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PFIZER, INC.

445 EASTERN POINT ROAD, GROTON, CT, 06340
Operated by PFIZER INC · 1 of 39 establishments
325412Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
EIN 135315170

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OSHA inspections
20
over 43 years
Violations
32
$28,035 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

PFIZER, INC. has accumulated 32 OSHA violations across 20 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $28,035 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 22 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

PFIZER, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, FMCSA motor carrier registration, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, and CPSC product recalls records 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
20
0.5 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
32
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$28,035
$876 avg / violation
72% serious28% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
8 of 20
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 20

40% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 22 citations in this view · $26,435 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0132 A22$4,360Oct 1990Jun 2012
29 CFR 1904.0002 A22$400May 1991Jun 1993
29 CFR 1910.0132 F03 III11$4,000Jun 2012Jun 2012
29 CFR 1910.0333 A0111$3,780Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.1450 F04 IC11$3,000Jun 1993Jun 1993
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 IA11$2,250Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0211$1,125Jun 2009Jun 2009
29 CFR 1910.1020 D01 I11$800Jun 2012Jun 2012
29 CFR 1910.1020 E02 IA11$800Jun 2012Jun 2012
29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 II11$800Jun 1993Jun 1993
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$800Jun 1993Jun 1993
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I11$630Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II11$630Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.0037 K0211$540Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$450Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.0120 P07 I11$450Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.0145 C02 I11$450Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11$450Aug 1990Aug 1990
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 II11$360Oct 1990Oct 1990
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$360Oct 1990Oct 1990

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

95th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3254 within CT. Peer group: 22 employers. This establishment has 32 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
90th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
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
0.2
vs industry
−0.7
TRIR
0.6
vs industry
−0.8

Reported for 2,975 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
0.6
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

Planned
5
Complaint
8
Referral
4
Follow-up
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Oct 2024

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Oct 21, 2024Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testingOther finger(s) n.e.c.Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

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

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PFIZER, 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
PFIZER INC.
445 EASTERN POINT ROAD · GROTON, CT, 06340
WaterNo Violation Identified00View →

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)

DOT number
3782982
Operation
B

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$0
Disposition
NP
Crime type
Kickbacks

First case: 2007-03-01. Most recent: 2007-03-01. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

CPSC product recalls

Total recalls
1
Last 5 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Units recalled
0

Top hazard: The recalled prescription drugs must be in child resistant packaging as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act (PPPA). The packaging of the products is not child resistant, posing a risk of poisoning if the contents are swallowed by young children.. Most recent recall: 2023-03-16. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — PFIZER INC (across 20 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$23.8B
Obligated (all-time)
$50.9B
Awards (all-time)
9,505

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-01-27Complaint0$0
2024-10-23Referral0$0
2012-01-18Complaint0$0
2012-01-18Complaint4$9,600
2012-01-18Complaint0$0
2009-04-17Complaint44$7,155
2006-11-03Complaint0$0
2002-06-25Referral0$0
1996-10-08Unprogrammed Related2$0
1994-07-19Planned0$0
1994-07-19Planned0$0
1994-07-05Planned0$0
1993-04-05Referral54$5,000
1993-03-25Referral0$0
1991-03-08Follow-up1$0
1990-09-10Planned1211$4,950
1990-06-12Complaint22$800
1989-08-30Unprogrammed Related22$530
1987-04-06Complaint0$0
1982-08-31Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PFIZER, INC. is one of 39 establishments rolled up under the parent organization PFIZER INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of PFIZER INC across all 39 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing within CT, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by PFIZER INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

  • PFIZER INCLEES SUMMIT, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
  • PFIZER INCKALAMAZOO, MI — 2 federal enforcement records
  • PFIZERPALMYRA, MO — 2 federal enforcement records
  • PFIZER INCNew York -Richmond, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
  • PFIZER, INC.BROOKLYN, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
  • PFIZER INCGibsonburg, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
  • WYETH PHARMACEUTICALSROUSES POINT, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
  • PFIZER INCSidney, NE — 1 federal enforcement record
  • PFIZER, INC.CLOQUET, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
  • PFIZER, INC.PARSIPPANY, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PFIZER, 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 PFIZER INC, which operates 39 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is PFIZER, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
PFIZER, INC. has 20 OSHA inspections on record with 32 violations and $28,035 in total penalties.
How does PFIZER, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
PFIZER, INC. operates in the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. PFIZER, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.17 compared to an industry average of 0.9.