Establishment profile
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.
20 NEW ENGLAND BUSINESS CENTER, ANDOVER, MA, 01810
Summary
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 14 years of recorded history, with $9,700 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 55 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 14 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration 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, 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,
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 5417 within MA. Peer group: 55 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 14+ years. Most recent activity: 14 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 PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PHYSICAL SCIENCES 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 PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 PHYSICAL SCIENCES 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 DefenseSIGMA+ PROGRAM, SIGMA+ WILL ADVANCE, INTEGRATE, AND SCALE EMERGING SENSOR AND DATA ANALYTICS TECHNOLOGIES TO DEMONSTRATE AND TRANSITION A DETECTION SYSTEM THAT FUNDAMENTALLY CHANGES HOW WE DETECT, INTERDICT, AND DETER CLANDESTINE WMD.contract · Last action 2024-04-12$13,945,837
- Department of DefenseSBIR PHASE III FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF GUN LAUNCHED INTERCEPTORScontract · Last action 2025-09-23$9,199,345
- Department of Homeland SecurityIGF::OT::IGF SIGMA PROGRAMcontract · Last action 2020-09-21$8,170,616
- Department of Homeland SecurityIGF::OT::IGF EXPLORATORY RESEARCH TO SUPPORT THE RADIATION AND AWARENESS AND INTERDICTION NETWORK (RAIN) ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (ATD)contract · Last action 2019-07-01$7,095,176
- Department of DefenseATMOSPHERIC WATER EXTRACTION (AWE) PROGRAM CLIN 0001 - BASE - PHASE Icontract · Last action 2024-02-15$7,077,593
- Department of DefenseATMOSPHERE AS A SENSOR (ATMOSENSE)contract · Last action 2024-11-05$5,512,750
- Department of Homeland SecurityIGF::OT::IGF DHS DNDO WIND ATD BAA AWARDcontract · Last action 2023-11-08$4,340,250
- Department of DefenseSYSTEM ENGINEERING & TECHNICAL SERVICES FOR RESEARCH, ANALYSIS, CHARACTERIZATION, AND/OR MODELING OF WEAPON SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS, WEAPONS PERFORMANCE, WEAPONS SYSTEMS EFFECTIVENESS, SIGNATURES, LETHALITY, TARGET VULNERABILITY, FLIGHT TEST SUPPORT, AND KILL ASSESSMENT ON BALLISTIC MISSILE THREATS INCLUDING PAYLOAD RESPONSE IN SUPPORT OF THE AEGIS BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (BMD) PROGRAM, AS IDENTIFIED IN THE TECHNICAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BE ISSUED DURING PERFORMANCE.contract · Last action 2020-09-01$4,073,018
- Department of Homeland SecurityTHIS AWARD IS FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR A PROPOSAL TITLED "A COMPACT SPATIALLY OFFSET RAMAN SENSOR FOR THROUGH-BARRIER CHEMICAL DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION"contract · Last action 2024-09-25$3,759,489
- Department of Homeland SecurityIGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE III AWARD FOR DNDO MURS PROTOTYPEScontract · Last action 2019-09-09$3,646,934
- Department of the InteriorPHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. (PSI) AIMS TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE A FIRST-OF-ITS-KIND IN-LINE CYTOMETRY PROCESS ANALYTICAL TECHNOLOGY (ILC-PAT) THAT ENABLES REAL-TIME, SINGLE-CELL LEVEL MONITORING OF CRITICAL BIOPROCESS PARAMETERS TO IMPROVE THE MANUFACcontract · Last action 2026-04-06$3,499,996
- Department of DefenseEO14042 ENHANCED NIGHT VISION IN EYEGLASS FORM FACTORS (ENVISION)contract · Last action 2023-10-27$3,393,831
- Department of DefenseSBIR PHASE II, TOPIC #: A08-056contract · Last action 2017-05-09$3,233,967
- Department of DefenseEO14042 NOVEL ORBITAL AND MOON MANUFACTURING, MATERIALS, AND MASSEFFICIENT DESIGN (NOM4D)PROGRAM PHASE 1contract · Last action 2023-03-17$3,190,682
- Department of DefenseDDISCHARGE EXCITED CATALYTIC OXYGEN IODINE LASER (DECOIL)- THE OVERALL OBJECTIVES OF THE PROPOSED EFFORT ARE TO USE THE CATALYTIC SURFACE REACTION DISCOVERED IN THE DARPA SEEDLING PROGRAM TO DESIGN, DEVELOP, AND DEMONSTRATE HIGH POWER DISCHARGE GENERATORS TO PRODUCE AT LEAST 2 KW OF O2(A) IN THE FLOW AND TO COUPLE THIS GENERATOR WITH A LASER CAVITY TO PRODUCE A 1 KW LASER. AS A SECONDARY OBJECTIVE, WE WILL USE THE DATA OBTAINED TO DEVELOP A PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR A 150 KW DEVICE.contract · Last action 2011-05-23$3,033,983
- Department of DefenseMISSLE PLUME TRANSMITTANCE SYSTEMcontract · Last action 2022-03-31$2,999,997
- Department of DefenseSBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D: C/SIC MATURATIONcontract · Last action 2025-12-16$2,997,937
- Department of DefenseRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTcontract · Last action 2026-01-12$2,977,480
- Department of DefenseIGF::OT::IGF RIF-2016-000127contract · Last action 2022-03-22$2,972,431
- Department of DefenseMULTI MISSION MILLIMETER WAVE DEPLOYABLE ANTENNAS- CALL 002contract · Last action 2024-04-15$2,968,524
- Department of DefenseSBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D - RADIATION HARDENED FOVEATED HYBRID INFRARED SCENE PROJECTORcontract · Last action 2025-08-21$2,968,275
- Department of DefenseRIF-2018-000361/HQ0642921777contract · Last action 2021-07-01$2,940,495
- Department of Homeland SecurityTASK ORDER AWARDED TO PHYSICALSCIENCES, INC. TO PROVIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY WITH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT UBDER DHS IDIQ CONTRACT 70RDND19D00000001contract · Last action 2022-09-23$2,908,631
- Department of DefenseIGF::OT::IGF STANDOFF ILLUMINATOR FOR MEASURING ABSORBANCE AND REFLECTANCE INFRARED LIGHT SIGNATUREScontract · Last action 2017-11-02$2,832,464
- Department of DefenseAFFORDABLE MATERIALS AND COATINGS FOR PRESSURE GAIN COMBUSTIONcontract · Last action 2025-11-25$2,549,994
- Department of DefenseSBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D: INSENSITIVE MUNITION COMPLIANT, HIGH PERFORMANCE, LOW COST THIRD STAGE SOLID ROCKET MOTOR (TSRM) DEMONSTRATIONcontract · Last action 2023-07-13$2,539,026
- Department of DefenseNEW DARPA SBIR IIcontract · Last action 2024-08-07$2,474,965
- Department of DefenseSBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D : 3D REINFORCED C/SICcontract · Last action 2025-09-02$2,466,537
- Department of DefenseIGF::OT::IGF DARPA BAA ENTITLED "DUAL OPTICAL COMB LWIR SOURCE AND SENSOR"contract · Last action 2025-03-05$2,414,365
- Department of DefenseTHERMOCHROMIC COATINGS FOR EMISSIVITY MODULATION, SMALL BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER (STTR) PROGRAM AWARDcontract · Last action 2024-03-05$2,319,798
- Department of DefenseIGF::OT::IGF RIF BAA - "TACTICAL MICRO-AIR VEHICLE CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, RADIOLOGICAL, NUCLEAR (CBRNE) SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM - INSTANT EYE"contract · Last action 2018-05-21$2,309,088
- Department of Defense200607!600559!2100!W911SR!USA MATERIEL COMMAND ACQUISITION!W911SR06C0022 !A!N! !Y! ! !20060414!20090411!073800062!073800062!073800062!N!PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC !20 NEW ENGLAND BUS CTR DR !ANDOVER !MA!01810!28250!023!25!HANOVER !PLYMOUTH !MASS !+000001520000!N!N!000008470341!AD92!RDTE/OTHER DEFENSE-APPLIED RESEARCH !S1 !SERVICES !000 !* !541710!E! !3! ! ! ! ! !99990909!B! ! !A! !A!U!U!2!002!B! !Z!N!Z! ! !N!B!N!N! ! !Z! !A!A!000!A!B!N! ! ! ! ! ! !0001! !contract · Last action 2011-12-05$2,256,245
- Department of DefenseDEVELOPING THE DESIGNS OF THE OBJECTIVE AND EYEPIECE OPTICAL SYSTEMS AND THE DESIGN AND LAYOUT OF THE INDIVIDUAL FLAT OPTICS.contract · Last action 2025-11-13$2,249,992
- Department of DefenseSCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SERVICEScontract · Last action 2016-08-11$2,111,360
- Department of DefenseROTATING DETONATION ROCKET ENGINE DEVELOPMENTcontract · Last action 2025-12-02$2,085,263
- Department of DefenseSBIR PH 2contract · Last action 2024-08-06$2,031,989
- Department of DefenseSBIR PHASE II: CONFORMAL ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION ABSORPTIVE MXENE-INTEGRATED COMPOSITE (CERAMIC)contract · Last action 2025-09-30$2,011,506
- Department of DefenseSMALL BUSINESS INNOVATIVE RESEARCH (SBIR) PHASE II TOPIC A244-024, PHYSICAL SCIENCES, INC.contract · Last action 2025-08-20$1,999,995
- Department of DefenseSBIR/STTR PHASE II R&Dcontract · Last action 2025-04-04$1,999,987
- Department of DefenseSMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH (SBIR), DIRECT TO PHASE II, TOPIC A254-027, LOW-ALTITUDE PASSIVE DETECTION SYSTEM.contract · Last action 2025-09-04$1,999,964
- Department of DefenseSBIR PH IIcontract · Last action 2025-12-22$1,999,932
- Department of DefenseSBIR PHASE II SEQUENTIAL TOPIC A20-043, INNOVATIVE APPROACHES FOR AIDED TARGET RECOGNITION (AITR) OF ARMY TARGETS.contract · Last action 2025-06-26$1,999,723
- Department of DefenseRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTcontract · Last action 2024-04-10$1,998,884
- Department of DefenseSBIR III MANUFACTURE OF CERAMIC&CARBON COMPOSITEcontract · Last action 2022-07-22$1,998,244
- Department of DefenseSBIR DIRECT TO PHASE II: UV/IR DATA FUSION FOR ROBUST SPACEBORNE THREAT DETECTION AND TRACKINGcontract · Last action 2025-08-25$1,992,213
- Department of DefenseBASE AWARD FOR SBIR PHASE II TOPIC #N234-P06.contract · Last action 2025-09-30$1,992,040
- Department of DefenseRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTcontract · Last action 2025-07-28$1,988,273
- Department of DefenseSBIR/STTR PHASE II R&D: NOVEL FIBER OPTIC, NON-INVASIVE DACS COPV PRESSURE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMcontract · Last action 2025-04-30$1,983,440
- Department of DefenseIGF::OT::IGF SBIR PHASE II CRP PHYSICAL SCIENCES A09-004 TOWED OPTICAL PLUME SIMULATORcontract · Last action 2021-01-29$1,949,957
- Department of DefenseRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTcontract · Last action 2025-04-30$1,916,824
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541715 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY). Last action: 2026-04-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-10-13 | Referral | 6 | 5 | $9,700 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PHYSICAL SCIENCES 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 PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 6 violations and $9,700 in total penalties.