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ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC

13900 NW SCIENCE PARK DR BLDG #1, PORTLAND, OR, 97229
Operated by MKS INC · 1 of 5 establishments
334515Instrument Manufacturing for Measuring and Testing Electricity and Electrical Signals
EIN 930370304

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OSHA inspections
2
over 15 years
Violations
5
$270 in penalties
Penalties
$270
$54 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $270 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 68th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 89 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 64th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
5
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$270
$54 avg / violation
60% serious40% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $270 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0134 C0111$270Nov 2018Nov 2018
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11Nov 2018Nov 2018
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111Nov 2018Nov 2018
29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 II11Nov 2018Nov 2018
OAR 437-001-0765(4)-911Nov 2018Nov 2018

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

68th

Above average violations in NAICS 3345 within OR. Peer group: 89 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
69th
peer median: $100
Inspection frequency
64th
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−0.7
TRIR
0.5
vs industry
−0.4

Reported for 253 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.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.5
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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 ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES 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 ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES 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 ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES 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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC
13900 NORTHWEST SCIENCE PARK DRIVE · PORTLAND, OR, 97229
RCRANo Violation Identified00Dec 1988View →
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES
14370 NW SCIENCE PARK DRIVE · PORTLAND, OR, 97229
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INCORPORATED
14000 NORTHWEST SCIENCE PARK DRIVE · PORTLAND, OR, 97229
WaterNo Violation Identified00View →

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.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$1.2M
Awards
45
Top agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
$283K
Company-wide — ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$1.6M
Awards (all-time)
57

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$283K
Department of Health and Human Services$250K
Department of Defense$241K
Department of Commerce$180K
Department of Transportation$97K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333512 - MACHINE TOOL (METAL CUTTING TYPES) MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2019-11-01. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-08-24Planned53$270
2011-03-23Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC is one of 5 establishments rolled up under the parent organization MKS INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of MKS INC across all 5 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals within OR, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by MKS INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES 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 MKS INC, which operates 5 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 ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC's OSHA violation history?
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $270 in total penalties.
How does ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC operates in the instrument manufacturing for measuring and testing electricity and electrical signals industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.9. ELECTRO SCIENTIFIC INDUSTRIES INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.7.