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BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC

4525 HIAWATHA AVE S, MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 55406
325412Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
1
over 18 years
Violations
12
$1,250 in penalties
Penalties
$1,250
$104 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 18 years of recorded history, with $1,250 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 51 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 18 yrs
Violations
12
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$1,250
$104 avg / violation
92% serious8% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $1,250 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06II11$175Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q0111$175Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 5206.07000111$175Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0106 E02II B211$125Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$100Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111$100Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 5205.01160111$100Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0134 A0211$100Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$100Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0178 L11$100Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 5206.070001 B11Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0178 L0611Jun 2008Jun 2008

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3254 within MN. Peer group: 51 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
64th
peer median: $403
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
15 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$1,362
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $1,362 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeOct 2010111$1,362

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $1,362 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Nov 2009 – Oct 2010Pharmaceutical Preparation ManufacturingFLSA11$1,362

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2008-05-28Planned1211$1,250

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

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Frequently asked

What is BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC's OSHA violation history?
BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 12 violations and $1,250 in total penalties.
How does BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
BELL PHARMACEUTICALS INC operates in the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4.