Establishment profile
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND
1500 NORTH WARNER ST #1064, TACOMA, WA, 98416
Operated by University of Puget Sound · 1 of 4 establishments
611310 — Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Summary
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND has accumulated 35 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $6,350 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 86 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 24 citations in this view · $6,350 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 8001.6050 | 2 | 2 | $1,600 | Jul 2008 | Oct 2011 |
| 29 CFR 8001.5030 | 2 | 2 | $1,200 | Jul 2008 | Oct 2011 |
| 29 CFR 8001.5035 | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 29 CFR 8001.4005 | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 2008 | Jun 2011 |
| 296-806-45004 | 1 | 1 | $1,575 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| 296-24-68203(4)(C) | 1 | 1 | $1,575 | Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| 29 CFR 8001.7030 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Oct 2011 | Oct 2011 |
| 296-842-14005 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| 296-842-11005(2) | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| 296-800-14020(1) | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2021 | Aug 2021 |
| 296-828-20010 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 296-901-14012(6) | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 296-901-14010(1) | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 296-800-13020(1) | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 296-800-14025 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 296-800-15035 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 296-823-11005(2)(A) | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 296-823-12005(2) | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 296-823-13005 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 296-823-17005(1) | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 6113 within WA. Peer group: 86 employers. This establishment has 35 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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.
Reported for 1,470 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
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 PUGET SOUND. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 PUGET SOUND. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND. 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 PUGET SOUND. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
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 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND 1500 N WARNER ST · TACOMA, WA, 98416 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Nov 2023 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-14 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-05-25 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $3,150 | |
| 2017-09-07 | Complaint | 12 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-09-19 | Complaint | 5 | 3 | $1,600 | |
| 2011-05-04 | Complaint | 9 | — | $0 | |
| 2009-08-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-06-24 | Referral | 4 | 2 | $1,600 | |
| 1996-05-22 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-11-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $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 PUGET SOUND is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization University of Puget Sound.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of University of Puget Sound across all 4 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 Puget Sound, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUNDHOODSPORT, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND 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 Puget Sound, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND's OSHA violation history?
- UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 35 violations and $6,350 in total penalties.
- How does UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND's safety record compare to its industry?
- UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND's self-reported DART rate is 1.33 compared to an industry average of 0.6.