Establishment profile
PCI SYNTHESIS
9 OPPORTUNITY WAY, NEWBURYPORT, MA, 01950
Operated by PCI Synthesis · 1 of 2 establishments
325412 — Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
EIN 043287088
Summary
PCI SYNTHESIS has accumulated 26 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $109,880 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 62 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PCI SYNTHESIS appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $109,880 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 IV | 2 | 2 | $5,000 | Jun 2019 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E01 | 1 | 1 | $12,000 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I D | 1 | 1 | $12,000 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1450 E04 | 1 | 1 | $12,000 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F03 | 1 | 1 | $8,000 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 II | 1 | 1 | $8,000 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 II | 1 | 1 | $6,500 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D02 I D | 1 | 1 | $6,500 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I E | 1 | 1 | $6,500 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $6,500 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1450 E03 VII | 1 | 1 | $5,940 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I C | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 VII | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1450 E01 | 1 | 1 | $2,970 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1450 E03 III | 1 | 1 | $2,970 | Jun 2015 | Jun 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I H | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 X | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2021 | Oct 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 II B | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 III B | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2020 | Aug 2020 |
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 in NAICS 3254 within MA. Peer group: 62 employers. This establishment has 26 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 110 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 PCI SYNTHESIS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 PCI SYNTHESIS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PCI SYNTHESIS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for PCI SYNTHESIS. 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 PCI SYNTHESIS. 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: No 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCI SYNTHESIS INC 9 OPPORTUNITY WAY · NEWBURYPORT, MA, 01950 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 3 | 1 | — | Mar 2025 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PCI SYNTHESIS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of Health and Human ServicesTAS:: 75 0884:: TAS:: POTS # 11-010485 DEUTERATED ALPHA TOCOPHEROLcontract · Last action 2011-09-21$75,900
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 325412 - PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATION MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2011-09-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-15 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-06-15 | Referral | 3 | 1 | $8,000 | |
| 2020-02-13 | Referral | 10 | 8 | $28,000 | |
| 2019-01-29 | Planned | 9 | 7 | $50,000 | |
| 2015-01-07 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $23,880 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
PCI SYNTHESIS is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization PCI Synthesis.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of PCI Synthesis across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BIOGEN IDEC, INC.CAMBRIDGE — 3 federal enforcement records
- ARMSTRONG PHARMACEUTICALSWEST ROXBURY — 2 federal enforcement records
- NUTRAMAX PRODUCTS INC.GLOUCESTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- PHARMASOL CORPORATIONSOUTH EASTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- LYNE LABORATORIESBROCKTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- ARIAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.CAMBRIDGE — 1 federal enforcement record
- POLYCARBON INDUSTRIES, INC./SEQENS SASNEWBURYPORT — 1 federal enforcement record
- OTIS CLAPP & SON, INCORPORATEDCANTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- POLYCARBON INDUSTRIES, INC. DBA PCI SYNTHESISNEWBURYPORT — 1 federal enforcement record
- FORMATECHANDOVER — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by PCI Synthesis, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PCI SYNTHESIS INC.DEVENS, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PCI SYNTHESIS 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 PCI Synthesis, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PCI SYNTHESIS's OSHA violation history?
- PCI SYNTHESIS has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 26 violations and $109,880 in total penalties.
- How does PCI SYNTHESIS's safety record compare to its industry?
- PCI SYNTHESIS operates in the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. PCI SYNTHESIS's self-reported DART rate is 3.5 compared to an industry average of 0.9.