UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
GEORGE ROGERS BLVD., COLUMBIA, SC 29201
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Inspection records
Sep 3, 2008#312164775Sep 3, 2008Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#312164775$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #312164775
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 3, 2008
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 15, 2008
- Closed
- Oct 3, 2008
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1300 Wheat Street, Columbia, SC 29208
- 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.
Feb 14, 2006#309794287Feb 14, 2006Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#309794287$7602 viol.2 violations$760 in penalties
Inspection #309794287
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 14, 2006
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 28, 2006
- Closed
- Jun 15, 2006
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $1,900
- Penalties on Record
- $760
- Site Address
- 718 Devine St., Columbia, SC 29201
- Industry
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.501 Fall Protection - Duty to Have Fall Protection OSHA citation code: 19260501 B11 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $1,000 | $400 | Apr 12, 2006 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1926.503 Fall Protection - Training Requirements OSHA citation code: 19260503 A02 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $900 | $360 | May 9, 2006 | - | - |
May 26, 2005#309049021May 26, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#309049021$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #309049021
Dates
- Opened
- May 26, 2005
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 3, 2005
- Closed
- Jun 8, 2005
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1621 Greene St., Columbia, SC 29208
- 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.
Mar 25, 2004#307431312Mar 25, 2004Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#307431312$2102 viol.2 violations$210 in penalties
Inspection #307431312
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 25, 2004
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 29, 2004
- Closed
- Jun 28, 2004
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $525
- Penalties on Record
- $210
- Site Address
- 306 Benson, Physical Science Bldg., Columbia, SC 29208
- 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 (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.1101 Asbestos (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19261101 K02 II | Serious | 1 | 13 | $525 | $210 | May 21, 2004 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 G01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 21, 2004 | - | - |
Sep 16, 2003#306830167Sep 16, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#306830167$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306830167
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 16, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 1, 2003
- Closed
- Oct 6, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 20
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 701 Assembly Street, Columbia, SC 29201
- 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 24, 2003#306830001Jul 24, 2003Referral (C) · Partial scope, Health#306830001$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306830001
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 24, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 13, 2003
- Closed
- Aug 18, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2,200
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 306 Benson, Physical Science Bldg., Columbia, SC 29208
- 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.
Jul 15, 2003#306830019Jul 15, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#306830019$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306830019
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 15, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 16, 2003
- Closed
- Jul 25, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4,100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Greene Street (davis College), Columbia, SC 29208
- 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 15, 2003#306082975Jul 15, 2003Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#306082975$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306082975
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 15, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 15, 2003
- Closed
- Jul 18, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 4,100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Greene Street (davis College), Columbia, SC 29208
- 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.
Feb 12, 2003#306077553Feb 12, 2003Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#306077553$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #306077553
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 12, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 6, 2003
- Closed
- Mar 25, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 5,000
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1600 Hampton St., Columbia, SC 29201
- 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.
Feb 12, 2003#306077140Feb 12, 2003Planned (H) · Partial scope, Safety#306077140$1441 viol.1 violation$144 in penalties
Inspection #306077140
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 12, 2003
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 12, 2003
- Closed
- May 13, 2003
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 2
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $360
- Penalties on Record
- $144
- Site Address
- 1600 Hampton St., Columbia, SC 29201
- 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 (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1926.405 Electrical - Wiring Methods (Construction) OSHA citation code: 19260405 D | Serious | 2 | 27 | $360 | $144 | Mar 24, 2003 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
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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.
33 inspections, 1986 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).
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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.