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WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY

1500 NE TERRELL MALL ROOM G80, PULLMAN, WA, 99164
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
EIN 916001108

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OSHA inspections
42
over 35 years
Violations
59
$32,330 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY has accumulated 59 OSHA violations across 42 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $32,330 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 86 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, 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
42
1.2 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
59
1.7 / yr
Penalties
$32,330
$548 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
15 of 42
Inspection trigger · referral
12 of 42

57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 13 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 · 25 citations in this view · $31,610 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 0620.54110522$1,145Apr 1995Apr 1995
29 CFR 0620.771505 B22$1,105Oct 1992Sep 1998
29 CFR 0650.00200122Sep 1998Sep 1998
29 CFR 0240.00600222Jun 1998Sep 1998
29 CFR 0620.013002 A22Apr 1995Apr 1995
296-800-1503011$6,000Jun 2021Jun 2021
296-800-14020(1)11$4,400Feb 2024Feb 2024
296-803-2000511$2,800Sep 2016Sep 2016
296-803-5002511$2,800Sep 2016Sep 2016
296-800-1100511$2,200Apr 2023Apr 2023
296-809-20004(2)11$2,100Oct 2021Oct 2021
296-880-20005(3)(E)11$2,100Oct 2021Oct 2021
29 CFR 0624.00090111$1,500Jun 1993Jun 1993
296-800-2202211$1,400Jun 2017Jun 2017
29 CFR 0249.560507 B 0111$1,190Sep 1995Sep 1995
29 CFR 1551.760902 A11$1,040Jul 1994Jul 1994
29 CFR 1552.451011$700Nov 2000Nov 2000
29 CFR 8001.60150111$450Apr 2009Apr 2009
296-901-14012(6)11$400Jun 2021Jun 2021
29 CFR 0450.02551011$280Nov 2003Nov 2003

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 6113 within WA. Peer group: 86 employers. This establishment has 59 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $480
Inspection frequency
99th
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
0.8
vs industry
+0.2
TRIR
1.3
vs industry
−0.2

Reported for 7,990 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
1.3
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
12
Complaint
15
Referral
12
Follow-up
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 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$17,546
Employees affected
17

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 · 17 violations · $17,546 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeApr 200411717$17,546

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 · 17 violations · $17,546 in backwages · 17 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Sep 2002 – Apr 2004Colleges, Universities, and Professional SchoolsFLSA1717$17,546

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 WASHINGTON STATE 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 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
158
Certified
102
Avg wage ratio
1.46x
E-3 AustralianH-1B

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 inspections
4
Quarters non-compliant
12

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.

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). 2 facilities · 1 significant noncompliance · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY · PULLMAN, WA, 99164
AirWaterRCRASignificant Violation
QNCR 12
40Jun 2025View →
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
2660 GRIMES WAY · PULLMAN, WA, 99164
00View →

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 WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$13.0M
Obligated (all-time)
$64.2M
Awards
593
Top agency
Department of Defense
$28.4M
Company-wide — WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (across 1 entity)
Obligated (5-yr)
$13.0M
Obligated (all-time)
$64.2M
Awards (all-time)
593

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$28.4M
Department of Energy$10.2M
Department of Agriculture$7.7M
Department of Health and Human Services$6.4M
Department of the Interior$4.9M
Largest awards (top 50 of 593)
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH CONTRACT AWARD - PHASE I (COST) DESIGN AND DEMONSTRATION OF NOVEL REACTIVE MATERIAL STRUCTURES
    contract · Last action 2013-10-16
    $6,380,965
  • Department of Defense
    BAA W9113M-09-C-0075 BASIC EFFORT
    contract · Last action 2014-06-27
    $5,559,360
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH CONTRACT--
    contract · Last action 2016-12-22
    $4,940,596
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES
    contract · Last action 2015-03-25
    $4,787,561
  • Department of Energy
    THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROCUREMENT IS TO PROVIDE RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES OF LOW ACTIVITY WASTE (LAW) GLASS CRYSTALLIZATION PROCESSES IN SUPPORT OF THE DOE/ORP WASTE TREATMENT PROCESS EFFORTS,
    contract · Last action 2025-10-08
    $4,584,592
  • Department of Energy
    AWARD TO WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY TO COMPLETE THE STATEMENT OF WORK.
    contract · Last action 2026-04-02
    $2,256,005
  • Department of Energy
    IGF:OT:IGF THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO CONDUCT RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY TESTING ACTIVITIES TO DEVELOP HIGH-LEVEL WASTE (HLW) AND LOW-ACTIVITY WASTE (LAW) GLASS COMPOSITIONS FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), OFFICE OF RIVER PROTECTION (ORP) WASTE TREATMENT PLANT (WTP)
    contract · Last action 2023-08-29
    $1,724,218
  • Department of Defense
    WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, SERDP RC19-1131
    contract · Last action 2023-02-08
    $1,417,849
  • Department of Defense
    R&D - YEAR 1
    contract · Last action 2009-07-24
    $1,031,536
  • Department of Transportation
    IGF::OT::IGF NOVEL DEVELOPMENT OF BIO-BASED BINDER FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
    contract · Last action 2024-07-16
    $980,176
  • Department of the Interior
    WA-OLYMPIA FHC-VET LAB SVS
    contract · Last action 2023-07-27
    $848,091
  • Department of Energy
    IGF::OT::IGF STUDIES AND ANALYSES OF COMPOSITIONAL DEPENDENCE OF GLASS CORROSION ASSOCIATED WITH NEPHELINE FORMATION
    contract · Last action 2018-02-07
    $821,141
  • Department of Energy
    EXTENSION ENERGY SERVICES IAW ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 1992.
    contract · Last action 2014-09-26
    $765,000
  • Department of Agriculture
    AREA/LOCATION: PACIFIC WEST AREA (PWA) DESCRIPTION: WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY (WSU) PROJECT OVERSITE SERVICES FOR NEW ARS B&F PROJECT: PLANT BIOSCIENCE RESEARCH BUILDING (PBRB) ON WSU CAMPUS
    contract · Last action 2025-08-26
    $645,470
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF CURATION OF NWW ARCHAEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS UNDER THE FCRPS CULTURAL RESOURCES PROGRAM
    contract · Last action 2018-07-13
    $596,398
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF MSTAR RESEARCH&DEVELOPMENT
    contract · Last action 2018-10-29
    $594,498
  • Department of the Interior
    WA-OLYMPIA-TASK ORDER VET LAB SVS
    contract · Last action 2023-07-27
    $569,951
  • Department of the Interior
    WA-OLYMPIA FHC-TASK ORDER VET LAB SVS
    contract · Last action 2023-07-27
    $569,428
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    A RANDOMIZED CONTROL TRIAL OF A CITYWIDE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT CARE COORDINATION PROGRAM
    contract · Last action 2014-09-10
    $510,374
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
    contract · Last action 2013-01-22
    $508,040
  • Department of the Interior
    WA-COLUMBIA RF-BPA CALL 140FS23A0018
    contract · Last action 2025-05-01
    $499,900
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF "WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FOR RC-2514"
    contract · Last action 2018-06-08
    $498,842
  • Department of Defense
    ARTIFACTS&SAMPLES (FT3) NWW
    contract · Last action 2023-09-20
    $477,651
  • Department of Defense
    EXTENDED SOLID PROGRAM - AWARD. THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS EFFORT IS TO SCALE UP THE SYNTHESIS OF POLY-CO FROM THE PRESENT 1MG QUANTITY TO A FEW 100MG QUANTITY AND DEMONSTRATE THE SCALABILITY OF THE SYNTHETIC METHOD AND NOVEL PROPERTIES INCLUDING HIGH ENERGY DENSITY AND HIGH ENERGY TRANSFER RATES.
    contract · Last action 2016-05-20
    $450,000
  • Department of Defense
    PERFORMANCE OF WORK AS SET FORTH IN CONTRACTORS PROPOSAL ENTITLED "ENHANCED REACTANT-CONTAMINANT CONTACK THROUGH THE USE OF PERSULFATE IN SITU CHEMICAL OXIDATION" DATED 27 JAN 06
    contract · Last action 2010-07-15
    $437,273
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF THREE-DIMENSIONAL NETWORK POLYMERS FOR CHEMICAL ENERGY DEPOSITORY
    contract · Last action 2019-07-23
    $420,000
  • Department of Transportation
    TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY CONTRACT (ASCENT COE MANAGEMENT)
    contract · Last action 2025-12-18
    $418,693
  • Department of Agriculture
    WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY PROJECT MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2022-05-02
    $417,534
  • Department of Defense
    NWW CURATION SERVICES - BASE YEAR
    contract · Last action 2025-08-25
    $400,705
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH FOR LIGHTER WEIGHT BODY ARMOR
    contract · Last action 2014-03-27
    $376,492
  • Department of the Interior
    WA-COLUMBIA RF-BPA CALL 140FS23A0018
    contract · Last action 2025-08-06
    $350,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF SERDP PROJECT RC-201204 ENTITLED"ACTIVELY SHAKEN IN-SITU PASSIVE SAMPLER PLATFORM FOR METHYLMERCURY AND ORGANICS
    contract · Last action 2019-07-23
    $344,133
  • Department of Defense
    SERVICES IAW ATTACHED SOW
    contract · Last action 2010-02-01
    $327,667
  • Department of Agriculture
    IGF::OT::IGF WASHINGTON ANIMAL DISEASE DIAGNOSTIC LAB FY15 NAHLN AI LAB TESTING (BPA AG-6395-B-13-0100) ATTN: PATRICIA HARRIS. ALL TESTING SERVICES SHALL BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SPECIFICATIONS
    contract · Last action 2016-02-02
    $314,373
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF "AN ONLINE RESOURCE CENTER FOR SUPPORTING THE APPLICATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL DNA TECHNOLOGY" WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY, RC-201576
    contract · Last action 2017-12-28
    $305,689
  • Department of Agriculture
    MORATORIUM EXCEPTION: HPAI NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK DIAGNOSTIC TESTING SERVICES HPAI CATTLE EMERGING EVENT TESTING
    contract · Last action 2026-02-10
    $300,000
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF X-RAY DIFFRACTION&IMAGING EXPERIMENTS
    contract · Last action 2017-01-05
    $300,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MATHEMATICAL MODELING IN SUPPORT OF COVID-19
    contract · Last action 2024-09-27
    $298,650
  • Department of Defense
    TEST REPORTS
    contract · Last action 2015-03-13
    $283,665
  • Department of Defense
    SEDIMENT FINGERPRINTING - REMAINING DATA
    contract · Last action 2011-01-26
    $264,100
  • Department of Defense
    WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY CURATION SERVICES OF NWW'S ARCHEOLOGICAL COLLECTIONS.
    contract · Last action 2014-02-26
    $256,628
  • Department of the Interior
    OR ARD-FSHRS FSH DISEASES TSTNG SRVCS
    contract · Last action 2024-12-18
    $250,000
  • Department of Agriculture
    PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES WITH WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY FACILITIES SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT THE PULLMAN B&F PROJECT.
    contract · Last action 2023-09-07
    $244,465
  • Environmental Protection Agency
    THE GOAL OF THIS PROJECT IS TO MAKE AIR QUALITY SATELLITE PRODUCTS RELEVANT AND AVAILABLE TO AIR QUALITY DECISION MAKERS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST VIA NW-AIRQUEST, A CONSORTIUM OF UNIVERSITIES AND FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL AIR QUALITY AGENCIES.
    contract · Last action 2014-10-15
    $241,012
  • Department of Defense
    PROJECT ER-0632
    contract · Last action 2021-10-26
    $241,000
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    INVESTIGATION INTO THE CAUSE OF INCOMPLETE REDUCTIVE DECHLORINATION
    contract · Last action 2019-06-11
    $236,496
  • Department of Agriculture
    NATIONAL ANIMAL HEALTH LABORATORY NETWORK ORDER FOR HPAI CATTLE TESTING SERVICES.
    contract · Last action 2025-04-15
    $200,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MATHEMATICAL STUDY OF HEALTHCARE IMPACT
    contract · Last action 2023-09-22
    $200,000
  • Department of Agriculture
    PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICES W/WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY'S FACILITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT THE PULLMAN B&F PROJECT.
    contract · Last action 2019-09-27
    $197,266
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TAXI DRIVER FATIGUE DATA COLLECTION
    contract · Last action 2025-04-22
    $182,184

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541712 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2026-04-22. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-04-16Complaint0$0
2024-09-04Complaint0$0
2024-05-30Follow-up0$0
2023-12-21Referral21$4,400
2023-03-23Unprogrammed Related0$0
2023-02-23Referral11$2,200
2022-08-03Referral0$0
2021-09-16Referral0$0
2021-05-05Referral22$4,200
2021-04-23Referral2$6,400
2019-01-24Referral1$0
2018-09-26Complaint0$0
2017-11-07Referral0$0
2017-08-07Referral0$0
2017-03-01Complaint51$1,400
2016-03-25Referral22$5,600
2015-10-28Complaint1$0
2015-08-04Complaint3$0
2009-08-20Referral0$0
2009-03-12Referral11$450
2003-10-07Planned3$840
2000-10-17Planned43$700
1999-07-20Complaint0$0
1999-07-20Complaint0$0
1998-05-20Planned3$0
1998-05-20Planned1$0
1998-04-22Complaint3$0
1995-07-06Complaint1$1,190
1995-07-06Complaint0$0
1995-03-16Planned1$0
1995-03-16Planned0$0
1995-03-16Planned21$1,145
1995-03-16Planned1$0
1994-06-21Complaint81$1,040
1994-04-01Complaint0$0
1993-04-02Unprogrammed Related1$1,500
1993-03-16Planned4$0
1993-02-09Planned0$0
1992-06-16Planned11$1,105
1991-09-24Complaint61$160
1990-12-01Complaint0$0
1990-08-06Planned0$0

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WASHINGTON STATE 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.

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Frequently asked

What is WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY has 42 OSHA inspections on record with 59 violations and $32,330 in total penalties.
How does WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 0.77 compared to an industry average of 0.6.