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UC BERKELEY
$4,750
penalties
46
viol.
17
insp.

UC BERKELEY

FIELD STATION FOR BEHAVORIAL RESEARCH, BERKELEY, CA 94720NAICS 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

Inspections
17
Feb 1992 to Aug 2012 · 9 safety, 8 health
Violations
46
across 17 inspections
Penalties on record
$4,750
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 11Willful 0Repeat 1Other 34

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Inspection records

Aug 22, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#315319186$00 viol.

Inspection #315319186

Dates

Opened
Aug 22, 2012
Closing Conference Date
Aug 30, 2012
Closed
Aug 30, 2012

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
State government
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
2195 Hearst St, Berkeley, CA 94720
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.

Oct 25, 2007Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#310061809$01 viol.

Inspection #310061809

Dates

Opened
Oct 25, 2007
Closing Conference Date
Dec 19, 2007
Closed
Feb 14, 2008

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
State government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
5,000
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
Field Station For Behavioral Research Psych Dept, Berkeley, CA 94720
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.

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.

AmputationHospitalizationOct 22, 2007

Employee loses thumb when bitten by research animal

Injury: AmputationBody part: Finger(s)Source: Animal/Insect/Reptile, etc.Event: Bite/Sting/Scratch

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010013203
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
OSHA citation code: 3203 A02
Other11$0$0Feb 4, 2008--
Apr 21, 2006Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#307342345$01 viol.

Inspection #307342345

Dates

Opened
Apr 21, 2006
Closing Conference Date
Apr 21, 2006
Closed
Jul 18, 2006

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
State government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
20
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
317 University Hall #1150, Berkeley, CA 94720
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 (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010013272
Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways
OSHA citation code: 3272 B
Other12$0$0Jun 27, 2006--
Feb 24, 2006Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#307341636$00 viol.

Inspection #307341636

Dates

Opened
Feb 24, 2006
Closing Conference Date
Mar 6, 2006
Closed
Mar 7, 2006

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
State government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
1,500
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
Martin Luther King (mlk) Parking Garage, Berkeley, CA 94720
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 17, 2006Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#307341594$8501 viol.

Inspection #307341594

Dates

Opened
Feb 17, 2006
Closing Conference Date
Apr 21, 2006
Closed
Sep 12, 2008

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
State government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
8
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$850
Penalties on Record
$850
Site Address
1 Zellerbach Hall, Theater Dance Performance, Berkeley, CA 94720
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.

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.

HospitalizationJan 31, 2006

Employee injures back in fall from ladder

Injury: FractureBody part: BackSource: Electrical Apparatus/WiringEvent: Fall (From Elevation)

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011637
General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 1637 A
Other11$850$850May 31, 2006--
Feb 15, 2005Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#307336602$00 viol.

Inspection #307336602

Dates

Opened
Feb 15, 2005
Closing Conference Date
Aug 12, 2005
Closed
Aug 15, 2005

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
State government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
10,000
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
2521 Channing Wy, Berkeley, CA 94720
Industry
561210 Facilities Support Services

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 28, 2003Accident (A) · Partial scope, Health#125519223$2,7004 viol.

Inspection #125519223

Dates

Opened
Mar 28, 2003
Closing Conference Date
May 15, 2003
Contested
Jul 14, 2003
Closed
Sep 26, 2006

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
State government
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
15
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
4
Violation Types
1 serious, 3 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$5,400
Penalties on Record
$2,700
Site Address
B145 Birge Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
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.

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.

Mar 14, 2003

Employee's eye injured by exposure to laser radiation

Injury: OtherBody part: Eye(s)Source: OtherEvent: Other

Enforcement Outcome

Citation contest activity appears on Jul 14, 2003. Final orders are recorded through Sep 12, 2005. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.

Violations

Violation list (4 of 4 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010023382
Eye and Face Protection
OSHA citation code: 3382 E01
Other15$0$0Jul 28, 2003--
010033387
Sanitation
Other11$0$0Jul 13, 2003--
030013203
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
OSHA citation code: 3203 A04
Serious11$2,700$2,700Jul 13, 2003Jul 14, 2003Sep 12, 2005
050014650
Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders
OSHA citation code: 4650 G
Other11$2,700$0Jul 1, 2003Jul 14, 2003Sep 12, 2005
Dec 4, 2000Accident (A) · Partial scope, Safety#125635730$1,2001 viol.

Inspection #125635730

Dates

Opened
Dec 4, 2000
Closing Conference Date
Feb 20, 2001
Contested
Mar 12, 2001
Final Order
Jul 31, 2001
Closed
Oct 6, 2006

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
State government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
6
Related Activity
1 accident

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$1,200
Penalties on Record
$1,200
Site Address
Field Station For Behavorial Research, Berkeley, CA 94720
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.

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.

AmputationNov 20, 2000

Employee injured when finger bitten off by hyena

Injury: AmputationBody part: Finger(s)Source: Animal/Insect/Reptile, etc.Event: Bite/Sting/Scratch

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010013203
Injury and Illness Prevention Program
OSHA citation code: 3203 A04
Other16$1,200$1,200Mar 13, 2001Mar 12, 2001Jul 31, 2001
Dec 10, 1997Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#125651729$02 viol.

Inspection #125651729

Dates

Opened
Dec 10, 1997
Closing Conference Date
Dec 10, 1997
Closed
Apr 7, 1998

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
State government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
2,700
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
2 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
2440 Bancroft Wy, Berkeley, CA 94704
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)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010013241
Live Loads
OSHA citation code: 3241 C
Other28$0$0Feb 14, 1998--
010023272
Aisles, Walkways, and Crawlways
OSHA citation code: 3272 C
Other18$0$0Feb 14, 1998--
Apr 24, 1997Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#125648261$03 viol.

Inspection #125648261

Dates

Opened
Apr 24, 1997
Closing Conference Date
Apr 24, 1997
Closed
Jul 31, 1997

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
State government
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
40,000
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
Physical Plant 2000 Carleton St, Berkeley, CA 94720
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 (3 of 3 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010012340.22
Identification of Equipment
OSHA citation code: 23400022 A
Other1150$0$0Jul 13, 1997--
010026151
Portable Fire Extinguishers
OSHA citation code: 6151 C01
Other1150$0$0Jul 13, 1997--
010036151
Portable Fire Extinguishers
OSHA citation code: 6151 C04
Other1150$0$0Jul 13, 1997--
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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

3203Injury and Illness Prevention Program10 citations · $3,900
4650Storage, Handling, and Use of Cylinders5 citations · $0
1529Asbestos4 citations · $0

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer2.7
Industry average2.0
Penalties per inspection
This employer$279
Industry average$1,003

Educational Services, 16,442 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

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