PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY is a colleges, universities, and professional schools employer in TACOMA, WA. Federal records show 4 OSHA inspections with 1 violation and $700 in penalties. 1 workplace fatality investigation on record. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 3, 2026.
PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
12180 PARK AVE S, TACOMA, WA, 98447
611310 — Top companies in Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
1,494 employees
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
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Industry context
Within the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry in WA, PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY ranks in the 51th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 192 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 70th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 93th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.3 for the colleges, universities, and professional schools sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.6. PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 1.52, which is above the industry average.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 12 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY's OSHA violation history?
- PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $700 in total penalties.
- How does PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY's safety record compare to its industry?
- PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.3. PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY's self-reported DART rate is 1.52 compared to an industry average of 0.6.
- Has PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY of TACOMA, WA from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations cases, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 3, 2026. OSHA accident records on file for PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY include 1 fatality investigation.
This profile may be incomplete if PACIFIC LUTHERAN UNIVERSITYoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.