Administrative & Waste Services · Richmond, VA
Virginia Commonwealth University
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Virginia Commonwealth University has a mixed safety record: 17 violations across 14 inspections. See the full breakdown below.
- $0
- OSHA penalties
- 17
- Violations cited
- 14
- OSHA inspections
- $0
- Back wages owed
Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, VA has been the subject of 14 OSHA workplace inspections and 17 citations since 2010, according to enforcement records from the U.S. Department of Labor. The employer also has 1 Wage and Hour Division (WHD) case on record, covering Fair Labor Standards Act enforcement. All enforcement data below is sourced from the DOL public enforcement databases at data.dol.gov.
The record in one line
OSHA has inspected Virginia Commonwealth University 14 times over 8 years, roughly annually. These inspections resulted in 17 violations, averaging 1.2 per inspection. Of these, 10 were classified as serious - indicating hazards that could cause death or serious harm. Against the Administrative & Waste Services industry average of 1 inspections per employer, this runs far above peers (11.9x 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, Camphouse Country Landscaping LLC in Orland Park, IL is another administrative & waste services employer with 2 OSHA inspections on record and $0 in current penalties.
- 1.2
- violations per inspection
- 58.8%
- of violations were serious
- $0
- in back wages recovered
Compliance score
- C OSHA safety compliance: 17 violations across 14 OSHA inspections (1.2 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 Administrative & Waste Services employers with an OSHA inspection on record, placed by inspections and violations cited. The highlighted dot is Virginia Commonwealth University.
How Virginia Commonwealth University Compares
Virginia Commonwealth University's 1.21 violations per inspection compares to the Administrative & Waste Services sector average of 2.7 violations per employer.
No OSHA penalty has been assessed against Virginia Commonwealth University to date. The Administrative & Waste Services sector average runs $3,740 per employer.
Enforcement detail
OSHA Inspection History
Total Inspections
14
First Inspection
2011-03-09
Last Inspection
2018-09-25
Inspection Span
8 yrs
Violations / Inspection
1.2
Avg Penalty / Inspection
$0
Industry Avg / Inspection
$3,188
What this shows 14 inspections over 8 years, averaging 1.2 violations per visit. That's $0 per inspection vs. the Administrative & Waste Services average of $3,188.
Enforcement detail
Violation Breakdown
10
Serious
58.8% of total
0
Willful
0.0% of total
0
Repeat
0.0% of total
7
Other-Than-Serious
41.2% 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
Industry Safety Context: Administrative & Waste Services
How Virginia Commonwealth University compares to the Administrative & Waste Services sector, which has 12,823 employers tracked by PlainWorker.
| Metric | Virginia Commonwealth University | Industry Avg |
|---|---|---|
| Inspections | 14 | 1.2 |
| Violations | 17 | 2.7 |
| Total Penalty | $0 | $3,740 |
| Avg Penalty per Inspection | $0 | $3,188 |
Nationwide Administrative & Waste Services peers with similar penalties or inspection counts
Two OSHA-record peer sets for Virginia Commonwealth University, 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 (14 inspections here).
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What to do with this record
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- A single employer's record can look unusual in isolation. Compare Virginia Commonwealth University against Dickson County - Solid Waste, a similarly-sized employer in the same sector, before drawing conclusions. Compare side-by-side
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- Virginia Commonwealth University 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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