Establishment profile
PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC
10578 SCIENCE CENTER DR., SUITE 125, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92121
Operated by Pacira BioSciences, Inc
325411 — Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing
EIN 330387911
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3576(A) | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2019 |
| 3400(C) | 1 | 1 | $750 | Oct 2019 | Oct 2019 |
| 5157(C)(2) | 1 | 1 | $375 | Oct 2019 | Oct 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
Below average violations in NAICS 3254 within CA. Peer group: 228 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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.
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
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- 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
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)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2013 – Jul 2015 | Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing | — | — | 0 | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
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 Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
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). 4 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS 10450 SCIENCE CENTER DR · SAN DIEGO, CA, 92121 | WaterRCRATRI | Violation Identified QNCR 4 | 2 | 0 | — | May 2024 | View → |
PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 10410 SCIENCE CENTER DRIVE · SAN DIEGO, CA, 92121 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Aug 2023 | View → |
PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC 10578 SCIENCE CENTER DR · SAN DIEGO, CA, 92121 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Jun 2018 | View → |
PACIRA PHARMACEUTICALS INC 5995 PACIFIC CENTER BLVD SUITE 103 · SAN DIEGO, CA, 92121 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
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
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of Veterans Affairs65250026620 EXPAREL 266 MG/20 ML VIAL,10/BXcontract · Last action 2017-04-18$23,396
- Department of Veterans AffairsIOVERA CRYOTHERAPY SYSTEMcontract · Last action 2019-09-28$5,375
- Department of Veterans Affairs65 I B, DRUGS, PHARMACEUTICALS,&HEMATOLOGY RELATED PRODUCT FSS CONTRACT AWARDcontract · Last action 2022-08-18$0
- Department of Veterans AffairsINTERIM AGREEMENT V797D-6003Econtract · Last action 2016-05-15$0
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-08-15 | Planned | 3 | — | $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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Related searches
- All Pacira BioSciences, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Medicinal and Botanical ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CAState-wide enforcement data
- Medicinal and Botanical in CAIndustry × state cross-filter
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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Contact sales →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.