Educational Services · Tulsa, OK
Oral Roberts University
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Oral Roberts University has a relatively clean safety record: 0 violations across 1 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 0
- Violations cited
- 1
- OSHA inspections
- $4,243
- Back wages owed
Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK has been the subject of 1 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 41 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 Oral Roberts University once. None of these inspections resulted in a citation. Against the Educational Services industry average of 3 inspections per employer, this runs moderately below peers (0.4x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $4,243 in back wages owed to 40 affected workers. For comparison, Brookdale Community College in Freehold, NJ is another educational services employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $4,250 in current penalties.
- 0.0
- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $4,243
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- A OSHA safety compliance: 0 violations across 1 OSHA inspection (0.0 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- B Wage & hour compliance: $4K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($4K 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 Educational Services employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Oral Roberts University.
Oral Roberts University in the Educational Services enforcement ledger
WHD back-wage recoveries in this sector place Oral Roberts University at rank #314 of 478 employers ($4,243 owed). Oral Roberts University carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #314 of 478 Educational Services employers on WHD back wages ($4,243).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $4,243 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Oral Roberts University Compares
1 OSHA inspection on record for Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK, zero violations cited, a cleaner record than the Educational Services sector average of 5.7 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Oral Roberts University to date. The Educational Services sector average runs $3,025 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
1
First Inspection
2021-11-05
Last Inspection
2021-11-05
Inspection Span
1 yr
Violations / Inspection
0.0
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$1,199
What this shows 1 inspection over 1 year, averaging 0.0 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Educational Services average of $1,199.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Oral Roberts University owed $4,243 in back wages to 40 employees across 1 case and 41 violations. WHD enforces federal labor laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), covering minimum wage, overtime pay, and child labor standards.
Industry Safety Context: Educational Services
How Oral Roberts University compares to the Educational Services sector, which has 3,186 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Oral Roberts University | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 1 | 2.5 |
| Violations | 0 | 5.7 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $3,025 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $1,199 |
Nationwide Educational Services peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Oral Roberts University, both outside OK so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar OSHA inspection count
Same-sector employers with a comparable inspection history outside this state (1 inspections here).
Nearby & Similar Employers in Educational Services
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What to do with this record
Use Oral Roberts University's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Oral Roberts University against Murray State University, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Oral Roberts University's inspection and penalty record is typical for Educational Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Educational Services sector
- Oral Roberts University also carries $4,243 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
Employers are matched across OSHA and WHD datasets by name, state, and city. Employers included in PlainWorker have 2 or more OSHA inspections or $1,000+ in WHD back wages. Data is updated monthly from data.dol.gov.