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VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY

737 N 5TH STREET 3 RD FLOOR LAB 302, RICHMOND, VA, 23219
Operated by Virginia Commonwealth University · 1 of 2 establishments
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections
2
over 37 years
Violations
1
Penalties
$0
$0 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 2 inspections over 37 years of recorded history.

The establishment sits in the 23rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 110 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 58th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
1
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2

50% 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
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

23rd

Below average violations in NAICS 6113 within VA. Peer group: 110 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
58th
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
−0.5

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
1.5
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

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 8, 2017Amputated,Caught Between,Door,Finger11

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
9 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

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 contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$36.0M
Awards
235
Top agency
Department of Health and Human Services
$16.9M
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)
Department of Health and Human Services$16.9M
Social Security Administration$16.8M
Department of Defense$2.1M
Department of Veterans Affairs$264K
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$6K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541990 - ALL OTHER PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC, AND TECHNICAL SERVICES. Last action: 2021-12-15. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-06-21Referral1$0
1989-07-07Monitoring0$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.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in colleges, universities, and professional schools within VA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Virginia Commonwealth University, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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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. 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 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation 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 1.5. VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 0.59 compared to an industry average of 0.6.