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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS

4505 SOUTH MARYLAND PARKWAY CAMPUS RESOURCE CENTER, LAS VEGAS, NV, 89154
Operated by Nevada System of Higher Education · 1 of 4 establishments
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
EIN 886000024

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OSHA inspections
17
over 18 years
Violations
13
$16,980 in penalties
Penalties
$16,980
$1,306 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 8 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 17 inspections over 18 years of recorded history, with $16,980 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 30 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
17
0.9 / yr · last 18 yrs
Violations
13
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$16,980
$1,306 avg / violation
46% serious54% other
Inspection trigger · referral
8 of 17
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 17

29% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $16,980 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0122$500Feb 2010Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0211$3,500Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11$3,500Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 D0211$3,500Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111$2,380Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$2,100Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.1030 D02 I11$1,500Mar 2013Mar 2013
29 CFR 1910.1001 J07 IV11Aug 2017Aug 2017
29 CFR 1910.1450 E03 III11Dec 2011Dec 2011
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0211Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III11Jan 2010Jan 2010
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II11Jan 2010Jan 2010

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 6113 within NV. Peer group: 30 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
97th
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
0.4
vs industry
−0.2
TRIR
1.4
vs industry
+0.1

Reported for 8,051 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
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.4
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

Planned
2
Complaint
5
Referral
8

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 NEVADA, LAS VEGAS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 3 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0
Employees affected
1

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 · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeAug 201311

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. 1 case · 1 violations · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Aug 2010 – Aug 2013Colleges, Universities, and Professional SchoolsFLSA11

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 NEVADA, LAS VEGAS. 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 NEVADA, LAS VEGAS. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
66
Certified
51
Avg wage ratio
1.53x
H-1B

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 NEVADA, LAS VEGAS. 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 NEVADA, LAS VEGAS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-03-11Referral0$0
2021-05-10Referral0$0
2017-07-26Referral1$0
2017-05-01Complaint0$0
2016-05-31Planned0$0
2016-04-11Referral0$0
2016-03-23Complaint0$0
2015-09-23Unprogrammed Related0$0
2015-05-21Referral0$0
2012-12-19Referral11$1,500
2011-10-20Complaint1$0
2011-06-13Planned75$14,980
2010-03-30Complaint0$0
2009-12-16Referral3$500
2009-06-04Complaint0$0
2008-09-29Referral0$0
2008-06-10Unprogrammed Related0$0

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

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Part of a larger organization

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Nevada System of Higher Education.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Nevada System of Higher Education across all 4 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 NEVADA, LAS VEGAS 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 Nevada System of Higher Education, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS's OSHA violation history?
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS has 17 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $16,980 in total penalties.
How does UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS's safety record compare to its industry?
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, LAS VEGAS's self-reported DART rate is 0.43 compared to an industry average of 0.6.