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THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC

2200 S. MCDOWELL BOULEVARD, PETALUMA, CA, 94954
Operated by THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC · 1 of 179 establishments
325211Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
EIN 953244122

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OSHA inspections
1
over 5 years
Violations
2
$13,050 in penalties
Penalties
$13,050
$6,525 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 5 years of recorded history, with $13,050 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 28th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 102 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 5 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.2 / yr · last 5 yrs
Violations
2
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$13,050
$6,525 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 1

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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $13,050 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
4650(E)11$12,600Feb 2021Feb 2021
3203(A)11$450Feb 2021Feb 2021

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

28th

Below average violations in NAICS 3252 within CA. Peer group: 102 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
72nd
peer median: $3,375
Inspection frequency
0th
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
2.0
vs industry
+1.0
TRIR
2.0
vs industry
+0.2

Reported for 140 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
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.0
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

Accident
1

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 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC. 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
Aug 7, 2020Amputated,Amputation,Check Valve,Crushed,Falling Object,Finger,Hand,Molding Machine,Nitrogen,Struck By,Tank11

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
5 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 5+ years. Most recent activity: 5 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 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC. 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 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — DANAHER CORPORATION (across 179 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$938.1M
Obligated (all-time)
$3.8B
Awards (all-time)
80,748

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
2020-08-12Accident21$13,050

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC is one of 179 establishments rolled up under the parent organization THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC across all 179 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in plastics material and resin manufacturing within CA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC 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 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC, which operates 179 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 THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC's OSHA violation history?
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $13,050 in total penalties.
How does THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC's safety record compare to its industry?
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC operates in the plastics material and resin manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC's self-reported DART rate is 2.05 compared to an industry average of 1.1.