University of Southern California safety record at a glance
University of Southern California has been the subject of 15 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Feb 21, 2001 and Apr 15, 2025. 7 of them were accident inspections. 12 of them produced citations, 16 in all: 5 serious. Inspectors proposed $53,625 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $27,660. The largest single penalty, $5,485, came from an inspection opened Jun 18, 2014 in Los Angeles. That places the employer at #4,031 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 37 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Educational Services; Public Administration. Worksites in Los Angeles.
Every inspection, newest first
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2025 | Los Angeles | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jul 29, 2025 |
| Feb 6, 2025 | Los Angeles | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | May 2, 2025 |
| Dec 5, 2019 | Los Angeles | Accident | 2 citations 2 serious | $6,750 | $5,400 | Feb 16, 2021 |
| Oct 28, 2019 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Dec 1, 2020 |
| Jun 11, 2018 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Nov 15, 2018 |
| Aug 20, 2015 | Los Angeles | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Sep 14, 2015 |
| Jun 18, 2014 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 2 citations | $5,485 | $5,485 | Sep 30, 2014 |
| May 23, 2014 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Nov 18, 2014 |
| Mar 20, 2013 | Los Angeles | Referral | 1 citation | $5,000 | $5,000 | Jul 29, 2015 |
| Sep 4, 2012 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 1 citation | $375 | $375 | Nov 16, 2012 |
| Dec 9, 2003 | Los Angeles | Accident | 2 citations 1 serious | $8,715 | $2,925 | Dec 31, 2006 |
| Sep 4, 2003 | Los Angeles | Accident | 1 citation | $375 | 0 | Jun 14, 2005 |
| Aug 16, 2002 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 1 citation | $4,050 | $900 | Sep 30, 2004 |
| Oct 25, 2001 | Los Angeles | Unprogrammed related | 1 citation 1 serious | $18,000 | $2,700 | Mar 14, 2002 |
| Feb 21, 2001 | Los Angeles | Complaint | 2 citations 1 serious | $3,000 | $3,000 | Apr 25, 2001 |
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 2 citations, $10,000
- 8 CCR 3400, Medical services and first aid: 2 citations, 1 serious, $3,185
- 8 CCR 5162, Emergency eyewash and shower: 2 citations, $1,275
- 8 CCR 3273, Working area, floors and walkways: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3383: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 4312: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 4310: 1 citation, 1 serious, $2,700
- 8 CCR 3395, Heat illness prevention, outdoor: 1 citation, $750
Accidents investigated
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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 University of Southern California
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.