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PHENOMENEX INC

411 MADRID AVENUE, TORRANCE, CA, 90501
423450Medical, Dental, and Hospital Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 330179479

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OSHA inspections
6
over 35 years
Violations
19
$32,235 in penalties
Penalties
$32,235
$1,697 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
19
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$32,235
$1,697 avg / violation
21% serious79% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 6
Inspection trigger · accident
2 of 6

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 sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5194 E0122$410Nov 1991Mar 1995
4184(B)11$22,500Feb 2024Feb 2024
5164 A11$5,060Oct 2007Oct 2007
3380 E11$1,030Mar 1995Mar 1995
3328(C)11$935Feb 2024Feb 2024
5141 A11$685Mar 1995Mar 1995
4650(E)11$300Oct 2016Oct 2016
3203 A11$275Mar 1995Mar 1995
3203 B0111$275Mar 1995Mar 1995
461 A11$275Mar 1995Mar 1995
5194 H02 F11$205Mar 1995Mar 1995
4070(A)11$150Oct 2016Oct 2016
5155 E0111$135Mar 1995Mar 1995
3664 A11Mar 1995Mar 1995
5162 A11Nov 1991Nov 1991
5162 B11Nov 1991Nov 1991
3577 E11Nov 1991Nov 1991
5194 F0411Nov 1991Nov 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

99th

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.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $1,300
Inspection frequency
98th
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
0.6
vs industry
−0.2
TRIR
2.1
vs industry
+1.1

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

Industry avg TRIR
1.0
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.1
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

Complaint
4
Accident
2

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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jun 20, 2007EXPLOSION,ABRASION,CHEMICAL3

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

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)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$3,685
Employees affected
1

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

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
H-1B visa wage protectionsApr 2009141$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 periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Apr 2008 – Apr 2009Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life SciencesH-1B41$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

Total applications
4
Certified
2
Avg wage ratio
1.10x
H-1B

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
PHENOMENEX INC
20908 HIGGINS CT · TORRANCE, CA, 90501
WaterRCRANo Violation Identified00Mar 2018View →
PHENOMENEX
431 AMAPOLA AVE · TORRANCE, CA, 90501
WaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified00Mar 2016View →
PHENOMENEX INC
410 MADRID AVE · TORRANCE, CA, 90501
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
PHENOMENEX, INC
411 MADRID AVENUE · TORRANCE, CA, 90501
TRI00View →

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 PHENOMENEX INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$393K
Obligated (all-time)
$2.3M
Awards
167
Top agency
Department of Health and Human Services
$1.4M
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Health and Human Services$1.4M
Department of Agriculture$524K
Department of Justice$127K
Department of Veterans Affairs$59K
Department of Defense$44K
Largest awards (top 50 of 167)
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
    contract · Last action 2016-08-13
    $135,169
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PHENOMENEX BPA CALL ORDER
    contract · Last action 2017-08-09
    $124,339
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    STRATA-X-AW- WELL PLATES
    contract · Last action 2020-03-30
    $121,500
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF STRATA-SOLID PHASE
    contract · Last action 2022-06-09
    $77,812
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    ACQUISITION OF PHENOMENEX STRATA-X-AW 33 UM POLYMERIC WEAK ANION 60 MG/WELL, 96-WELL PLATES
    contract · Last action 2024-07-01
    $72,715
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF FOR OTHER FUNCTIONS
    contract · Last action 2016-08-23
    $65,058
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    COLUMN LAB
    contract · Last action 2020-08-24
    $63,270
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    COLUMNS PHENOMENEX
    contract · Last action 2020-08-26
    $58,281
  • Department of Agriculture
    LABORATORY COLUMNS FOR ALL THREE LABORATORIES - PRODUCT NUMBERS 008-4475-YO, 008-4248-B0, KSO-9527
    contract · Last action 2021-09-22
    $55,806
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF PHENOMENEX
    contract · Last action 2015-07-06
    $47,574
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    SOLID PHASE EXTRACTION PLATES
    contract · Last action 2013-02-20
    $42,620
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TAS::75 0600::TAS 00W-3035-P0 ENVIROSEP ABC NEW COLUMN 350 X 21 2 MM
    contract · Last action 2010-06-25
    $38,680
  • Department of Agriculture
    DELIVERY ORDER FOR PHENOMENEX-BRAND LABORATORY COLUMNS FOR THE MIDWESTERN AND WESTERN LABORATORIES
    contract · Last action 2025-09-26
    $37,306
  • Department of Defense
    GEMENI C18 2X50MM; 3UM
    contract · Last action 2008-06-17
    $33,636
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    LABORATORY INSTRUMENTS
    contract · Last action 2016-08-29
    $32,573
  • Department of Agriculture
    DELIVERY ORDER FOR UPLC COLUMNS AND QUECHERS KITS FOR ALL LABS
    contract · Last action 2026-01-09
    $32,186
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF FOR THE OTHER FUNCTIONS
    contract · Last action 2017-07-07
    $30,375
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PHENOMENEX ANALYTICAL COLUMNS AND CONSUMABLES
    contract · Last action 2020-07-28
    $28,800
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PURCHASE OF PHENOMENEX HIGH-PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (HPLC) COLUMNS AND CONSUMABLES
    contract · Last action 2025-09-22
    $28,580
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PHENOMENX COLUMNS AND PLATES
    contract · Last action 2017-04-27
    $26,917
  • Department of Agriculture
    TASK ORDER FOR PHENOMENEX COLUMNS ON CONTRACT 123A9423D0010 FOR MWL AND WL
    contract · Last action 2024-09-11
    $26,878
  • Department of Agriculture
    COLUMNS AND QUENCHERS FROM PHENOMENEX SUPPLIES FOR THE 3 OPHS LABORATORIES
    contract · Last action 2025-06-03
    $26,338
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PHENOMENEX BPA CALL ORDER
    contract · Last action 2017-07-18
    $24,915
  • Department of Agriculture
    PHENOMENEX COLUMNS DELIVERY ORDER
    contract · Last action 2023-05-08
    $24,911
  • Department of Agriculture
    PHENOMENEX COLUMNS FOR ALL THREE LABORATORIES
    contract · Last action 2021-09-16
    $24,874
  • Department of Agriculture
    ORDERING COLUMNS AND QUENCHERS FROM PHENOMENEX SUPPLIES FOR THE 3 OPHS LABORATORIES
    contract · Last action 2024-12-19
    $24,269
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    ULTRA HPLC AND ACCESSORIES
    contract · Last action 2019-11-13
    $24,167
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    LABORATORY SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2020-02-20
    $23,667
  • Department of Agriculture
    00G-4091-P0-AX LUNA 10 UM SILICA (2) 100 A, LC COLUMN 250 X 21.2 MM, AXIA (TM) PACKED, EA
    contract · Last action 2014-09-04
    $22,814
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PHENOMENEX LAB SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2018-07-23
    $22,334
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PHENOMENEX LAB SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2018-07-05
    $22,113
  • Department of Agriculture
    SPE COLUMN - STRATA -X33UM POLYMERIC REVERSED PHASE 60MG/3ML TUBES - ITEM NUMBER 8B-S100-UBL; QUOTE 541993
    contract · Last action 2016-06-29
    $22,100
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PHENOMENEX LAB SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2018-08-30
    $21,843
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    SPE PLATES AND HPLC COLUMNS
    contract · Last action 2019-03-28
    $21,398
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TAS::75 0943::TAS 200-2010-M-36512
    contract · Last action 2013-08-28
    $20,595
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PHENOMENEX BPA CALL ORDER
    contract · Last action 2017-07-18
    $20,048
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF
    contract · Last action 2013-08-26
    $19,826
  • Department of Agriculture
    UPLC COLUMNS AND QUECHERS SORBENT KITS. THESE COLUMNS ARE USED FOR LC AND LC/MS/MS INSTRUMENTS
    contract · Last action 2024-09-11
    $19,279
  • Department of Agriculture
    AMINO ACID ANALYSIS
    contract · Last action 2018-04-18
    $18,200
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PHENOMENEX BPA CALL ORDER
    contract · Last action 2018-08-13
    $17,937
  • Department of Agriculture
    DELIVERY ORDER FOR UPLC COLUMNS AND QUECHERS
    contract · Last action 2025-12-19
    $16,904
  • Department of Justice
    COLUMNS AND CARTRIDGES REQUIRED FOR NEW STANDARDIZED METHODS
    contract · Last action 2013-01-08
    $16,616
  • Department of Agriculture
    ORDER - PHENOMENEX COLUMNS
    contract · Last action 2023-12-04
    $16,459
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PHENOMENEX INC:1107059 [15-005817]
    contract · Last action 2015-07-13
    $16,426
  • Department of Agriculture
    WL ORDER PHENOMENEX COLUMNS
    contract · Last action 2023-05-31
    $15,516
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    LAB SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2014-07-14
    $14,564
  • Department of Agriculture
    TASK ORDER FOR PHENOMENEX COLUMNS TO BE DELIVERED AT MWL AND WL FSIS LABS
    contract · Last action 2023-08-11
    $14,457
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PHENOMENEX INC:1107059 [23-002729]
    contract · Last action 2023-03-11
    $14,127
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    REAGENTS
    contract · Last action 2016-08-11
    $14,077
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PHENOMENEX INC:1107059 [20-004275]
    contract · Last action 2020-06-25
    $13,826

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-09-01Accident21$23,435
2016-05-03Complaint2$450
2007-07-23Accident11$5,060
1997-03-05Complaint0$0
1995-01-05Complaint92$3,290
1991-05-01Complaint5$0

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PHENOMENEX 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.

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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.