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QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED

33608 ORTEGA HWY, SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA, 92675
Operated by Quest Diagnostics · 1 of 151 establishments
621511Medical Laboratories

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OSHA inspections
3
over 9 years
Violations
3
$935 in penalties
Penalties
$935
$312 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $935 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 69th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 125 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.3 / yr · last 9 yrs
Violations
3
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$935
$312 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · accident
3 of 3

67% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $935 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3650(T)11$560Mar 2022Mar 2022
3203(A)11$375Mar 2022Mar 2022
29 CFR 4300.0032 A0411Jul 2022Jul 2022

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

69th

Above average violations in NAICS 6215 within CA. Peer group: 125 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
73rd
peer median: $370
Inspection frequency
98th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Accident
3

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 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED. 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
Sep 12, 2021Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Brake,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Ditch,Driver,Falling Object,Forklift,Fracture,Industrial Truck,Lighting,Manufacturing,Material Handling,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,Motor Vehicle,PIV,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Rolling,Struck By,Uneven,Uneven Ground,Unsafe Position,Unsecured,Work Surface,Wrist1

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
4 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Quest Diagnostics, not this location alone

Total cases
7
Unfair labor practice
4
Representation (union)
3

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Quest Diagnostics locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 7 cases · 4 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
21-RM-327726Representation electionOct 2023Oct 2023ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-326900Representation electionSep 2023Nov 2023ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-RD-194404Representation electionMar 2017Mar 2017ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
32-CA-068390Unfair labor practiceNov 2011Dec 2011ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
20-CA-063914Unfair labor practiceSep 2011Apr 2012ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-035650Unfair labor practiceJul 2011Apr 2012ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
32-CA-025588Unfair labor practiceFeb 2011Mar 2011ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
4
Quarters non-compliant
7

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation.

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
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INC
33608 ORTEGA HIGHWAY · SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, CA, 92675
AirRCRAViolation
QNCR 7
40Oct 2024View →

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
2705757
Operation
C

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
FDCA / Pharma

First case: 2009-04-15. Most recent: 2009-04-15. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED (across 42 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$548.1M
Obligated (all-time)
$1.8B
Awards (all-time)
9,861

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
2022-03-29Accident1$0
2021-09-16Accident2$935
2017-01-06Accident0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED is one of 151 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Quest Diagnostics.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Quest Diagnostics across all 151 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED 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 Quest Diagnostics, which operates 151 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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Frequently asked

What is QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $935 in total penalties.
How does QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED operates in the medical laboratories industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.6.