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EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY

1410 L AVENUE, LA GRANDE, OR, 97850
611310Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
EIN 472967284

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OSHA inspections
7
over 35 years
Violations
16
$14,550 in penalties
Penalties
$14,550
$909 avg

Summary

EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $14,550 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 68th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 58 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 72nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.2 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
16
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$14,550
$909 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 7
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 7

86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 16 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $14,550 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.0021 B0211$3,500Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 1926.0451 E0111$2,500Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 1926.0451 E1011$2,500Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 1926.0451 E0511$2,500Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 1926.0451 E0411$2,500Apr 1993Apr 1993
29 CFR 7030.0400111$375May 1991May 1991
29 CFR 1926.1053 B0111$375May 1991May 1991
29 CFR 7022.22407 A11$300Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 7022.22505 B11Mar 2008Mar 2008
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111Jan 2008Jan 2008
29 CFR 7020.16105 A AI11Apr 2007Apr 2007
29 CFR 1910.0215 B1211Apr 1999Apr 1999
29 CFR 1910.0243 C01 IIA11Apr 1999Apr 1999
29 CFR 1910.0213 H0111Apr 1999Apr 1999
29 CFR 7020.02203 F11Apr 1999Apr 1999
29 CFR 7020.2640311Apr 1999Apr 1999

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

68th

Above average violations in NAICS 6113 within OR. Peer group: 58 employers. This establishment has 16 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $353
Inspection frequency
72nd
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.5
vs industry
−0.1
TRIR
0.5
vs industry
−1.0

Reported for 689 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.6
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
5
Complaint
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
17 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY
1 UNIVERSITY BOULEVARD · LA GRANDE, OR, 97850
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$30K
Obligated (all-time)
$168K
Awards
13
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$167K
Company-wide — OREGON UNIVERSITY SYSTEM (across 12 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$29.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$113.9M
Awards (all-time)
1,027

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Agriculture$167K
Department of the Interior$1K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 611310 - COLLEGES, UNIVERSITIES, AND PROFESSIONAL SCHOOLS. Last action: 2023-08-15. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-08-19Planned0$0
2008-03-10Complaint21$300
2007-12-10Planned1$0
2007-03-27Planned1$0
1999-03-17Planned5$0
1993-02-25Complaint55$13,500
1991-04-18Planned22$750

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

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Frequently asked

What is EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $14,550 in total penalties.
How does EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. EASTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 0.54 compared to an industry average of 0.6.