Establishment profile
REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC.
2250 APPELT, HOUSTON, TX, 77015
Operated by Reagent Chemical & Research, Inc · 1 of 8 establishments
336510 — Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing
EIN 221632289
Summary
REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC. has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 17 years of recorded history, with $975 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 50th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 21 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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
100% 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 · $975 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 H07 IB | 1 | 1 | $975 | Sep 2008 | Sep 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 I05 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2008 | Sep 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2008 | Sep 2008 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3365 within TX. Peer group: 21 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 30 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 REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, 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 REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, 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 REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH 2250 APPELT DR · HOUSTON, TX, 77015 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 1 | 0 | — | Jun 2022 | 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 criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-28 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $975 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC. is one of 8 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Reagent Chemical & Research, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Reagent Chemical & Research, Inc across all 8 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Reagent Chemical & Research, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCHSTANTON, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH INCFONTANA, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- REAGENT CHEMICAL AND RESEARCH INCSAN BERNARDINO, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC.PORT ARTHUR, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Reagent Chemical & Research, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Railroad Rolling Stock ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, 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 Reagent Chemical & Research, Inc, which operates 8 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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- What is REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $975 in total penalties.
- How does REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC. operates in the railroad rolling stock manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. REAGENT CHEMICAL & RESEARCH, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 16.13 compared to an industry average of 1.7.