Establishment profile
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA
3219 HUDSON ROAD, CEDAR FALLS, IA, 50613
Operated by University of Northern Iowa · 1 of 2 establishments
611310 — Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Summary
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA has accumulated 25 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 44 years of recorded history, with $3,525 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 25 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in 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.
OSHA workplace safety
75% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $3,525 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 8800.04 | 2 | 2 | $735 | Feb 1982 | Jun 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D03 | 2 | 2 | $400 | Feb 1982 | Apr 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 G07 | 1 | 1 | $420 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jun 1989 | Jun 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | $320 | Jun 1989 | Jun 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D02 III | 1 | 1 | $320 | Jun 1989 | Jun 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0404 F07 IV0C | 1 | 1 | $245 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C06 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 D02 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $160 | Jun 1989 | Jun 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0404 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $105 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2009 | Dec 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B08 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1982 | Aug 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1982 | Aug 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1982 | Aug 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1982 | Aug 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1982 | Aug 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1982 | Aug 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B10 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1982 | Aug 1982 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 6113 within IA. Peer group: 25 employers. This establishment has 25 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA. 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 NORTHERN IOWA. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 · $39,792 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FMLA (family & medical leave) | Jul 2018 | 1 | 1 | — | $39,792 | — |
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 · $39,792 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2016 – Jul 2018 | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | FMLA | 1 | 1 | $39,792 | — |
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 NORTHERN IOWA. 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 NORTHERN IOWA. 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 NORTHERN IOWA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA 1901 CAMPUS STREET · CEDAR FALLS, IA, 50613 | — | — | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-01 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-06-22 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-04-16 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-02-02 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $1,190 | |
| 1989-06-05 | Complaint | 5 | 5 | $1,760 | |
| 1982-07-20 | Complaint | 9 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-03-16 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $400 | |
| 1981-12-21 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $175 |
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 NORTHERN IOWA is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization University of Northern Iowa.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of University of Northern Iowa 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 Northern Iowa, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWACEDAR FALLS, IA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA 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 Northern Iowa, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA's OSHA violation history?
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $3,525 in total penalties.
- How does UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA's safety record compare to its industry?
- UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3.