Establishment profile
SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE
134 CHAPEL ROAD, SWEET BRIAR, VA, 24595
Operated by Meriwether-Godsey, Inc · 1 of 7 establishments
611310 — Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools
EIN 541319486
Summary
SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 47 years of recorded history.
The establishment sits in the 47th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 109 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 77th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
75% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2024 | Dec 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1979 | Jun 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1978 | Oct 1978 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 6113 within VA. Peer group: 109 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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.
Reported for 48 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
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
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 SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 5 violations · $24,429 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Oct 2013 | 1 | 5 | 4 | $24,429 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 5 violations · $24,429 in backwages · 4 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2011 – Oct 2013 | Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | FLSA | 5 | 4 | $24,429 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE. 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 SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE POWER HOUSE ROAD - ROUTE 29 NORTH · AMHERST, VA, 24595 | Air | No Violation Identified | 2 | 0 | — | Feb 2026 | View → |
SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE 134 CHAPEL ROAD · SWEET BRIAR, VA, 24595 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jan 2017 | View → |
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 criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-26 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-05-01 | Unprogrammed Related | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-06-05 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-09-12 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Meriwether-Godsey, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Meriwether-Godsey, Inc across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in colleges, universities, and professional schools within VA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITYHARRISONBURG — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIACHARLOTTESVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITYFAIRFAX — 2 federal enforcement records
- VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURGLYNCHBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- HAMPTON UNIVERSITYHAMPTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY, INC.LYNCHBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- EMORY AND HENRY COLLEGEEMORY — 2 federal enforcement records
- LONGWOOD UNIVERSITYFARMVILLE — 2 federal enforcement records
- VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITYRICHMOND — 2 federal enforcement records
- NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITYNORFOLK — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Meriwether-Godsey, Inc locationsParent rollup
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- Employers in VAState-wide enforcement data
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Meriwether-Godsey, Inc, which operates 7 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE's OSHA violation history?
- SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $0 in total penalties.
- How does SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE's safety record compare to its industry?
- SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE operates in the colleges, universities, and professional schools industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. SWEET BRIAR COLLEGE's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.6.