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UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

1 LEVY PARK - COLLEGE HALL, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104
Operated by University of Pennsylvania · 1 of 6 establishments
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections
6
over 43 years
Violations
13
$378 in penalties
Penalties
$378
$29 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $378 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 92nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,995 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 26 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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
6
0.1 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
13
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$378
$29 avg / violation
15% serious85% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 6
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 6

33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

92nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 6113 within PA. Peer group: 72,995 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
72nd
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.7
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
4
Referral
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Aug 2022 – Apr 2023

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 26+ years. Most recent activity: 26 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 PENNSYLVANIA. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for University of Pennsylvania, not this location alone

Total cases
22
Unfair labor practice
19
Representation (union)
2

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other University of Pennsylvania locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA. 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 PENNSYLVANIA. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

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Part of a larger organization

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA is one of 6 establishments rolled up under the parent organization University of Pennsylvania.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of University of Pennsylvania across all 6 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 PENNSYLVANIA 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 Pennsylvania, which operates 6 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.

Frequently asked

What is UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA's OSHA violation history?
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $378 in total penalties.
How does UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA's safety record compare to its industry?
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.9.