Establishment profile
FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV.
ONE REAGENT LANE, FAIR LAWN, NJ, 07410
Operated by THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC · 1 of 179 establishments
Summary
FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV. has accumulated 18 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $3,930 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 69,783 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 33 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV. 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 18 citations in this view · $3,930 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E03 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Dec 1992 | Dec 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A05 III | 1 | 1 | $425 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $425 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q01 | 1 | 1 | $400 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 K01 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 E04 III | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC | 1 | 1 | $350 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $180 | Jul 1988 | Jul 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1990 | Jul 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 1988 | Jul 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 B05 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 III | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 IV | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 69,783 employers. This establishment has 18 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 33+ years. Most recent activity: 33 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 FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV.. 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 FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-07-28 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $750 | |
| 1990-05-11 | Referral | 9 | 8 | $3,000 | |
| 1988-06-22 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $180 | |
| 1985-05-08 | Complaint | 6 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV. is one of 179 establishments rolled up under the parent organization THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC across all 179 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANYFAIR LAWN, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
- THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICSOMERVILLE, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.HAVERHILL, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- NALGE NUNC INTERNATIONALROCHESTER, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- PPD DEVELOPMENT L.P.RICHMOND, VA — 2 federal enforcement records
- THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INCHAVERHILL, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
- FISHER SCIENTIFICSPRINGFIELD, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- FISHER SCIENTIFIC COMPANY, LLCBRIDGEWATER, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC, INCBRIDGEWATER, NJ — 2 federal enforcement records
- THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFICWILMINGTON, MA — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC locationsParent rollup
- Employers in NJState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV. 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 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC, which operates 179 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV.'s OSHA violation history?
- FISHER SCIENTIFIC-CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING DIV. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 18 violations and $3,930 in total penalties.