WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
GODDARD HALL, SALISBURY ST.,, WORCESTER, MA 01609 · NAICS 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
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Inspection records
Apr 6, 2023#346616881Apr 6, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#346616881$18,7504 viol.4 violations$18,750 in penalties
Inspection #346616881
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 6, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 6, 2023
- Final Order
- Jul 31, 2023
- Closed
- Sep 1, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 15
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $26,787
- Penalties on Record
- $18,750
- Site Address
- 100 Institute Rd, Worcester, MA 01609
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 D03 II | Serious | 1 | 4 | $8,929 | $6,250 | - | Jul 31, 2023 | |
| 01002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F06 | Serious | 1 | 34 | $8,929 | $6,250 | Aug 22, 2023 | - | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 01003A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G08 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $8,929 | $6,250 | Aug 22, 2023 | - | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 01003B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 2023 | - | Jul 31, 2023 |
Apr 6, 2023#346616873Apr 6, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346616873$16,8784 viol.4 violations$16,878 in penalties
Inspection #346616873
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 6, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 6, 2023
- Final Order
- Sep 6, 2023
- Closed
- Dec 5, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 15
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $16,878
- Penalties on Record
- $16,878
- Site Address
- 100 Institute Rd Washburn Shops, Worcester, MA 01609
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 1 | 4 | $15,625 | $15,625 | Nov 27, 2023 | - | Sep 6, 2023 |
| 02001 | 1903.2 Posting of Notices; Availability of the Act, Regulations and Applicable Standards OSHA citation code: 19030002 A01 | Other | 1 | 4 | $1,253 | $1,253 | Sep 27, 2023 | - | Sep 6, 2023 |
| 02002 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 A03 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 2023 | - | Sep 6, 2023 |
| 02003 | 1910.304 Electrical - Wiring Design and Protection OSHA citation code: 19100304 F01 IV | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Sep 27, 2023 | - | Sep 6, 2023 |
Feb 11, 2016#341244101Feb 11, 2016Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#341244101$5,6002 viol.2 violations$5,600 in penalties
Inspection #341244101
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 11, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 11, 2016
- Final Order
- Mar 31, 2016
- Closed
- Mar 29, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $8,000
- Penalties on Record
- $5,600
- Site Address
- 100 Institute Rd Olin Hall Machine Shop, Worcester, MA 01609
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 C01 | Serious | 2 | 1 | $5,000 | $3,500 | - | Mar 31, 2016 | |
| 01002 | 1910.147 Control of Hazardous Energy (Lockout/Tagout) OSHA citation code: 19100147 F02 I | Serious | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | $2,100 | Mar 17, 2016 | - | Mar 31, 2016 |
Feb 20, 2015#340419381Feb 20, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#340419381$15,0003 viol.3 violations$15,000 in penalties
Inspection #340419381
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 20, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 20, 2015
- Final Order
- Apr 10, 2015
- Closed
- Apr 13, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 1,500
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $15,000
- Penalties on Record
- $15,000
- Site Address
- 30 Boynton St. East Hall, Worcester, MA 01609
- Industry
- 238160 Roofing Contractors
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 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Serious | 1 | 5 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Mar 23, 2015 | - | Apr 10, 2015 |
| 01002 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 F01 | Serious | 1 | 5 | $7,000 | $7,000 | Mar 27, 2015 | - | Apr 10, 2015 |
| 02001 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 D02 | Other | 1 | 5 | $1,000 | $1,000 | Mar 23, 2015 | - | Apr 10, 2015 |
Apr 3, 2009#310631338Apr 3, 2009Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#310631338$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #310631338
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 3, 2009
- Closing Conference Date
- Jun 25, 2009
- Closed
- Jul 6, 2009
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 1,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Goddard Hall, Salisbury St.,, Worcester, MA 01609
- 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.
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.
5 inspections, 2009 to 2023. 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
Educational Services, 16,442 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.