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VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

934 W. GRACE ST, RICHMOND, VA, 23220
Operated by Virginia Commonwealth University · 1 of 2 establishments
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections
3
over 35 years
Violations
7
Penalties
$0
$0 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 35 years of recorded history.

The establishment sits in the 69th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 109 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 72nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY 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

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
7
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$0
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

33% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0211Jul 2017Jul 2017
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111Jul 2017Jul 2017
29 CFR 1910.0023 D0211Jul 2017Jul 2017
29 CFR 1910.0023 D13 II11Jul 2017Jul 2017
29 CFR 1910.0029 K0111Jul 2017Jul 2017
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0111Jul 2017Jul 2017
40.1-51.1.D11Jul 2017Jul 2017

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

69th

Above average violations in NAICS 6113 within VA. Peer group: 109 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
72nd
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
0.6
vs industry
0.0
TRIR
1.0
vs industry
−0.3

Reported for 10,471 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
1.0
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
1
Complaint
1
Referral
1

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 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY. 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
Jun 7, 2017Fracture,Ladder,Leg,Lost Balance,Struck Against,Wrist11

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
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

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

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jan 2016 – Jan 2018Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools0

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 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY. 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 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$112K
Awards
3
Top agency
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
$167K
Company-wide — VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY (across 5 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$-417238.74
Obligated (all-time)
$62.8M
Awards (all-time)
315

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Nuclear Regulatory Commission$167K
Department of Health and Human Services$87K
Social Security Administration$-141514.25
Largest awards
  • Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    IGF::OT::IGF SECTION A.5 STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVES DESCRIBES THE NRCS REQUIREMENTS. PROPOSALS AND PRICE SCHEDULE SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO CLAUDIA.MELGAR@NRC.GOV NO LATER THAN MAY 8, 2014 BY 12:00 P.M. EST. (LOCAL TIME) IT SHALL BE THE OBLIGATION OF THE QUOTER TO EXERCISE DUE DILIGENCE TO DISCOVER AND TO BRING TO THE ATTENTION OF THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AT THE EARLIEST POSSIBLE TIME, BUT NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M. EST, APRIL 22, 2014, ANY AMBIGUITIES, DISCREPANCIES, INCONSISTENCIES, OR CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE STATEMENT OF OBJECTIVE AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ATTACHED HERETO OR INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE HEREIN. ALL QUESTIONS SHALL BE E-MAILED TO CLAUDIA G. MELGAR, CONTRACT SPECIALIST AT CLAUDIA.MELGAR@NRC.GOV. THE CLOSING DATE WILL NOT BE EXTENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RESPONDING TO QUESTIONS RECEIVED AFTER THAT DATE.
    contract · Last action 2018-06-19
    $166,577
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TECH REP SVCS /MISC EQ
    contract · Last action 2008-04-01
    $86,574
  • Social Security Administration
    YOUTH TRANSITION PROCESS DEMONSTARTION MONITORING OPTION YEAR 1
    contract · Last action 2010-03-07
    $-141,514

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541690 - OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL CONSULTING SERVICES. Last action: 2018-06-19. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-06-13Referral74$0
2008-10-02Planned0$0
1991-04-09Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Virginia Commonwealth University.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Virginia Commonwealth University across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY 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 Virginia Commonwealth University, which operates 2 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 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 0.59 compared to an industry average of 0.6.