Establishment profile
PHENOMENEX INC
411 MADRID AVENUE, TORRANCE, CA, 90501
423450 — Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 330179479
Summary
PHENOMENEX INC has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $32,235 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 135 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PHENOMENEX INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 18 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $32,235 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5194 E01 | 2 | 2 | $410 | Nov 1991 | Mar 1995 |
| 4184(B) | 1 | 1 | $22,500 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| 5164 A | 1 | 1 | $5,060 | Oct 2007 | Oct 2007 |
| 3380 E | 1 | 1 | $1,030 | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 3328(C) | 1 | 1 | $935 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2024 |
| 5141 A | 1 | 1 | $685 | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 4650(E) | 1 | 1 | $300 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2016 |
| 3203 A | 1 | 1 | $275 | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 3203 B01 | 1 | 1 | $275 | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 461 A | 1 | 1 | $275 | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 5194 H02 F | 1 | 1 | $205 | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 4070(A) | 1 | 1 | $150 | Oct 2016 | Oct 2016 |
| 5155 E01 | 1 | 1 | $135 | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 3664 A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1995 | Mar 1995 |
| 5162 A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1991 | Nov 1991 |
| 5162 B | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1991 | Nov 1991 |
| 3577 E | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1991 | Nov 1991 |
| 5194 F04 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 1991 | Nov 1991 |
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 4234 within CA. Peer group: 135 employers. This establishment has 19 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 520 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 PHENOMENEX INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 2007 | EXPLOSION,ABRASION,CHEMICAL | 3 | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 4 violations · $3,685 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H-1B visa wage protections | Apr 2009 | 1 | 4 | 1 | $3,685 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
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 · 4 violations · $3,685 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2008 – Apr 2009 | Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences | H-1B | 4 | 1 | $3,685 | — |
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 PHENOMENEX 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 PHENOMENEX INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
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 PHENOMENEX 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). 4 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHENOMENEX INC 20908 HIGGINS CT · TORRANCE, CA, 90501 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2018 | View → |
PHENOMENEX 431 AMAPOLA AVE · TORRANCE, CA, 90501 | WaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2016 | View → |
PHENOMENEX INC 410 MADRID AVE · TORRANCE, CA, 90501 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
PHENOMENEX, INC 411 MADRID AVENUE · TORRANCE, CA, 90501 | TRI | — | 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.
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334516 - ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-01-09. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-01 | Accident | 2 | 1 | $23,435 | |
| 2016-05-03 | Complaint | 2 | — | $450 | |
| 2007-07-23 | Accident | 1 | 1 | $5,060 | |
| 1997-03-05 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-01-05 | Complaint | 9 | 2 | $3,290 | |
| 1991-05-01 | Complaint | 5 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- FRESENIUS MEDICAL CAREWALNUT CREEK — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PHENOMENEX INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PHENOMENEX INC's OSHA violation history?
- PHENOMENEX INC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $32,235 in total penalties.
- How does PHENOMENEX INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- PHENOMENEX INC operates in the medical, dental, and hospital equipment and supplies merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1. PHENOMENEX INC's self-reported DART rate is 0.64 compared to an industry average of 0.8.