IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
100 UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, DEPARTMENT OF RESIDENCE, AMES, IA 50010
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Inspection records
Sep 4, 2025#348493123Sep 4, 2025Complaint (B) · No Inspection scope, Safety#348493123$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348493123
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 4, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 4, 2025
- Closed
- May 6, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2334 Pammel Dr., Ames, IA 50011
- 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.
Oct 22, 2024#347928111Oct 22, 2024Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#347928111$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347928111
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 22, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 11, 2024
- Closed
- Dec 24, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 531 Bissell Road, Ames, IA 50011
- Industry
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
May 22, 2024#347500258May 22, 2024Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Safety#347500258$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347500258
Dates
- Opened
- May 22, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 7, 2024
- Closed
- Aug 13, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 531 Bissell Rd., Ames, IA 50011
- Industry
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Unprogrammed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an unprogrammed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Dec 19, 2023#347171993Dec 19, 2023Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#347171993$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #347171993
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 19, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 19, 2024
- Final Order
- Apr 24, 2024
- Closed
- Apr 24, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 38
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 2408 Wanda Daley Dr, Ames, IA 50011
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F06 II | Serious | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Apr 29, 2024 | - | Apr 24, 2024 |
Sep 13, 2023#346971906Sep 13, 2023Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#346971906$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346971906
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 13, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 10, 2023
- Closed
- Oct 11, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 716
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1800 Christensen Drive, Ames, IA 50011
- 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.
Aug 26, 2019#344261888Aug 26, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344261888$39,7804 viol.4 violations$39,780 in penalties
Inspection #344261888
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 26, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 26, 2019
- Final Order
- Nov 26, 2019
- Closed
- Dec 18, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 16,952
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $53,040
- Penalties on Record
- $39,780
- Site Address
- 618 Bissell Rd, Ames, IA 50011
- 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.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee fractures bones and suffers cardiac arrest after sh
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 M02 II | Serious | 1 | 4 | $13,260 | $13,260 | Dec 18, 2019 | - | Nov 26, 2019 |
| 01002A | 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 L04 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $13,260 | $13,260 | Dec 18, 2019 | - | Nov 26, 2019 |
| 01002B | 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 L08 V | Serious | 1 | 1 | $13,260 | $0 | Dec 18, 2019 | - | Nov 26, 2019 |
| 01004 | 1910.269 Electric Power Generation, Transmission, and Distribution OSHA citation code: 19100269 N02 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $13,260 | $13,260 | Dec 18, 2019 | - | Nov 26, 2019 |
Feb 22, 2019#343807715Feb 22, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#343807715$7,7001 viol.1 violation$7,700 in penalties
Inspection #343807715
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 22, 2019
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 22, 2019
- Final Order
- Jul 8, 2019
- Closed
- Oct 14, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 7
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $12,934
- Penalties on Record
- $7,700
- Site Address
- 3726 520th Avenue, Ames, IA 50014
- Industry
- 112210
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.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee experiences multiple symptoms when exposed to carbo
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 7 | $12,934 | $7,700 | May 31, 2019 | - | Jul 8, 2019 |
Sep 19, 2017#342645389Sep 19, 2017Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#342645389$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342645389
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 19, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 19, 2017
- Closed
- Nov 13, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 13,570
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 3810 Beardshear Hall, Ames, IA 50011
- 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.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee falls from stairwell landing and sustains fractures
Feb 6, 2014#317572394Feb 6, 2014Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#317572394$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #317572394
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 6, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 6, 2014
- Closed
- Feb 13, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 8,609
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Various Locations On Campus, Ames, IA 50011
- 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.
Jul 31, 1996#115081846Jul 31, 1996Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#115081846$1,5001 viol.1 violation$1,500 in penalties
Inspection #115081846
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 31, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 31, 1996
- Closed
- Oct 10, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 150
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,750
- Penalties on Record
- $1,500
- Site Address
- Beardshear Hall, Campus Isu, Ames, IA 50011
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A03 | Other | 1 | 30 | $2,750 | $1,500 | Sep 10, 1996 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
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.
20 inspections, 1987 to 2025. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.