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UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE

181 MAIN STREET, PRESQUE ISLE, ME, 04769
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections
1
over 3 years
Violations
17
$595 in penalties
Penalties
$595
$35 avg

Summary

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE has accumulated 17 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 3 years of recorded history, with $595 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE 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
1
0.3 / yr · last 3 yrs
Violations
17
5.7 / yr
Penalties
$595
$35 avg / violation
53% serious47% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

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. 17 distinct standards shown · 17 citations in this view · $595 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 F0111$85May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0137 C02 VIII11$85May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0332 B0311$85May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.1001 J07 IV11$85May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.1030 F02 I11$85May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0311$85May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$85May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 I A11May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0304 B03 I11May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 I11May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0311May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0029 B0311May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0037 A0411May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0151 B11May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0179 J04 I11May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0511May 2023May 2023
29 CFR 1910.0253 E05 V11May 2023May 2023

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 6113 within ME. Peer group: 10 employers. This establishment has 17 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
56th
peer median: $398
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE. 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

Planned
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 UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
3 years ago

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)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE. 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 MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE. 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 MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$14K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Defense
$14K
Company-wide — UNIVERSITY OF MAINE SYSTEM (across 7 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$44K
Obligated (all-time)
$36.3M
Awards (all-time)
118

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

Largest awards
  • Department of Education
    GRANT PROGRAM
    assistance · Last action 2026-05-20
    $10,710,881
  • Department of Education
    GRANT PROGRAM
    assistance · Last action 2025-11-04
    $7,221,677
  • Department of Education
    EXPANDING ACCESS, INCREASING SUCCESS, AND IMPROVING CAREER READINESS
    assistance · Last action 2023-08-03
    $2,249,710
  • Department of Education
    UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE 2020-2025 STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROJECT
    assistance · Last action 2026-03-23
    $1,820,521
  • Department of Education
    UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE 2022-2027 CENTRAL AROOSTOOK UPWARD BOUND PROJECT
    assistance · Last action 2025-09-17
    $1,743,536
  • Department of Education
    UMPI'S TALENT SEARCH PROJECT WILL SERVE 500 MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM 13 SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS AROOSTOOK COUNTY.
    assistance · Last action 2025-09-17
    $1,420,160
  • Department of Education
    UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE/UMFK CONSORTIUM 2022-2027 UPWARD BOUND PROJECT
    assistance · Last action 2025-09-17
    $1,226,116
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    COMMUNITY PROJECT FUNDING/CONGRESSIONALLY DIRECTED SPENDING - CONSTRUCTION
    assistance · Last action 2025-08-08
    $750,000
  • Department of Education
    CAMPUS BASED-FWS
    assistance · Last action 2025-04-10
    $469,023
  • Department of Education
    CAMPUS BASED-FSEOG
    assistance · Last action 2025-04-10
    $434,679
  • Department of Education
    CAMPUS BASED-FSEOG
    assistance · Last action 2024-03-29
    $434,679
  • Department of Education
    CAMPUS BASED-FWS
    assistance · Last action 2026-04-16
    $431,404
  • Department of Education
    UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES PROPOSAL
    assistance · Last action 2025-07-04
    $373,084
  • National Science Foundation
    COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: E-RISE RII: ENHANCING MAINE FOREST ECONOMY, SUSTAINABILITY, AND TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM TO ACCELERATE INNOVATION -THIS COLLABORATIVE PROJECT, MAINE-FOREST, SUPPORTS INCUBATING RESEARCH THEMES, TEAMS, AND PRODUCTS IN A SCIENTIFIC TOPICAL AREA THAT LINKS TO RESEARCH PRIORITIES IDENTIFIED IN THE STATE?S APPROVED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (S&T) PLAN. MAINE-FOREST WILL DELIVER A DIVERSE, SUSTAINABLE, AND STATEWIDE RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND INNOVATION INCUBATOR THAT BUILDS STRATEGIC RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R&D) CAPACITY. THIS WILL FUEL THE DRAMATIC GROWTH OF THE STATE?S FOREST-BASED ECONOMY AND THE RURAL COMMUNITIES IT SUPPORTS. FOUR INTERCONNECTED RESEARCH THEMES IN THE PROJECT REFLECT STRENGTHS AND OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THE JURISDICTION THAT ALIGN WITH THE STATE?S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, CLIMATE ACTION, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIC PLANS. THE PROJECT ALSO WILL LEVERAGE PRIOR INVESTMENTS IN MAINE?S RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE, INCLUDING FEDERAL AWARDS AND PHILANTHROPIC GIFTS, AND RELATIONSHIPS WITH NATIONAL LABORATORIES AND INDUSTRY. NOVEL PARTICIPATORY AND INCLUSIVE APPROACHES WILL NURTURE COMMUNITY RESILIENCE AND STRENGTHEN THE CAPACITY OF DIVERSE GROUPS OF NATURAL RESOURCE-DEPENDENT RURAL AND INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES TO RESPOND TO CURRENT AND FUTURE SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES. THIS NEW, PARTNERSHIP-BASED INFRASTRUCTURE WILL HELP TO CREATE A FAR MORE INCLUSIVE APPROACH TO PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE IMPROVEMENTS IN MAINE?S FOREST-BASED RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE, R&D CAPACITY, AND NATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS. INNOVATIVE APPROACHES TO STEM EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT WILL REINFORCE THE RESEARCH THEMES IN THE PROJECT WHILE ALSO CONNECTING WITH PROJECT ACTIVITIES IN A COMPANION EPSCOR COLLABORATIONS FOR OPTIMIZING RESEARCH ECOSYSTEMS RII AWARD (OIA-2412130). MAINE-FOREST?S FOUR CONVERGENT INCUBATOR THEMES INCLUDE ENVIRONMENTAL AI & INFORMATICS, CELLULOSIC NANOFIBER (CNF) BIOPRODUCTS, RURAL & TRIBAL RESILIENCE, AND SMART RURAL DEVELOPMENT. STATEWIDE INCUBATOR TEAMS ASSOCIATED WITH EACH THEME AIM TO CLOSE KEY KNOWLEDGE GAPS. MAINE-FOREST WILL ADVANCE ONE'S ABILITY TO CHARACTERIZE AND UTILIZE CNF WITHIN AN ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CONTEXT. NEW AI/ML-DRIVEN TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE APPLIED TO ASSESS CORE ECOSYSTEM ATTRIBUTES ACROSS BROAD SPATIAL-TEMPORAL SCALES. INNOVATIVE, CULTURALLY INCLUSIVE APPROACHES WILL BE APPLIED TO PARTICIPATORY SYSTEMS DYNAMICS MODELING TO BETTER LEVERAGE STAKEHOLDER NETWORKS. RESEARCH ON THE PROGRAM?S COLLABORATIVE CULTURE AND PROCESSES, INCLUDING A COHORT-BASED APPROACH TO STUDENT ENGAGEMENT, WILL YIELD NEW INFORMATION REGARDING CONVERGENT SCIENCE. DELIVERABLES FROM MAINE-FOREST INCLUDE, IN ADDITION TO TYPICAL SCIENTIFIC OUTPUTS, INCREASED RESEARCH CAPACITY WITH SUPPORT FOR 20 EARLY-CAREER FACULTY, A NEW FOREST SECTOR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FACULTY POSITION, AND AN ACTIONABLE DASHBOARD OF METRICS RELATED TO FOREST, ECONOMY, AND WORKFORCE CAPACITY. MAINE-FOREST IS LED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MAINE. PROJECT PARTNERS INCLUDE AN EMERGING RESEARCH INSTITUTION (THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE), TWO PUBLIC, PRIMARILY UNDERGRADUATE INSTITUTIONS, TWO PRIVATE COLLEGES (COLBY AND BATES), AND STRATEGIC NON-PROFITS ACROSS THE STATE (THE MAINE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, MAINE MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE ALLIANCE, MAINE TREE, THE RURAL ASPIRATIONS). MAINE-FOREST WILL DIRECTLY SUPPORT AT LEAST 45 FACULTY (45% EARLY-CAREER), 85 UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS, 10 GRADUATE STUDENTS, AND 4 POSTDOCS. THE PROJECT WILL POTENTIALLY BENEFIT 200 K-12 EDUCATORS AND NEARLY 2,000 STUDENTS IN 15 SCHOOLS WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT. TEN DIVERSE RURAL AND ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED MAINE COMMUNITIES, AND A TRIBAL NATION, WILL ALSO BE DIRECTLY ENGAGED. THIS PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE NSF EPSCOR RESEARCH INCUBATORS FOR STEM EXCELLENCE (E-RISE) RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM. THE E-RISE RII PROGRAM SUPPORTS THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF SUSTAINABLE BROAD NETWORKS OF INDIVIDUALS, INSTITUTIONS, AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT WILL TRANSFORM THE SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) RESEARCH CAPACITY AND COMPETITIVENESS IN A JURISDICTION WITHIN A FIELD OF RESEARCH ALIGNED WITH THE JURISDICTION'S SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY PRIORITIES. THIS AWARD REFLECTS NSF'S STATUTORY MISSION AND HAS BEEN DEEMED WORTHY OF SUPPORT THROUGH EVALUATION USING THE FOUNDATION'S INTELLECTUAL MERIT AND BROADER IMPACTS REVIEW CRITERIA.- SUBAWARDS ARE NOT PLANNED FOR THIS AWARD.
    assistance · Last action 2024-06-26
    $102,498
  • Department of Defense
    LODGING
    contract · Last action 2008-09-24
    $13,650
  • Department of Education
    PELL GRANTS
    assistance · Last action 2026-02-20
    $8,325
  • Department of Education
    2025-2026 DL BASE RECORD
    assistance · Last action 2026-05-13
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 611310 - COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS. Last action: 2008-09-24. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-04-25Planned179$595

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE 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.

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Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE's OSHA violation history?
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 17 violations and $595 in total penalties.
How does UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE's safety record compare to its industry?
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT PRESQUE ISLE operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3.