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MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, INC.

573 & 577 MERCURY LANE, BREA, CA, 92821
325412Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
EIN 953707141

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OSHA inspections
1
over 9 years
Violations
7
$1,225 in penalties
Penalties
$1,225
$175 avg

Summary

MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, INC. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 9 years of recorded history, with $1,225 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 228 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, 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, 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

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 9 yrs
Violations
7
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$1,225
$175 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · complaint
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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $1,225 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3203(B)(1)11$275Nov 2016Nov 2016
29 CFR 4300.0032 A0211$275Nov 2016Nov 2016
3203(A)11$135Nov 2016Nov 2016
29 CFR 2340.0005 A11$135Nov 2016Nov 2016
5162(C)11$135Nov 2016Nov 2016
5143(A)(5)11$135Nov 2016Nov 2016
29 CFR 2340.0016 C11$135Nov 2016Nov 2016

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

81st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3254 within CA. Peer group: 228 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
46th
peer median: $1,575
Inspection frequency
0th
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
−0.9
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.4

Reported for 44 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
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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

Complaint
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 MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, 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 MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, 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 MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, 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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS INC
577 MERCURY LN · BREA, CA, 92821
RCRANo Violation Identified00Sep 2011View →

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 criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$19K
Obligated (all-time)
$1.0M
Awards
56
Top agency
Department of Health and Human Services
$833K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Health and Human Services$833K
Department of the Interior$101K
Department of Agriculture$45K
Department of Veterans Affairs$27K
Department of Defense$6K
Largest awards (top 50 of 56)
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    RADIOLABELED POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS
    contract · Last action 2020-09-10
    $114,850
  • Department of the Interior
    EUGENOL - MORAVEK BIOCHEMICAL
    contract · Last action 2012-06-18
    $75,419
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PURCHASE OF PRODUCTION OF PIGMENT YELLOW 83, [BISPHENYL-14C(U)]- AND PIGMENT RED 22, [PHENYL-14C(U)]- (RADIOLABELING)
    contract · Last action 2019-12-26
    $64,811
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    AVOBENZONE, PHENYL-RINGS-14C(U)
    contract · Last action 2018-09-04
    $48,962
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    L-B METHYLAMINOALANINE 14C CAS [15920-93-1] AS HOT AS POSSIBLE 10 MCI TOTAL RADIOCHEMICAL PURITY>95% .1 MCI PER SEALED AMPOULE IN ETHANOL L ISOMER ONLY, NOT ENANTIOMER REFERENCE HU & ZIFFER J. LABELLED COMPOUNDS AND RADIOPHARMACETICALS 28(5
    contract · Last action 2009-04-29
    $39,599
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS INC - TOXICOLOGICAL AND TOXICOKINETIC STUDIES OF XENOBIOTICS.
    contract · Last action 2016-09-21
    $39,539
  • Department of Agriculture
    1 MILLICURIE OF [14C]-POLYSTYRENE WITH SPECIFIC ACTIVITY >/= 0.25 MCI/G AND RADIOPURITY >/=95%.
    contract · Last action 2021-07-01
    $38,150
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PIGMENT ORANGE 13 [BISPHENLY-14C(U)]
    contract · Last action 2019-08-02
    $36,543
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    3H RADIOLABELED LINEAR METHOXY POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS (PEG)
    contract · Last action 2019-05-29
    $33,202
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TAS::75 0600::TAS NTP 64199LD E2177 01 2656 MORAVEK BERBERINE- 12-14C 5 MCI LCOUCH
    contract · Last action 2015-05-05
    $32,234
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    14C PIGMENT RED 22
    contract · Last action 2020-07-08
    $28,268
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TRICLOSAN - CHEMICALS
    contract · Last action 2010-02-16
    $25,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF CHEMICALS REPLACEMENT 1,2-BIS (PENTABROMOPHENYL) ETHANE, [OHENYL-14C]
    contract · Last action 2013-06-19
    $24,989
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    DIMETHYLAMINE BORANE 14C - AT BOTH CARBONS CAS [ 74-94-2] AS HOT AS POSSIBLE 10 MCI TOTALRADIOCHEMICAL PURITY>95%.1 MCI PER SEALED AMPOULE IN ETHANOL
    contract · Last action 2009-02-26
    $24,269
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    G4-GLYCIDOL-GLYCONATE (GLYCOLIC ACID-14C) 0 2MCI
    contract · Last action 2015-09-02
    $22,543
  • Department of the Interior
    COMPOUND
    contract · Last action 2010-08-30
    $21,850
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    BIS (2-CHLOROETHOXY) METHANE 14C - GENERALLY LABELED CAS [111-91-1] AS HOT AS POSSIBLE 10MCI TOTAL RADIOCHEMICAL PURITY >95% .1 MCI PER SEALED AMPOULE IN ETHANOL
    contract · Last action 2008-08-21
    $21,394
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS/ARACHIDONIC ACID/ZHIXIN YUAN [12-010328]
    contract · Last action 2012-11-06
    $20,664
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    RADIOISOTOPE - RADIOLABELED PIGMENT RED 22
    contract · Last action 2024-07-22
    $18,910
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    2-METHOXY-4-NITROANILINE 14C-RING LABELED>50 MCI/MMOL CAS [97-52-9] RADIOCHEMICAL PURITY >95% 1MCI PER SEALED AMPOULE IN ETHANOL
    contract · Last action 2008-07-09
    $18,819
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    2-HYDROXY-4-METHOXYBENZOPHENONE 14C-RING ONLY CAS [131-57-7] AS HOT AS POSSIBLE, 10 MCI TOTAL, RADIOCHEMICAL PURITY>95%, .1 MCI PER SEALED AMPOULE IN ETHANOL
    contract · Last action 2009-01-26
    $18,519
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF PURCHASE OF ARACHIDONIC ACID, [1-14C], 50-60 MCI/MMOL 10 MCI.
    contract · Last action 2018-12-27
    $16,239
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    RADIOLABELED G4-GLYCIDOL
    contract · Last action 2015-09-18
    $16,200
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MC-3645.0 MCI OF [14C] ACRACHIDONIC ACID
    contract · Last action 2008-09-29
    $15,644
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    [14C] ARACHIDONIC ACID, 2.5MCI
    contract · Last action 2008-07-07
    $14,010
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    CUSTOM SYNTHESIS FOR 2 MCI OF [3T]SF916
    contract · Last action 2013-05-24
    $12,380
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS INC:1126650 [13-010420]
    contract · Last action 2018-08-04
    $11,984
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    SQUALENE
    contract · Last action 2012-07-27
    $11,484
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    SQUALENE, 1 MCI (3 7 11 14 18 22-3H)
    contract · Last action 2015-02-17
    $11,450
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    ARACHIDONIC, [1-14C]
    contract · Last action 2008-03-24
    $10,430
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, INC. TRITIUM-LABELED PIB FOR NIMH
    contract · Last action 2016-02-24
    $9,303
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS/ARACHIDONIC ACID/ZHI-XIN YUAN[12-008421]
    contract · Last action 2012-09-24
    $8,748
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TAS::75 0843::TAS PURCHASE ORDER-RAMADAN-C.FIZER
    contract · Last action 2010-04-13
    $8,714
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    CAT#MC-364 [14C]ARACHIDONIC ACID,
    contract · Last action 2008-08-05
    $8,680
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    DRUG 0-7362
    contract · Last action 2011-09-20
    $7,500
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF 03171544 - [METHYL-3H]-PS-13 (5MCI)
    contract · Last action 2015-04-27
    $7,343
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF TRITIATED MC-1, (5MCI) AS PER QUOTE NUMBER 02201544
    contract · Last action 2015-03-19
    $7,293
  • Department of Defense
    CURCUMIN, [3H] - (CUSTOM BATCH), 3MCI
    contract · Last action 2009-07-23
    $5,784
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    SYNTHESIS OF 3H, REQUESTOR: BERNICE SAMUELS, BLDG 50/RM 4128, 301-451-6310
    contract · Last action 2010-08-17
    $5,434
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF - NIDDK COMPOUND 1, [3H]-
    contract · Last action 2018-05-18
    $5,300
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RESERPINE
    contract · Last action 2011-09-19
    $5,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    FILAMAT A & BAGS
    contract · Last action 2010-09-29
    $5,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    RHOMAMINE
    contract · Last action 2017-08-18
    $4,959
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    07051249 - [3H]PIB (5MCI)
    contract · Last action 2017-04-07
    $4,900
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SMALL PURCHASE DATA
    contract · Last action 2008-08-23
    $4,350
  • Department of Agriculture
    TELITHROMYCIN
    contract · Last action 2015-07-29
    $3,750
  • Department of the Interior
    5 MCI ACETYLENE - MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS OTHER FUNCTIONS
    contract · Last action 2012-09-06
    $3,529
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOACTIVE BUPIVACAINE HCL
    contract · Last action 2012-03-29
    $3,484
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    CHEMICALS
    contract · Last action 2015-08-21
    $3,232
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    CHEMICALS
    contract · Last action 2015-06-17
    $3,229

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 325998 - ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS CHEMICAL PRODUCT AND PREPARATION MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2024-07-22. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2016-08-24Complaint7$1,225

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 MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, 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 MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 7 violations and $1,225 in total penalties.
How does MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, INC. operates in the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. MORAVEK BIOCHEMICALS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.9.