Jun 23, 1995BURN,ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,GROUND FAULT,EQUIPMENT GROUNDING,ELECTRIC SHOCK,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC11

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
6 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 SAN DIEGO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

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

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO. 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
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO
2236 DOWNWIND WAY · LA JOLLA, CA, 92037
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 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$124K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Defense
$124K
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.

Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    contract · Last action 2008-02-06
    $124,169

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541711 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. Last action: 2008-02-06. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2020-03-09Accident31$21,400
1999-01-11Accident1$0
1995-06-28Accident0$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.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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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 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 San Diego, 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 SAN DIEGO's OSHA violation history?
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $21,400 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 1.3.