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UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO

1664 NORTH VIRGINIA STREET ROSS HALL, RENO, NV, 89557
Operated by Nevada System of Higher Education · 1 of 4 establishments
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
EIN 886000024

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OSHA inspections
27
over 36 years
Violations
10
$6,100 in penalties
Penalties
$6,100
$610 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 5 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 27 inspections over 36 years of recorded history, with $6,100 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 30 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 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 RENO appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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
27
0.8 / yr · last 36 yrs
Violations
10
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$6,100
$610 avg / violation
40% serious60% other
Inspection trigger · planned
14 of 27
Inspection trigger · complaint
8 of 27

22% 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $6,100 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0242 A11$2,275Sep 1991Sep 1991
29 CFR 1910.0147 F02 I11$1,275Jan 2020Jan 2020
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$1,275Jan 2020Jan 2020
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I11$1,275Jan 2020Jan 2020
29 CFR 1910.0023 D01 IV11Sep 2016Sep 2016
29 CFR 6180.3760111Mar 2012Mar 2012
29 CFR 6180.9540111Jan 2007Jan 2007
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11Sep 1991Sep 1991
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0611Jun 1991Jun 1991
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211Jun 1991Jun 1991

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

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 6113 within NV. Peer group: 30 employers. This establishment has 10 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
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
0.7
vs industry
+0.1
TRIR
1.4
vs industry
+0.1

Reported for 6,950 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
14
Complaint
8
Referral
2

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 RENO. 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
Jul 5, 2019Boiler,Debris,Explosion,Gas-Fired Boiler,Laceration,Repair,Struck By2

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
1 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 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 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 · $0 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2019Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools1

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 RENO. 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 RENO. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
48
Certified
43
Avg wage ratio
1.20x
E-3 AustralianH-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)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO
1605 EVANS AVE. · RENO, NV, 89557
RCRANo Violation Identified10Jun 2025View →
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA, RENO
1664 N. VIRGINIA STREET, M/S0328 · RENO, NV, 89557
AirNo 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 NEVADA RENO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-05-27Complaint0$0
2023-08-18Complaint0$0
2023-06-21Unprogrammed Related0$0
2021-07-14Unprogrammed Related0$0
2019-07-05Unprogrammed Related33$3,825
2016-09-02Complaint1$0
2012-01-03Complaint1$0
2010-09-09Planned0$0
2009-06-09Planned0$0
2009-04-28Planned0$0
2008-10-14Planned0$0
2008-10-14Planned0$0
2008-10-14Planned0$0
2008-07-24Planned0$0
2008-05-15Planned0$0
2007-08-24Planned0$0
2007-07-20Complaint0$0
2007-06-28Planned0$0
2007-01-23Planned1$0
2006-07-18Complaint0$0
2005-08-11Planned0$0
2004-02-13Planned0$0
2002-01-16Planned0$0
1997-03-27Referral0$0
1991-09-04Referral21$2,275
1991-06-03Complaint2$0
1989-10-03Complaint0$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 NEVADA RENO 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 RENO 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.

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 NEVADA RENO's OSHA violation history?
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO has 27 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $6,100 in total penalties.
How does UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO's safety record compare to its industry?
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO's self-reported DART rate is 0.7 compared to an industry average of 0.6.