BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
EDISON LECKS, WALTHAM, MA 02454 · NAICS 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
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Inspection records
May 15, 2014#339769754May 15, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#339769754$16,0008 viol.8 violations$16,000 in penalties
Inspection #339769754
Dates
- Opened
- May 15, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- May 15, 2014
- Final Order
- Dec 5, 2014
- Closed
- Mar 5, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 2,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 8
- Violation Types
- 8 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $41,000
- Penalties on Record
- $16,000
- Site Address
- 415 South Street, Waltham, MA 02453
- Industry
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 8 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.137 Electrical Protective Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100137 B02 VIII | Serious | 5 | 6 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Dec 15, 2014 | - | Dec 5, 2014 |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C04 I | Serious | 1 | 120 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Feb 28, 2015 | - | Dec 5, 2014 |
| 01003 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C07 I | Serious | 1 | 5 | $5,000 | $2,000 | Feb 28, 2015 | - | Dec 5, 2014 |
| 01004 | 1910.335 Electrical - Safeguards OSHA citation code: 19100335 A01 I | Serious | 1 | 6 | $5,000 | $2,500 | Jan 15, 2015 | - | Dec 5, 2014 |
| 01005A | 1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 J03 I | Serious | 1 | 120 | $7,000 | $3,000 | Feb 28, 2015 | - | Dec 5, 2014 |
| 01005B | 1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 J04 IV | Serious | 1 | 23 | $5,000 | $0 | Dec 15, 2014 | - | Dec 5, 2014 |
| 01007 | 1910.1001 Asbestos OSHA citation code: 19101001 J07 IV | Serious | 1 | 70 | $5,000 | $2,000 | Dec 8, 2014 | - | Dec 5, 2014 |
| 01008 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H03 IV | Serious | 1 | 100 | $4,000 | $1,500 | Dec 8, 2014 | - | Dec 5, 2014 |
Jul 27, 2007#311177570Jul 27, 2007Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#311177570$3,9384 viol.4 violations$3,938 in penalties
Inspection #311177570
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 27, 2007
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 29, 2007
- Closed
- Feb 28, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,710
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $7,875
- Penalties on Record
- $3,938
- Site Address
- Edison Lecks, Waltham, MA 02454
- Industry
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1450 Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories OSHA citation code: 19101450 E01 | Serious | 1 | 63 | $4,500 | $2,250 | Jan 11, 2008 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.1450 Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories OSHA citation code: 19101450 F01 | Serious | 1 | 63 | $1,875 | $938 | Feb 29, 2008 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.1450 Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories OSHA citation code: 19101450 H01 II | Serious | 1 | 63 | $1,500 | $750 | Dec 19, 2007 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1904.32 Annual Summary OSHA citation code: 19040032 A01 | Other | 1 | 1,710 | $0 | $0 | Jan 11, 2008 | - | - |
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About these records
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OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
2 inspections, 2007 to 2014. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
Educational Services, 16,442 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: colleges, universities, and professional schools reported 1.3 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 2.6%; NAICS 6113 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source