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PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC

1305 O'BRIEN DR., MENLO PARK, CA, 94025
Operated by PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC
541714Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)

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OSHA inspections
1
Violations
6
$16,370 in penalties
Penalties
$16,370
$2,728 avg

Summary

PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 1 inspection, with $16,370 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 167 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
Violations
6
Penalties
$16,370
$2,728 avg / violation
17% serious83% other
Inspection trigger · accident
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. 5 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $16,370 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3203(A)21$11,220Dec 2025Dec 2025
342(A)11$3,750Dec 2025Dec 2025
29 CFR 6401.0009 C0111$560Dec 2025Dec 2025
3314(G)(2)(A)11$420Dec 2025Dec 2025
5193(D)(3)(F)1.11$420Dec 2025Dec 2025

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

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 5417 within CA. Peer group: 167 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $300
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
1.6
vs industry
+1.3
TRIR
1.6
vs industry
+1.0

Reported for 128 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
0.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.6
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

Accident
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 PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
10 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 10 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, 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 PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
38
Certified
19
Avg wage ratio
1.12x
H-1B

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 PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, 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). 2 facilities.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA INC
1010 HAMILTON CT · MENLO PARK, CA, 94025
RCRANo Violation Identified00May 2017View →
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA
960 HAMILTON AVE · MENLO PARK, CA, 94025
RCRANo Violation Identified00Nov 2016View →

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 PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$13.4M
Obligated (all-time)
$45.0M
Awards
462
Top agency
Department of Health and Human Services
$24.0M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Health and Human Services$24.0M
Department of Agriculture$15.8M
Department of Defense$5.0M
Department of Commerce$209K
Largest awards (top 50 of 462)
  • Department of Agriculture
    GBRU - PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CA - 102-090-600 REVIO SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2023-03-08
    $1,883,500
  • Department of Defense
    100-210-100
    contract · Last action 2021-03-29
    $1,878,318
  • Department of Defense
    DNA SEQUENNCING SYSTEM WITH WARRANTY
    contract · Last action 2011-09-15
    $874,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PACBIO RS SEQUENCER - (RSVP 1092) - REPLACES REQ 1082695 - PLEASE DIRECT TO LACETTA BOWMAN
    contract · Last action 2014-02-11
    $856,000
  • Department of Agriculture
    SEQUEL IIE AND ASSOCIATED SUPPLIES & REAGENTS FOR STONEVILLE, MS AND HILO, HI
    contract · Last action 2021-09-23
    $805,728
  • Department of Agriculture
    100-426-900 SEQUEL" SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2019-04-24
    $797,092
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PACBIO REVIO SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2025-06-24
    $775,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TAS::75 0140::TAS SEQUENCING APPARATUS
    contract · Last action 2013-12-05
    $767,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PACBIO RS WITH 12-MONTH SERVICE CONTRACT
    contract · Last action 2015-02-03
    $746,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    REAL-TIME SEQUENCER WITH 4 (1-YEAR POST-WARRANTY MAINTENANCE OPTION PERIODS)
    contract · Last action 2023-11-03
    $736,000
  • Department of Agriculture
    100-210-100 PACBIO RS II, INCLUDES 100-236-400 STANDARD PACBIO SERVICE CONTRACT
    contract · Last action 2015-08-26
    $719,068
  • Department of Agriculture
    IGF::OT::IGF PACBIO RSII DNA SEQUENCER #100-210-100
    contract · Last action 2015-09-27
    $717,500
  • Department of Defense
    000-693-241 PAC BIO RS INSTRUMENT
    contract · Last action 2011-03-22
    $710,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PURCHASE OF ONE (1) REVIO SEQUENCING SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES THE SEQUENCING INSTRUMENT, PRIMARY ANALYSIS COMPUTE, INSTRUMENT TRAINING, AND A 12-MONTH WARRANTY.
    contract · Last action 2023-09-22
    $708,000
  • Department of Agriculture
    PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) CONTRACT FOR SEQUEL-SEQUEL II PRODUCT FAMILY SPECIALIZED SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT, REAGENTS AND SERVICES.
    contract · Last action 2023-06-30
    $706,610
  • Department of Agriculture
    PACBIO RS, ON-SITE SYSTEM TRAINING, SHIPPING & FREIGHT COST
    contract · Last action 2011-04-28
    $703,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF GENOME SEQUENCER ACQUISITION
    contract · Last action 2014-09-04
    $697,500
  • Department of Agriculture
    PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC. DELIVERY ORDER FOR SEQUEL-SEQUEL II PRODUCTS.
    contract · Last action 2021-08-25
    $664,783
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::CT::IGF/PACBIO RS II DNA SEQUENCER SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2014-05-14
    $627,500
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PACBIO RS II AMD
    contract · Last action 2014-09-05
    $615,000
  • Department of Defense
    PACBIO RS II SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2017-06-27
    $612,500
  • Department of Agriculture
    GBRU - PACIFIC BIOSCIENCE OF CALIFORNIA - TRADE IN SEQUEL IIE SQ64310E
    contract · Last action 2024-04-10
    $612,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    SEQUEL IIE LONG-READ DNA/RNA SEQUENCER SYSTEM AND CONSUMABLES
    contract · Last action 2025-12-18
    $585,238
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PACBIO REVIO SEQUENCER SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2024-06-26
    $540,088
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    SUPPLY&INSTALLATION OF SEQUEL II SEQUENCING MACHINE BY PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES
    contract · Last action 2019-05-10
    $522,500
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    REAL TIME DNA SEQUENCER
    contract · Last action 2021-11-08
    $505,454
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    VERSATILE SEQUENCING II SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2021-09-14
    $483,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    AMBIS 1967094 SEQUEL II SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2019-09-04
    $480,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    SEQUEL IIE SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2022-08-24
    $438,600
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF - PURCHASE DNA SEQUENCER WITH ACCESSORIES
    contract · Last action 2018-04-03
    $433,950
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    LONG-READ SEQUENCER
    contract · Last action 2018-09-04
    $397,500
  • Department of Defense
    100-426-900/SEQUEL SYSTEM AND RELATED ITEMS
    contract · Last action 2017-03-07
    $390,124
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    AMBIS #1860553 SEQUEL SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2017-09-01
    $384,376
  • Department of Agriculture
    SEQUEL SYSTEM (911)
    contract · Last action 2015-12-29
    $367,500
  • Department of Agriculture
    100-426-900 SEQUEL(TM) SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY, TRAINING AND FREIGHT. OPTION ITEM: MAINTENANCE AGREEMENT
    contract · Last action 2018-08-02
    $365,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    AMBIS # 1777296 SEQUEL INSTRUMENT
    contract · Last action 2016-03-30
    $363,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    SEQUEL SYSTEM INCLUDING INSTRUMENT,
    contract · Last action 2022-03-08
    $357,500
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PACBIO SEQUEL DNA SEQUENCER
    contract · Last action 2018-07-19
    $337,500
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PART NUMBER 100-236-400 FOR STANDARD PACBIO SERVICE CONTRACT WITH BASE PLUS FOUR OPTIONS
    contract · Last action 2025-07-23
    $336,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF - SEQUEL SYSTEM WITH ACCESSORIES AND INCLUDES SHIPPING, TRAINING, 12 MONTH MANUFACTURE WARRANTY
    contract · Last action 2017-08-10
    $330,220
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PACBIO REVIO REAGENTS
    contract · Last action 2024-12-18
    $274,176
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES
    contract · Last action 2024-12-06
    $250,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    DNA SEQUENCER AND CLUSTER GENERATOR INCLUDING HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE PLUS 4 ANNUAL PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE AGREEMENTS TO BE EXERCISED ANNUALLY.
    contract · Last action 2023-09-26
    $248,900
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    SERVICE CONTRACT FOR A SEQUEL 2E LONG-READ SEQUENCER
    contract · Last action 2025-09-10
    $245,677
  • Department of Agriculture
    PACBIO REAGENT KITS. ALL REAGENTS FOR SEQUENCING 24 REVIO SMRT CELLS QUANTITY 8, AND ASSOCIATED LIBRARY PREP REAGENTS.
    contract · Last action 2025-09-24
    $232,854
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    SMRT CELLS & SEQUEL II SEQUENCING KITS FROM PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES (AMBIS #2134335)
    contract · Last action 2022-09-08
    $227,225
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PACBIO SEQUEL SYSTEM 8M UPGRADE
    contract · Last action 2019-05-16
    $220,000
  • Department of Agriculture
    (8)102-817-900 REVIO REAGENT KIT, 24-PACK 103-071-500 ISO-SEQ EXPRESS 2.0 KIT 103-072-000 KINNEX FULL LENGTH RNA KIT (3)102-182-700 SMRTBELL PREP KIT 3.0 PRODUCTS ARE ON IDIQ CONTRACT
    contract · Last action 2024-12-19
    $209,120
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    REVIO SMRT CELLS AND SEQUENCING REAGENTS - NEW AWARD
    contract · Last action 2025-09-16
    $198,083
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    SHIPPING CHARGES ADDED FOR ALL THREE SHIPMENTS
    contract · Last action 2019-09-04
    $197,441

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334516 - ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-04-22. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-08-29Accident61$16,370

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

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Frequently asked

What is PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC's OSHA violation history?
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 6 violations and $16,370 in total penalties.
How does PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC operates in the research and development in biotechnology (except nanobiotechnology) industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.6. PACIFIC BIOSCIENCES OF CALIFORNIA, INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.64 compared to an industry average of 0.3.