Healthcare & Social Assistance · East Meadow, NY
Nassau University Medical Center
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Nassau University Medical Center has a mixed safety record: 10 violations across 21 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 10
- Violations cited
- 21
- OSHA inspections
- $0
- Back wages owed
Nassau University Medical Center in East Meadow, NY has been the subject of 21 OSHA workplace inspections and 10 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 1 WHD violation against this employer under the Fair Labor Standards Act. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Nassau University Medical Center 21 times over 15 years, roughly annually. These inspections resulted in 10 violations, averaging 0.5 per inspection, on the lighter side. Of these, 7 were classified as serious - indicating hazards that could cause death or serious harm. Against the Healthcare & Social Assistance industry average of 1 inspections per employer, this runs far above peers (31.2x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $0 in back wages owed to an undisclosed number of workers. For comparison, American Medical Response, INC. in Buellton, CA is another healthcare & social assistance employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
- 0.5
- violations per inspection
- 70.0%
- of violations were serious
- $0
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- B OSHA safety compliance: 10 violations across 21 OSHA inspections (0.5 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- A Wage & hour compliance: $0 in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($0 per case), vs. national p10 $2K (best) / p90 $58K (worst) among 91,622 employers with a WHD case on file.
Does more inspection scrutiny mean more findings?
Each dot is one of 21 Healthcare & Social Assistance employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Nassau University Medical Center.
How Nassau University Medical Center Compares
Nassau University Medical Center's 0.48 violations per inspection compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average of 1.1 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Nassau University Medical Center to date. The Healthcare & Social Assistance sector average runs $1,181 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
21
First Inspection
2010-06-16
Last Inspection
2025-01-14
Inspection Span
15 yrs
Violations / Inspection
0.5
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$1,757
What this shows 21 inspections over 15 years, averaging 0.5 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Healthcare & Social Assistance average of $1,757.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
7
Serious
70.0% of total
0
Willful
0.0% of total
0
Repeat
0.0% of total
3
Other-Than-Serious
30.0% of total
What this shows Serious violations involve hazards that could cause death or serious physical harm. Willful violations indicate intentional or knowing disregard of the law. Repeat violations are for hazards previously cited within the past 5 years.
Wage & Hour Findings
Industry Safety Context: Healthcare & Social Assistance
How Nassau University Medical Center compares to the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector, which has 17,945 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Nassau University Medical Center | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 21 | 0.7 |
| Violations | 10 | 1.1 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $1,181 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $1,757 |
Nationwide Healthcare & Social Assistance peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Nassau University Medical Center, both outside NY so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (21 inspections here).
Nearby & Similar Employers in Healthcare & Social Assistance
Showing 5 of 17944 other employers tracked in this sector.
What to do with this record
Use Nassau University Medical Center's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Nassau University Medical Center against Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, INC., a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Nassau University Medical Center's inspection and penalty record is typical for Healthcare & Social Assistance or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Healthcare & Social Assistance sector
- Nassau University Medical Center also carries $0 in Wage and Hour Division back-wages, a separate enforcement track from OSHA safety violations. How wage-theft enforcement works
Figures reflect closed OSHA and WHD federal enforcement actions on record (2010–2026); not every workplace issue results in an inspection or investigation.
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Data as of 2026. Source: U.S. Department of Labor (OSHA, WHD).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data
Inspection and violation records from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), U.S. Department of Labor, covering the period 2010–2026. Includes inspection dates, violation types (serious, willful, repeat, other-than-serious), and penalty amounts. Penalties shown are current assessed amounts and may differ from original citations due to settlement, contest, or reduction.
Source: Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Compliance actions from the WHD, covering enforcement of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), including minimum wage, overtime, and child labor violations. Back wages represent amounts owed to affected employees as determined by WHD investigations.
Employer Matching
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