Construction · Portland, OR
Fred Shearer & Sons
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Fred Shearer & Sons has a relatively clean safety record: 0 violations across 2 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
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- OSHA penalties
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- Violations cited
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- OSHA inspections
- $0
- Back wages owed
Fred Shearer & Sons in Portland, OR has been the subject of 2 OSHA workplace inspections and 0 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 0 WHD violations 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 Fred Shearer & Sons 2 times over 1 year - more than twice a year on average. None of these inspections resulted in a citation. Against the Construction industry average of 2 inspections per employer, this sits roughly in line with peers (1.0x 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, Colorado Roofing Exteriors LLC in Wheat Ridge, CO is another construction employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
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- of violations were serious
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Compliance score
- A OSHA safety compliance: 0 violations across 2 OSHA inspections (0.0 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 Construction employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Fred Shearer & Sons.
How Fred Shearer & Sons Compares
2 OSHA inspections on record for Fred Shearer & Sons in Portland, OR, zero violations cited, a cleaner record than the Construction sector average of 3.3 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Fred Shearer & Sons to date. The Construction sector average runs $6,767 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
2
First Inspection
2021-08-18
Last Inspection
2021-08-18
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
0.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$3,361
What this shows 2 inspections over 1 year, averaging 0.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Construction average of $3,361.
Wage & Hour Findings
Industry Safety Context: Construction
How Fred Shearer & Sons compares to the Construction sector, which has 61,260 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Fred Shearer & Sons | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 2 | 2.0 |
| Violations | 0 | 3.3 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $6,767 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,361 |
Nationwide Construction peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Fred Shearer & Sons, both outside OR so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (2 inspections here).
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What to do with this record
Use Fred Shearer & Sons's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Fred Shearer & Sons against Colorado Roofing Exteriors LLC, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Fred Shearer & Sons's inspection and penalty record is typical for Construction or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Construction sector
- Fred Shearer & Sons 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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