TUFTS UNIVERSITY
520 BOSTON AVENUE, Medford, MA 02155
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Inspection records
Jul 24, 2026#349073403Jul 24, 2026Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#349073403$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #349073403
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 24, 2026
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 24, 2026
- Closed
- Sep 30, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 18
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 161 College Avenue, Medford, MA 02155
- 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.
Jan 22, 1980#10096436Jan 22, 1980Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#10096436$03 viol.3 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #10096436
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 22, 1980
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 22, 1980
- Closed
- Aug 24, 1981
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 300
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 520 Boston Avenue, Medford, MA 02155
- 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 (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 D08 I | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Mar 5, 1980 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 19, 1980 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 II | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 14, 1980 | - | - |
Feb 3, 1977#10018935Feb 3, 1977Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#10018935$04 viol.4 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #10018935
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 3, 1977
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 4, 1977
- Closed
- Mar 21, 1977
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 300
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Ballou Hall, Medford, MA 02155
- 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 011017 | Other | 5 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1977 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 025005 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1977 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 025045 | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1977 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.309 OSHA citation code: 19100309 A 040005 | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Feb 28, 1977 | - | - |
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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.
3 inspections, 1977 to 2026. 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.
Standards cited
Industry comparison
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