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WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY

4500 CASS AVE, DETROIT, MI, 48202
Operated by Aramark · 1 of 667 establishments
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

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OSHA inspections
6
over 37 years
Violations
5
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
2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 37 years of recorded history.

The establishment sits in the 73rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 100 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 37 yrs
Violations
5
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 6
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 6

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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4082.21170111Feb 2001Feb 2001
4081014J11Mar 1989Mar 1989
29 CFR 4082.231111Mar 1989Mar 1989
R350201 B11Mar 1989Mar 1989
R420104 B II11Mar 1989Mar 1989

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

73rd

Above average violations in NAICS 6113 within MI. Peer group: 100 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $519
Inspection frequency
96th
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
4.6
vs industry
+4.0
TRIR
4.6
vs industry
+3.1

Reported for 364 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
4.6
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

Complaint
2
Accident
1
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 WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
7 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WAYNE 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 WAYNE STATE 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 WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
4
Quarters non-compliant
14

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: 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). 27 facilities · 16 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5743 WOODWARD · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 1
10Jun 2026View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5439 WOODWARD AVE · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified10Jul 2025View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5101 CASS AVE · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified
QNCR 1
10Apr 2025View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5425 WOODWARD AVE · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified10Jul 2024View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
4743 CASS AVE · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00Sep 2020View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5454 CASS AVE · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00Sep 2020View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
4715 CASS AVE · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00Sep 2020View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
1200 HOLDEN ST · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00Sep 2016View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
110 EAST WARREN AVE · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00Sep 2016View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5050 ANTHONY WAYNE DR · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00Jan 2007View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
6000 CASS AVE · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRAViolation
QNCR 12
00Aug 2004View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5101 JOHN C LODGE SERVICE DR · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
100 ANTOINETTE ST · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
461 BURROUGHS ST · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
35 BURROUGHS ST · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
87 E FERRY ST · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5919 CASS AVE · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
441 FERRY MALL · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5980 CASS AVE · DETROIT, MI, 48202
00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5047 GULLEN MALL · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
495 W PALMER AVE · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5557 CASS AVE · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5501 GULLEN MALL · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5425 GULLEN MALL · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
5400 GULLEN MALL · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
655 REUTHER MALL · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
6160 CASS AVE · DETROIT, MI, 48202
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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)

DOT number
399577
Operation
A

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 WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$33.0M
Obligated (all-time)
$278.6M
Awards
437
Top agency
Department of Health and Human Services
$254.8M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Health and Human Services$254.8M
Department of Veterans Affairs$12.6M
Department of Defense$10.6M
Department of Transportation$402K
Department of Commerce$111K
Largest awards (top 50 of 437)
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2025-07-24
    $169,113,979
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    ENHANCING U.S. SURVEILLANCE OF LABORATORY CONFIRMED SARS-COV-2, INFLUENZA, AND OTHER RESPIRATORY VIRUSES
    contract · Last action 2023-08-31
    $15,905,698
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TAS::75 0849::TAS SURVEILLANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND END RESULTS (SEER) PROGRAM
    contract · Last action 2016-05-18
    $14,324,810
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF R&D- MEDICAL: BIOMEDICAL (BASIC RESEARCH)
    contract · Last action 2020-06-08
    $12,663,315
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    contract · Last action 2014-04-17
    $10,070,155
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    LRP0702117 WAYNE STATE JUNE RENT INVS0464287 $84,735.20
    contract · Last action 2015-09-30
    $9,557,993
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TAS::75 0885::TAS TARGETED CLINICAL TRIALS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE
    contract · Last action 2017-04-19
    $7,862,056
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF CORE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT FOR SURVEILLANCE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, AND END RESULTS (SEER)
    contract · Last action 2017-03-16
    $3,790,171
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF CORE INFRASTRUCTURE SUPPORT
    contract · Last action 2017-06-14
    $3,531,614
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    BASE AWARD FOR PRB SPECIMEN STORAGE AND INVENTORY FOR SECONDARY RESEARCH
    contract · Last action 2023-02-01
    $2,100,000
  • Department of Defense
    LOW TEMPERATURE DIESEL RESEARCH.
    contract · Last action 2013-03-14
    $2,091,895
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TAS::75 0844::TAS PRB LAB SUPPORT
    contract · Last action 2018-06-04
    $2,015,259
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    CANCER INFORMATION SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2015-01-22
    $1,276,791
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TAS::75 0350::TAS CORD BLOOD, 5TH COHORT
    contract · Last action 2024-11-21
    $1,101,100
  • Department of Defense
    A PROSPECTIVE STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF REPETITIVE LOW LEVEL BLAST EXPOSURE (RLLBE) ON FITNESS FOR DUTY IN SOCOM WARRIORS
    contract · Last action 2023-01-12
    $958,574
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF VETERAN ENGINEERING RESOURCE CENTER FOR VISN 11 VA-CASE, INTERACTIVE VISUAL NAVIGATOR
    contract · Last action 2016-12-07
    $866,429
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE OPERATIONS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR VISN 11 VETERANS ENGINEERING RESOUCE CENTER (VERC) IVN 2.X SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND IVN SUSTAINMENT FOR ENTERPRISE WIDE DEPLOYMENT. OTHER FUNCTIONS
    contract · Last action 2012-09-13
    $750,000
  • Department of Defense
    RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT BAA FOR EVALUATION OF EXTREMITY FRACTURES FROM BALLISTIC FRAGMENTS.
    contract · Last action 2017-06-06
    $638,248
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IVN ENTERPRISE IMPLEMENTATION PHASE I SYSTEM REDESIGN VERC
    contract · Last action 2013-01-18
    $599,382
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF TAS:: 96 3123::TAS THIS AWARD IS A SOLE SOURCE TO WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY FOR 1 STUDY AND 1 SUMMARY REPORT ON SEDIMENT YIELD AND DAM CAPACITY IN THE GREAT LAKES REGION.
    contract · Last action 2016-08-11
    $487,180
  • Department of Transportation
    DETERMINING AXONAL INJURY TOLERANCE IN A SPINAL NERVE ROOT MODEL
    contract · Last action 2013-03-19
    $400,069
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF:: ELASTOMERIC RESPIRATOR STUDY
    contract · Last action 2022-02-25
    $392,130
  • Department of Defense
    DAM CAPACITY TRIBUTARY MODELING STUDY WITH WAYNE STATE UNIVERISTY
    contract · Last action 2011-05-20
    $391,484
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF VET AND VET TECH SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2023-08-30
    $387,268
  • Department of Defense
    TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2012-06-15
    $366,340
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CORRELATIVE TISSUE AND PLASMA MARKER AND IMMUNE CELL STUDIES - WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
    contract · Last action 2023-05-12
    $355,906
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2017-03-03
    $353,188
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF VETERAN ENGINEERING RESOURCE CENTER FOR VISN 11 VA-CASE
    contract · Last action 2016-10-13
    $338,045
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF VETERAN ENGINEERING RESOURCE CENTER FOR NEAR REAL TIME - DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2016-12-07
    $315,746
  • Department of Defense
    TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2012-08-06
    $314,265
  • Department of Defense
    TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2013-03-18
    $302,689
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY TESTING
    contract · Last action 2015-06-29
    $284,759
  • Department of Defense
    WATER MONITORING SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2013-08-19
    $280,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF VERC SEPTEMBER THRU DECEMBER
    contract · Last action 2014-09-22
    $275,940
  • Department of Defense
    TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2024-06-11
    $275,434
  • Department of Defense
    BLAST INJURY BIOMECHANICS ANALYSIS
    contract · Last action 2012-05-30
    $266,805
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2015-10-08
    $262,471
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    VET TECH AND HUSBANDRY SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2024-02-29
    $258,102
  • Department of Defense
    SERDP ER25-4974 NEW START MEASUREMENT AND PREDICTION OF BLACK CARBON-WATER PARTITION COEFFICIENTS OF PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES (PFAS): ISOTHERMAL TITRATION CALORIMETRY AND POLY-PARAMETER LINEAR FREE ENERGY RELATIONSHIPS
    contract · Last action 2025-06-03
    $250,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE OPERATIONS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR VISN 11 VETERANS ENGINEERING RESOUCE CENTER (VERC)MODIFICATION 001
    contract · Last action 2014-03-28
    $250,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF SYSTEM REDESIGN ASSISTANCE TO VISN 11 VERC TASK ORDER - NON-VA CARE NATIONAL STANDARDIZATION PROJECT (NVNS): BUSINESS ANALYSIS AND PROCESS STANDARDIZATION. OTHER FUNCTIONS
    contract · Last action 2012-08-28
    $250,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE OPERATIONS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR VISN 11 VETERANS ENGINEERING RESOUCE CENTER (VERC) HEALTH INFORMATICS INITIATIVE (HI2) OTHER FUNCTIONS
    contract · Last action 2014-02-21
    $234,664
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2014-10-20
    $234,287
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2017-09-13
    $230,456
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SPECIMEN HOUSING - DETROIT VAMC
    contract · Last action 2020-04-09
    $228,483
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    ANIMAL PER DIEM - RESEARCH
    contract · Last action 2022-07-19
    $223,036
  • Department of Defense
    TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2020-03-17
    $215,464
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF VETERINARY AND VET TECH SUPPORT FOR THE RESEARCH PROGRAM
    contract · Last action 2016-10-01
    $202,847
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF VETERAN ENGINEERING RESOURCE CENTER FOR VISN 11 VA-CASE, MEEDA MEDICAL EQUIPMENT EVALUATION&DECISION ANALYTICS
    contract · Last action 2016-09-01
    $202,693
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF TUITION AND FEES
    contract · Last action 2013-10-29
    $200,016

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541720 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE SOCIAL SCIENCES AND HUMANITIES. Last action: 2026-03-30. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-12-22Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2024-09-26Complaint0$0
2018-04-24Unprogrammed Related0$0
2001-01-12Accident1$0
1989-07-24Follow-up0$0
1989-01-30Complaint4$0

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

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Part of a larger organization

WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY is one of 667 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Aramark.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Aramark across all 667 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WAYNE 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Aramark, which operates 667 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 4.62 compared to an industry average of 0.6.