MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
1400 TOWNSEND DR, HOUGHTON, MI 49931
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Inspection records
Jul 8, 2025#348360355Jul 8, 2025Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#348360355$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348360355
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 8, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 4, 2025
- Closed
- Aug 29, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 3,167
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- East Hall 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931
- 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.
Jun 22, 2021#345376602Jun 22, 2021Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#345376602$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345376602
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 22, 2021
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 19, 2021
- Closed
- Jul 23, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,979
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1703 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931
- 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.
Jan 24, 2018#342901824Jan 24, 2018Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#342901824$29,5009 viol.9 violations$29,500 in penalties
Inspection #342901824
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 24, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 25, 2018
- Final Order
- May 14, 2018
- Closed
- May 16, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 3,200
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 9
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 7 repeat
- Initial Penalties
- $59,000
- Penalties on Record
- $29,500
- Site Address
- 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931
- Industry
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 9 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 408.10357(1) | Serious | 2 | 2 | $4,000 | $2,000 | May 23, 2018 | - | May 14, 2018 |
| 01002 | 325.47201(3) | Serious | 1 | 2 | $4,000 | $2,000 | May 23, 2018 | - | May 14, 2018 |
| 02001 | 408.10213(2) | Repeat | 1 | 2 | $25,000 | $12,500 | May 23, 2018 | - | May 14, 2018 |
| 02002A | 408.10727(1) | Repeat | 1 | 3 | $25,000 | $12,500 | May 23, 2018 | - | May 14, 2018 |
| 02002B | 408.12631(1) | Repeat | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | May 23, 2018 | - | May 14, 2018 |
| 02002C | 408.12635(1) | Repeat | 2 | 5 | $0 | $0 | May 23, 2018 | - | May 14, 2018 |
| 02002D | 408.12732(1) | Repeat | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | May 23, 2018 | - | May 14, 2018 |
| 03001 | 408.10036(1) | Repeat | 1 | 5 | $500 | $250 | May 23, 2018 | - | May 14, 2018 |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 9 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jun 18, 2013#315393934Jun 18, 2013Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#315393934$20,52565 viol.65 violations$20,525 in penalties
Inspection #315393934
Dates
- Opened
- Jun 18, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 18, 2013
- Closed
- Apr 18, 2014
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 4,097
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 65
- Violation Types
- 46 serious, 19 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $49,300
- Penalties on Record
- $20,525
- Site Address
- 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931
- Industry
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (8 of 65 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4080.1011 OSHA citation code: 40801011 A | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | $700 | Oct 22, 2013 | - | - |
| 01002A | 4081003407 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $1,750 | $700 | Oct 22, 2013 | - | - |
| 01002B | 4081003408 | Serious | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 22, 2013 | - | - |
| 01003A | 4081012101 | Serious | 2 | 3 | $1,400 | $560 | Oct 22, 2013 | - | - |
| 01003B | 4081111501 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Oct 22, 2013 | - | - |
| 01004 | 4081021302 | Serious | 25 | 10 | $1,750 | $875 | Jan 31, 2014 | - | - |
| 01005 | 4081021502 | Serious | 3 | 2 | $1,400 | $700 | Nov 12, 2013 | - | - |
| 01006A | 4081022101 | Serious | 3 | 3 | $1,400 | $560 | Oct 22, 2013 | - | - |
Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 65 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Oct 14, 2006#307776922Oct 14, 2006Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#307776922$4,2003 viol.3 violations$4,200 in penalties
Inspection #307776922
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 14, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 12, 2006
- Closed
- Jun 6, 2007
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $6,000
- Penalties on Record
- $4,200
- Site Address
- Phoenix Street, Houghton, MI 49931
- Industry
- 238210 Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4084011402 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $2,000 | $1,400 | Jan 30, 2007 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4084064109 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $2,000 | $1,400 | Jan 30, 2007 | - | - |
| 01003 | 4084172403 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | $1,400 | Jan 30, 2007 | - | - |
May 6, 1997#127157295May 6, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#127157295$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #127157295
Dates
- Opened
- May 6, 1997
- Closing Conference Date
- May 6, 1997
- Closed
- May 20, 1997
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1400 Townsend Dr, Houghton, MI 49931
- 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.
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
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.
6 inspections, 1997 to 2025. 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.
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.