VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY
SQUIRES STUDENT CENTER, BLACKSBURG, VA 24061
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Inspection records
May 6, 2026#348923459May 6, 2026Programmed Related (I) · Complete scope, Safety#348923459$05 viol.5 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348923459
Dates
- Opened
- May 6, 2026
- Closing Conference Date
- May 6, 2026
- Final Order
- Jul 31, 2026
- Closed
- Aug 4, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 8
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 4 serious, 1 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 230 Sterett Dr., Blacksburg, VA 24061
- Industry
- 922120
Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed 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 (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 B05 | Serious | 2 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Jul 29, 2026 | - | Jul 31, 2026 |
| 01002 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 3 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Jul 29, 2026 | - | Jul 31, 2026 |
| 01003 | 1910.242 Hand and Portable Powered Tools and Equipment, General OSHA citation code: 19100242 B | Serious | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Jul 29, 2026 | - | Jul 31, 2026 |
| 01004 | 1910.303 Electrical - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100303 G02 I | Serious | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Jul 29, 2026 | - | Jul 31, 2026 |
| 02001 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E09 III | Other | 1 | 8 | $0 | $0 | Jul 29, 2026 | - | Jul 31, 2026 |
Feb 4, 2026#348726209Feb 4, 2026Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#348726209$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #348726209
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 4, 2026
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 9, 2026
- Closed
- Mar 12, 2026
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 200
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 800 W Campus Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24061
- Industry
- 921190
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.
Jan 3, 2024#347190639Jan 3, 2024Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#347190639$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #347190639
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 3, 2024
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 29, 2024
- Closed
- Apr 16, 2024
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
- Patton Hall 750 Drillfield Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24060
- 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.
Sep 5, 2017#342626215Sep 5, 2017Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#342626215$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #342626215
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 5, 2017
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 5, 2017
- Closed
- Oct 5, 2017
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 13,000
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Thomas/Monteith Hall 191 Turner Street Nw, Blacksburg, VA 24061
- 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.
Apr 25, 2016#341419547Apr 25, 2016FatalityReferral (C) · Partial scope, SafetyFatality#341419547$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #341419547
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 25, 2016
- Closing Conference Date
- May 26, 2016
- Closed
- May 27, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 780
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Durham Hall 1145 Perry St., Blacksburg, VA 24061
- 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.
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.
Employee dies from a heart attack due to congestive heart fa
Nov 7, 2014#340070036Nov 7, 2014Programmed Related (I) · Partial scope, Health#340070036$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340070036
Dates
- Opened
- Nov 7, 2014
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 6, 2015
- Closed
- Mar 10, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12,000
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Environmental Health & Safety Services 675 Research Center Drive, Ms 0423, Blacksburg, VA 24061
- Industry
- 611310 Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
Programmed Related Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a programmed related inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. The public DOL category label is preserved here without adding extra interpretation beyond the government label.
Apr 11, 2013#317096493Apr 11, 2013Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#317096493$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #317096493
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 11, 2013
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 11, 2013
- Closed
- May 7, 2013
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 45
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Power Plant Complex, Blacksburg, VA 24061
- 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 18, 2012#316608504Jul 18, 2012Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#316608504$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #316608504
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 18, 2012
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 18, 2012
- Closed
- Dec 20, 2012
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 60
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University, Blacksburg, VA 24061
- 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 1, 2010#315081000Dec 1, 2010Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#315081000$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #315081000
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 1, 2010
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 1, 2010
- Closed
- Dec 1, 2010
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 90 Sterrett Facilities, Blacksburg, VA 24061
- Industry
- 921190
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.
Dec 9, 2002#305391815Dec 9, 2002FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#305391815$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #305391815
Dates
- Opened
- Dec 9, 2002
- Closing Conference Date
- Dec 20, 2002
- Closed
- Dec 20, 2002
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- State government
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 12,000
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- Power Plant Complex, Blacksburg, VA 24061
- 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.
Employee died of possible heart attack
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
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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.
17 inspections, 1987 to 2026. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
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