Workplace Safety Rankings in Oregon 2026
Oregon has 3,300 OSHA violations across 3,206 inspections. The employer with the worst safety record is Knife River Corporation (Safety Score: 22/100).
258 Oregon employers appear in the federal OSHA enforcement dataset, ranked below by the LakeQuality safety-score composite. The composite weights violation rate vs industry baseline (40%), serious-and-willful violation ratio (25%), repeat-violation share (20%), and penalty per inspection (15%).
Top-of-list employers typically combine clean inspection histories with below-industry-average violation rates. Bottom-of-list employers carry recurring enforcement attention — usually a combination of serious violations, repeat citations, and elevated per-inspection penalties. Each employer below links to a full inspection history with citation details, penalty amounts, and per-inspection narratives.
Top 20 of 258 Employers by Safety Record
| # | Employer | Violations | Serious | Penalties | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Knife River Corporation | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (22) |
| 2 | Parker-Hannifin Corporation | 16 | 15 | $520K | F (23) |
| 3 | Cabinetworks group | 5 | 5 | $150K | F (23) |
| 4 | Wilbert Funeral Services, INC. | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (24) |
| 5 | Earle M. Jorgensen Company | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (25) |
| 6 | Discount Tire | 17 | 12 | $478K | F (26) |
| 7 | Graphic Packaging International, LLC | 11 | 8 | $342K | F (26) |
| 8 | Hydro Extrusion USA LLC | 7 | 6 | $165K | F (26) |
| 9 | Alfa Laval INC. | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 10 | Basf Corporation | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 11 | ProAmpac | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (26) |
| 12 | Mission Foods | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (27) |
| 13 | Newly Weds Foods,inc. | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (27) |
| 14 | Reser's Fine Foods | 5 | 4 | $135K | F (27) |
| 15 | Morgan Truck Body, LLC | 11 | 7 | $328K | F (28) |
| 16 | Jeld-Wen, INC. | 16 | 10 | $450K | F (29) |
| 17 | Weyerhaeuser | 13 | 10 | $372K | F (29) |
| 18 | Mohawk Industries | 10 | 6 | $313K | F (29) |
| 19 | The Sherwin-Williams Company | 10 | 6 | $313K | F (29) |
| 20 | Cintas | 10 | 5 | $300K | F (29) |
Workplace safety data for Oregon is sourced from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), which records all federal OSHA inspections and violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
Knife River Corporation has the worst safety record in Oregon with a Safety Score of 22/100 (Grade F), 6 violations, and $150K in fines.
Oregon has 3,300 recorded OSHA violations across 3,206 workplace inspections.
The Safety Score (0-100) evaluates employer safety records based on violation rate vs. industry average (40%), serious/willful violation ratio (25%), repeat violation ratio (20%), and penalty per inspection (15%). Lower scores indicate worse safety records.
Safety Score: violation rate vs. industry avg (40%), serious/willful ratio (25%), repeat violation ratio (20%), penalty per inspection (15%). Lower scores = worse records.