Establishment profile
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC.
251 BALLARDVALE STREET, WILMINGTON, MA, 01887
Operated by CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC · 1 of 18 establishments
Summary
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $560 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 40th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 48,818 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 35 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, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $560 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $490 | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | $70 | Jan 1991 | Jan 1991 |
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
Below average violations. Peer group: 48,818 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.
Reported for 1,102 average annual employees at this establishment.
Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.
Inspection breakdown
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, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 35+ years. Most recent activity: 35 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, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, 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 CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 3 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES 251 BALLARDVALE ST · WILMINGTON, MA, 01887 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Apr 2021 | View → |
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INC 261 BALLARDVALE ST · WILMINGTON, MA, 01887 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Apr 2021 | View → |
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES 299 BALLARDVALE ST · WILMINGTON, MA, 01887 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 561210 - FACILITIES SUPPORT SERVICES. Last action: 2026-07-14. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991-08-15 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-10-02 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $560 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC. 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 locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIESSTONE RIDGE, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES ASHLAND, LLCASHLAND, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INCSAN DIEGO, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIESPORTAGE, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC.PRESTON, CT — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC.RALEIGH, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INCTACOMA, WA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.WILMINGTON, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC.ROANOKE, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC locationsParent rollup
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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.
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- What is CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $560 in total penalties.