WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
110 E WARREN, DETROIT, MI 48201
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Inspection records
Dec 22, 2025#348658899Dec 22, 2025Fatality/Catastrophe (M) · Partial scope, Safety#348658899$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348658899
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 22, 2025
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 6, 2026
- Closed
- Feb 20, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 7,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4500 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48202
- Industry
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Fatality/Catastrophe Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a fatality/catastrophe inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data.
Incident Investigation Summary
Sep 26, 2024#347779548Sep 26, 2024Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#347779548$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347779548
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 26, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 12, 2025
- Closed
- Mar 26, 2025
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 6,805
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 42 West Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
- 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.
Dec 9, 2020#345055982Dec 9, 2020Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#345055982$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #345055982
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 9, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 8, 2021
- Closed
- Jan 25, 2021
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Local government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 6
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 4500 Cass, Detroit, MI 48201
- 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 6, 2018#343279667Jul 6, 2018Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#343279667$2,1001 viol.1 violation$2,100 in penalties
Inspection #343279667
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 6, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Nov 13, 2018
- Final Order
- Jan 22, 2019
- Closed
- Jan 24, 2019
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 9,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,200
- Penalties on Record
- $2,100
- Site Address
- 4839 Anthony Wayne Drive, Detroit, MI 48201
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 408.1011(A) | Serious | 1 | 5 | $4,200 | $2,100 | - | Jan 22, 2019 |
Apr 24, 2018#343117412Apr 24, 2018Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#343117412$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #343117412
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 24, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 17, 2018
- Closed
- Nov 8, 2018
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 9,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5425 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI 48202
- 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.
Aug 14, 2001#125173336Aug 14, 2001Unprogrammed Related (G) · Partial scope, Health#125173336$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #125173336
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 14, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 31, 2001
- Closed
- Oct 31, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 150
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 110 E Warren, Detroit, MI 48201
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
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.
Jan 12, 2001#127166783Jan 12, 2001Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#127166783$01 viol.1 violation$0 in penalties
Inspection #127166783
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 12, 2001
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 12, 2001
- Closed
- Mar 5, 2001
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 7,760
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5700 Cass Avenue Suite 3200, Detroit, MI 48202
- 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.
Violations
Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 4082211701 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Feb 1, 2001 | - | - |
Jul 24, 1989#108046541Jul 24, 1989Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#108046541$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #108046541
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 24, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 24, 1989
- Closed
- Mar 12, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 6,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5050 Cass Avenue Mackenzie Hall, Detroit, MI 48202
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Jan 30, 1989#108041278Jan 30, 1989Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#108041278$04 viol.4 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #108041278
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 30, 1989
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 30, 1989
- Closed
- Mar 19, 1991
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 6,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 4 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 5050 Cass Avenue Mackenzie Hall, Detroit, MI 48202
- 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 | R420104 OSHA citation code: R420104 B II | Other | 1 | 50 | $0 | $0 | May 12, 1989 | - | - |
| 01002 | 4081014J | Other | 1 | 600 | $0 | $0 | Apr 12, 1989 | - | - |
| 01003 | R350201 OSHA citation code: R350201 B | Other | 1 | 20 | $0 | $0 | Jun 13, 1989 | - | - |
| 01004 | 4082.2311 | Other | 1 | 600 | $0 | $0 | Mar 12, 1989 | - | - |
Failure to Abate Penalties2 citations, $800 in FTA penalties on record
OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 2 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.
| Citation | FTA Inspection | FTA Issuance | FTA Penalty | FTA Contest | FTA Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | #108046541 | Sep 20, 1989 | $400 | - | - |
| 01002 | #108046541 | Sep 20, 1989 | $400 | - | - |
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.
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.
9 inspections, 1989 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.
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