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OSHA citations in Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools: 393 establishments, $2,160,293 in penalties (2021 to 2026)

OSHA cited 393 establishments in Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (NAICS 6113) between December 13, 2021 and September 28, 2026: 1,278 citations, $2,946,338 in initial penalties and $2,160,293 in current penalties.

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Industry
NAICS 6113, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Establishments cited
393
Citations
1,278
Penalties
$2,946,338 initial, $2,160,293 current

By state

StateEstablishmentsCitationsCurrent penalties
New Jersey26101$448,750
California58115$435,983
Puerto Rico2764$153,928
Hawaii1242$105,590
Washington2659$76,911
Vermont215$74,479
Illinois1730$67,481
Iowa918$66,499
Ohio414$64,905
New York38158$64,152
District of Columbia220$62,642
Virginia2290$60,700
Kentucky424$53,800
Connecticut22108$48,002
Michigan1446$47,970
Massachusetts1879$43,441
New Mexico110$43,392
Minnesota726$33,210
Florida45$32,717
Pennsylvania58$21,117
Utah1335$19,000
Missouri23$17,082
Alaska15$16,575
Idaho11$16,550
Maryland569$15,465
Indiana47$13,215
Oregon815$11,018
Rhode Island23$10,083
New Hampshire13$9,458
North Carolina419$8,350
Arizona11$7,566
Wisconsin12$6,621
Tennessee2659$2,550
Maine117$595
Nevada22$498
Kansas13$0
U.S. Virgin Islands11$0
Wyoming11$0

Most penalized establishments

Ranked by current penalties. Each row links to OSHA's record of its latest cited inspection.

EstablishmentCityStateCitationsInitial penaltiesCurrent penaltiesLatest citationSource
Rowan University Facilities DepartmentGlassboroNJ10$70,000$70,000September 10, 2026osha.gov
Norwich UniversityNorthfieldVT14$101,567$65,104October 8, 2024osha.gov
Los Rios Community College District, Facilities ManagementSacramentoCA7$56,240$56,240October 17, 2022osha.gov
Rowan University Facilities DepartmentGlassboroNJ7$49,000$49,000September 10, 2026osha.gov
Rowan University Facilities DepartmentGlassboroNJ7$49,000$49,000September 10, 2026osha.gov
Gallaudet UniversityWashingtonDC13$46,092$46,092September 10, 2024osha.gov
New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas VegasNM10$43,392$43,392February 27, 2025osha.gov
San Diego State UniversitySan DiegoCA6$35,135$35,135February 10, 2026osha.gov
Rutgers University Busch CampusPiscatawayNJ5$35,000$35,000June 27, 2025osha.gov
Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc.PomonaCA5$33,600$33,600January 21, 2025osha.gov
Cornell UniversityIthacaNY4$43,554$32,666March 14, 2024osha.gov
Kenyon CollegeGambierOH6$31,080$31,080August 8, 2022osha.gov
Montclair State UniversityMontclairNJ4$28,000$28,000June 10, 2025osha.gov
Murray State UniversityMurrayKY4$28,000$28,000January 27, 2025osha.gov
Orcutt Union School District, Orcutt Academy High SchoolOrcuttCA2$27,500$27,500March 10, 2026osha.gov
University of Hawaii - John a. Burns School of MedicineHonoluluHI5$39,180$27,426April 23, 2024osha.gov
Select Education Group, Inc.ClovisCA1$27,000$27,000February 8, 2024osha.gov
Tom Goodworth Construction IncRichardsvilleKY18$31,000$24,800January 4, 2024osha.gov
Yuba CollegeMarysvilleCA4$27,900$24,600June 11, 2026osha.gov
UprSan JuanPR3$48,038$24,019April 30, 2026osha.gov
Rowan University Facilities DepartmentGlassboroNJ5$23,000$23,000September 10, 2026osha.gov
Northwestern UniversityChicagoIL2$22,698$22,698July 9, 2026osha.gov
Carlos Albizu University, Inc.San JuanPR4$22,400$20,650February 19, 2025osha.gov
Drake UniversityDes MoinesIA2$26,787$20,000February 28, 2024osha.gov
University of California, Berkeley - Cal Athletics DepartmentBerkeleyCA3$19,200$19,200September 11, 2026osha.gov
Sussex County Community CollegeNewtonNJ10$19,000$19,000January 25, 2024osha.gov
California State University FresnoFresnoCA2$27,000$18,900May 4, 2023osha.gov
The Regents of the University of CaliforniaLa JollaCA1$18,000$18,000December 12, 2024osha.gov
Salem Community College - Campus OperationsCarneys PointNJ5$16,800$16,800September 28, 2026osha.gov
University of AlaskaJuneauAK5$45,580$16,575January 24, 2023osha.gov
Georgetown University School of MedicineWashingtonDC7$16,550$16,550June 10, 2025osha.gov
Xavier UniversityCincinnatiOH4$49,650$16,550May 7, 2025osha.gov
Brigham Young University-IdahoRexburgID1$16,550$16,550August 7, 2025osha.gov
University of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVA3$16,285$16,285January 16, 2026osha.gov
University of VirginiaCharlottesvilleVA3$15,875$15,875October 21, 2025osha.gov
Drake UniversityDes MoinesIA4$20,092$15,000December 5, 2024osha.gov
Longwood UniversityFarmvilleVA3$14,270$14,270December 6, 2023osha.gov
Randolph College, IncorporatedLynchburgVA2$14,270$14,270April 21, 2023osha.gov
University of Hawaii at Manoa - Campus Operations and FacilitiesHonoluluHI4$20,100$14,070November 21, 2025osha.gov
De Escuela Superior Vocacional Padre Anibal Reyes Bel?nHatilloPR4$14,000$14,000April 11, 2023osha.gov
Rutgers School of Dental MedicineNewarkNJ2$14,000$14,000June 17, 2024osha.gov
The Regents of the University of CaliforniaIrvineCA2$13,385$13,385June 15, 2026osha.gov
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew YorkNY2$26,480$13,240July 27, 2026osha.gov
Rowan University School of Osteopathic MedicineStratfordNJ7$13,000$13,000August 21, 2023osha.gov
UprSan JuanPR2$32,125$12,850July 19, 2023osha.gov
University of Hawaii - Institute for AstronomyHonoluluHI2$18,090$12,663July 2, 2025osha.gov
New Jersey City University - Facilities DepartmentJersey CityNJ2$12,600$12,600February 6, 2025osha.gov
Sistema Universitario Ana G. M�ndez, IncorporadoBarcelonetaPR1$12,059$12,059August 25, 2026osha.gov
Yale UniversityNew HavenCT3$24,108$12,054April 14, 2023osha.gov
Stockton UniversityGallowayNJ3$12,000$12,000March 26, 2025osha.gov
Compass Group USA, Inc.OaklandCA5$27,560$11,550March 2, 2026osha.gov
Pensacola Christian College, Inc.PensacolaFL1$11,162$11,162April 7, 2023osha.gov
University of Hawai?i at HiloHiloHI5$15,670$10,969July 16, 2024osha.gov
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Inc.Daytona BeachFL1$16,550$10,700March 17, 2025osha.gov
Concordia University ST PaulSaint PaulMN8$17,700$10,620March 27, 2026osha.gov
Stanford UniversityStanfordCA2$10,560$10,560April 1, 2026osha.gov
UprCayeyPR4$10,500$10,500June 25, 2025osha.gov
Rutgers Utilities Department / Ut-09 PlumbersPiscatawayNJ3$10,500$10,500October 10, 2024osha.gov
Principia Corporation DBA Principia CollegeElsahIL2$20,720$10,360February 8, 2022osha.gov
Trinity CollegeHartfordCT1$10,360$10,360January 12, 2023osha.gov
Roberts Wesleyan UniversityNorth ChiliNY3$13,662$10,247April 28, 2023osha.gov
California State University, Long BeachLong BeachCA1$10,125$10,125January 3, 2024osha.gov
Select Education Group, Inc.ClovisCA2$10,123$10,123June 9, 2022osha.gov
Morningside UniversitySioux CityIA2$20,099$10,050May 22, 2026osha.gov
Passaic County Community CollegePassaicNJ10$10,000$10,000June 30, 2025osha.gov
Universidad Interamericana De Puerto Rico, Inc.HatilloPR5$10,000$10,000December 3, 2025osha.gov
De-Instituto Tecnol?gico De Puerto Rico (recinto De Manat?)ManatiPR2$10,000$10,000March 24, 2026osha.gov
University of IL Champaign-Urbana - Crop Sciences Dept.ChampaignIL2$10,000$10,000December 1, 2025osha.gov
Northwestern UniversityEvanstonIL1$14,188$9,932January 28, 2026osha.gov
Maharishi International UniversityFairfieldIA3$16,744$9,500August 28, 2025osha.gov
Dartmouth CollegeHanoverNH3$18,916$9,458April 13, 2026osha.gov
The University of VermontBurlingtonVT1$15,625$9,375October 19, 2023osha.gov
Laurel Technical Institute Sharon SatelliteSharonPA2$16,777$9,300January 6, 2025osha.gov
Notre Dame of Maryland University, Inc.Roland ParkMD11$9,000$9,000January 3, 2025osha.gov
Xavier UniversityNorwoodOH3$32,262$9,000March 29, 2024osha.gov
Jackson CollegeJacksonMI3$10,500$8,750September 26, 2025osha.gov
William Jewell CollegeLibertyMO2$14,518$8,711August 16, 2024osha.gov
Fairfield UniversityFairfieldCT2$14,502$8,701August 25, 2022osha.gov
College of the OzarksPoint LookoutMO1$11,162$8,372September 29, 2023osha.gov
Knox CollegeGalesburgIL2$16,550$8,275April 22, 2025osha.gov
University of DaytonDaytonOH1$16,550$8,275December 10, 2025osha.gov
Wa317981983 - University of WashingtonSeattleWA5$20,000$8,100November 4, 2024osha.gov
York College of PennsylvaniaYorkPA3$8,067$8,067January 22, 2024osha.gov
Yale UniversityNew HavenCT1$11,524$8,067September 20, 2024osha.gov
UprCarolinaPR2$8,038$8,038May 29, 2026osha.gov
New York Medical CollegeValhallaNY2$12,431$8,000September 22, 2022osha.gov
Ball State UniversityMuncieIN3$8,900$7,950April 10, 2026osha.gov
University of Hawaii at Manoa, College of EngineeringHonoluluHI4$9,862$7,890January 27, 2022osha.gov
The Trustees of Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth HadleyMA3$31,250$7,813April 6, 2023osha.gov
University of California, Berkeley - Facilities ServicesBerkeleyCA2$30,600$7,650July 23, 2025osha.gov
Rfx2026xlb058x0011 - Arizona State UniversityTempeAZ1$7,566$7,566April 2, 2026osha.gov
U of M Landscape ArboretumChaskaMN4$12,600$7,560January 10, 2025osha.gov
Universidad Central De Bayam?n IncBayamonPR4$7,200$7,200August 20, 2024osha.gov
Wa317972950 - University of WashingtonSeattleWA3$7,200$7,200May 4, 2023osha.gov
Pacific UniversityHillsboroOR3$7,160$7,160March 11, 2025osha.gov
Brigham Young UniversityProvoUT1$7,000$7,000September 12, 2023osha.gov
Brigham Young UniversityProvoUT1$7,000$7,000July 21, 2023osha.gov
Montclair State UniversityMontclairNJ1$7,000$7,000January 6, 2023osha.gov
Rutgers University Newark CampusNewarkNJ1$7,000$7,000November 3, 2023osha.gov
Rutgers University- Walter K. Gordon TheaterCamdenNJ1$7,000$7,000May 20, 2022osha.gov

Standards cited most often

StandardTitleCitationsEstablishmentsInitial penaltiesCurrent penalties
1910.1200Hazard communication10359$138,399$100,546
1910.147The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout)6929$260,749$198,969
1910.303General6547$30,545$24,242
1910.22General requirements4539$155,948$98,176
1910.132General requirements4333$46,890$44,745
1910.305Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use4131$42,155$36,191
1910.215Abrasive wheel machinery4026$26,557$22,146
1910.37Maintenance, safeguards, and operational features for exit routes4025$46,650$40,575
1910.134Respiratory protection3517$43,018$34,349
1910.212General requirements for all machines3428$77,275$64,476
1910.28Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection3225$143,227$90,455
1910.23Ladders2821$92,522$50,187
1910.151Medical services and first aid2424$70,219$57,524
1910.157Portable fire extinguishers2317$19,468$19,468
1904.29Forms215$16,750$16,750

Citations by year issued

Year issuedCitationsCurrent penalties
20212$0
2022223$265,801
2023345$396,342
2024251$436,902
2025261$491,403
2026196$569,846

Updated November 3, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Penalties are as OSHA records them on the date this page was read and can change after a contest or a settlement. Citations OSHA deleted are left out. Each row links to OSHA's own inspection record. This page uses US Department of Labor data and is not endorsed or certified by the US Department of Labor. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.