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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
$19,785
penalties
44
viol.
33
insp.

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA

GEORGE ROGERS BLVD., COLUMBIA, SC 29201

Inspections
33
Aug 1986 to Jun 2014 · 11 safety, 22 health
Violations
44
across 33 inspections
Penalties on record
$19,785
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 32Willful 4Repeat 0Other 8

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Inspection records

Dec 12, 1988Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#105485205$00 viol.

Inspection #105485205

Dates

Opened
Dec 12, 1988
Closing Conference Date
Dec 12, 1988
Closed
Dec 16, 1988

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
Not recorded
Number of Employees
Not recorded

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
1300 Pendleton St., Columbia, SC 29701
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

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.

Mar 25, 1987FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, Health#105429419$00 viol.

Inspection #105429419

Dates

Opened
Mar 25, 1987
Closing Conference Date
Apr 24, 1987
Closed
May 11, 1987

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
State government
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
3,711
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
Main Street, Physical Science Building, Columbia, SC 29208
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

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.

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.

FatalityMar 22, 1987

Apparent suicide; employee inhaled carbon monoxide

Injury: AsphyxiaBody part: Body SystemSource: GasesEvent: Inhalation
Aug 4, 1986Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#105428270$01 viol.

Inspection #105428270

Dates

Opened
Aug 4, 1986
Closing Conference Date
Aug 4, 1986
Closed
Aug 27, 1986

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
State government
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
10

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
George Rogers Blvd., Columbia, SC 29201
Industry
Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.

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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011926.150
Fire Protection (Construction)
OSHA citation code: 19260150 A04
Other11$0$0Aug 22, 1986--
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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.

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.

Standards cited

1926.1101Asbestos (Construction)12 citations · $11,810
1910.1200Hazard Communication8 citations · $1,215
1910.1450Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories6 citations · $1,813

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