Educational Services · Sweet Briar, VA
Sweet Briar College
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Sweet Briar College has a relatively clean safety record: 1 violations across 2 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 1
- Violations cited
- 2
- OSHA inspections
- $24,429
- Back wages owed
Sweet Briar College in Sweet Briar, VA has been the subject of 2 OSHA workplace inspections and 1 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. Federal wage-and-hour enforcement records also show 5 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 Sweet Briar College 2 times across a longer 11-year span, an infrequent cadence. These inspections resulted in 1 violation, averaging 0.5 per inspection, on the lighter side. Against the Educational Services industry average of 3 inspections per employer, this runs moderately below peers (0.8x the sector average) on inspection frequency. The Department of Labor also found wage violations, with $24,429 in back wages owed to 4 affected workers. For comparison, Tulare Joint Union High School District in Tulare, CA is another educational services employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $24,125 in current penalties.
- 0.5
- violations per inspection
- 0.0%
- of violations were serious
- $24,429
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- B OSHA safety compliance: 1 violation across 2 OSHA inspections (0.5 per inspection), vs. national p10 0.0 (best) / p90 5.5 (worst) among 145,626 inspected employers.
- D Wage & hour compliance: $24K in back wages owed across 1 WHD case ($24K 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 Sweet Briar College.
Sweet Briar College in the Educational Services enforcement ledger
On wage-and-hour enforcement alone, Sweet Briar College ranks #115 among 478 Educational Services employers with WHD recoveries ($24,429). Sweet Briar College carries no OSHA penalty in this extract but ranks #115 of 478 Educational Services employers on WHD back wages ($24,429).
Combined federal exposure here: $0 OSHA penalties plus $24,429 WHD back wages (100.0% of the combined total is wage recovery).
How Sweet Briar College Compares
Sweet Briar College's 0.50 violations per inspection compares to the Educational Services sector average of 5.7 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Sweet Briar College to date. The Educational Services sector average runs $3,025 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
2
First Inspection
2013-05-01
Last Inspection
2024-09-26
Inspection Span
11 yrs
Violations / Inspection
0.5
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$1,199
What this shows 2 inspections over 11 years, averaging 0.5 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Educational Services average of $1,199.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
0
Serious
0.0% of total
0
Willful
0.0% of total
0
Repeat
0.0% of total
1
Other-Than-Serious
100.0% of total
What this shows Serious violations involve hazards that could cause death or serious physical harm. Willful violations indicate intentional or knowing disregard of the law. Repeat violations are for hazards previously cited within the past 5 years.
Wage & Hour Findings
The Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division found that Sweet Briar College owed $24,429 in back wages to 4 employees across 1 case and 5 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 Sweet Briar College compares to the Educational Services sector, which has 3,186 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Sweet Briar College | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 2 | 2.5 |
| Violations | 1 | 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 Sweet Briar College, both outside VA 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).
Nearby & Similar Employers in Educational Services
Showing 5 of 3185 other employers tracked in this sector.
What to do with this record
Use Sweet Briar College's enforcement history as one data point, not the whole picture.
- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Sweet Briar College against DE, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
- See whether Sweet Briar College's inspection and penalty record is typical for Educational Services or an outlier against the sector's own average. View the Educational Services sector
- Sweet Briar College also carries $24,429 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.