Stanford University safety record at a glance
Stanford University has been the subject of 24 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 1, 2000 and Sep 9, 2026. 10 of them were complaint inspections. 14 of them produced citations, 36 in all: 3 serious, 1 repeat. Inspectors proposed $74,395 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $41,475. The largest single penalty, $10,560, came from an inspection opened Oct 9, 2025 in Stanford. That places the employer at #2,102 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 3 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD. It also appears in 1 federal wage and hour case.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Educational Services; Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation; Health Care and Social Assistance. Worksites in Stanford, Palo Alto.
Every inspection, newest first
Click a date for the citations in that inspection.
| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2026 | Stanford | Complaint | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Sep 3, 2026 | Stanford | Accident | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | open |
| Jun 4, 2026 | Stanford | Fatality or catastrophe | open, no citations yet | 0 | 0 | open |
| Oct 9, 2025 | Stanford | Accident | 2 citations 1 repeat | $10,560 | $10,560 | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Aug 19, 2025 | Stanford | Accident | 1 citation 1 serious | $10,800 | $5,400 | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Jul 17, 2025 | Stanford | Programmed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Aug 5, 2025 |
| May 2, 2023 | Palo Alto | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Oct 9, 2023 |
| Mar 29, 2023 | Stanford | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $3,000 | Aug 5, 2024 |
| Dec 14, 2016 | Stanford | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,120 | $1,120 | Jul 19, 2017 |
| Aug 12, 2015 | Stanford | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Jan 22, 2016 |
| May 21, 2015 | Stanford | Complaint | 1 citation | $185 | $185 | Aug 25, 2015 |
| Feb 24, 2012 | Stanford | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 31, 2012 |
| Jan 3, 2011 | Stanford | Accident | 2 citations | $5,300 | $3,800 | Jun 9, 2012 |
| Nov 2, 2010 | Palo Alto | Complaint | 13 citations 1 serious | $13,300 | $8,430 | Jan 19, 2012 |
| Jun 21, 2010 | Stanford | Accident | 2 citations | $1,350 | $1,350 | Sep 17, 2011 |
| Apr 23, 2010 | Palo Alto | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 1, 2010 |
| Jul 31, 2007 | Stanford | Complaint | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Oct 23, 2008 |
| Apr 7, 2006 | Stanford | Accident | 1 citation | $18,000 | $375 | Sep 7, 2006 |
| Nov 29, 2005 | Stanford | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 21, 2007 |
| Sep 4, 2003 | Stanford | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 8, 2006 |
| Jun 7, 2001 | Stanford | Complaint | 4 citations 1 serious | $3,000 | $3,000 | Jul 8, 2002 |
| Mar 28, 2001 | Stanford | Unprogrammed related | 4 citations | $3,905 | $2,380 | Jun 18, 2007 |
| Jul 26, 2000 | Stanford | Complaint | no inspection made | 0 | 0 | Dec 16, 2000 |
| Feb 1, 2000 | Stanford | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Apr 30, 2000 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 10 citations, 1 serious, $7,460
- 8 CCR 1529, Asbestos (construction): 4 citations, $2,380
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 3 citations, $16,500
- 8 CCR 3272: 3 citations, $1,200
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, 1 serious, $6,075
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 2 citations, $745
- 8 CCR 4300: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 1541, Excavations, general: 1 citation, $750
Accidents investigated
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Stanford University
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.