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CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES

9801 SHAVER RD, PORTAGE, MI, 49024
Operated by CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC · 1 of 18 establishments
115210Support Activities for Animal Production

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OSHA inspections
2
over 26 years
Violations
16
$2,215 in penalties
Penalties
$2,215
$138 avg

Summary

CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES has accumulated 16 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 26 years of recorded history, with $2,215 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 21 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 26 yrs
Violations
16
0.6 / yr
Penalties
$2,215
$138 avg / violation
44% serious56% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 16 citations in this view · $2,215 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 4081.02130222$615Jan 2000Aug 2004
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I22$400Jan 2000Aug 2004
29 CFR 1910.1200 H11$300Jan 2000Jan 2000
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$300Jan 2000Jan 2000
29 CFR 4081.02210111$300Jan 2000Jan 2000
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111$300Jan 2000Jan 2000
29 CFR 4081.40070411Aug 2004Aug 2004
29 CFR 4081.03510111Aug 2004Aug 2004
29 CFR 4081.01870111Jan 2000Jan 2000
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0211Jan 2000Jan 2000
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0111Jan 2000Jan 2000
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211Jan 2000Jan 2000
29 CFR 4081.33080111Jan 2000Jan 2000
29 CFR 4081.0011 D11Jan 2000Jan 2000

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.

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.6
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
2

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 CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 21+ years. Most recent activity: 21 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES. 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 CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1383160
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. (across 4 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$221.5M
Obligated (all-time)
$406.1M
Awards (all-time)
148

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2004-06-30Planned41$315
1999-11-19Planned126$1,900

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

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Part of a larger organization

CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES is one of 18 establishments rolled up under the parent organization CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC across all 18 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in support activities for animal production within MI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC, which operates 18 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES's OSHA violation history?
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 16 violations and $2,215 in total penalties.
How does CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES's safety record compare to its industry?
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES operates in the support activities for animal production industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.5.