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PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC

10578 SCIENCE CENTER DR., SUITE 125, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92121
Operated by Pacira BioSciences, Inc
325411Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing
EIN 330387911

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OSHA inspections
1
over 10 years
Violations
3
$2,250 in penalties
Penalties
$2,250
$750 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 10 years of recorded history, with $2,250 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 49th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 228 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 10 yrs
Violations
3
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$2,250
$750 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $2,250 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3576(A)11$1,125Oct 2019Oct 2019
3400(C)11$750Oct 2019Oct 2019
5157(C)(2)11$375Oct 2019Oct 2019

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

49th

Below average violations in NAICS 3254 within CA. Peer group: 228 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
53rd
peer median: $1,650
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
1.4
vs industry
+0.4
TRIR
1.4
vs industry
0.0

Reported for 230 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
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.4
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
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 PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS 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 PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS 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 PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
4

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
2742564
Operation
B

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$29K
Awards
4
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$29K
Company-wide — PACIRA INC. (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$65K
Awards (all-time)
5

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

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 325412 - PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2022-08-18. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-08-15Planned3$2,250

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Pacira BioSciences, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Pacira BioSciences, 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 PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS 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 Pacira BioSciences, Inc.

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Frequently asked

What is PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC's OSHA violation history?
PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $2,250 in total penalties.
How does PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC operates in the medicinal and botanical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC's self-reported DART rate is 1.39 compared to an industry average of 1.