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VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC

8711 W. RIGGIN AVE., VISALIA, CA, 93291
Operated by Avantor, Inc · 1 of 27 establishments
493110General Warehousing and Storage

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OSHA inspections
4
over 13 years
Violations
4
$25,545 in penalties
Penalties
$25,545
$6,386 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $25,545 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 68th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 2,145 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
4
0.3 / yr · last 13 yrs
Violations
4
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$25,545
$6,386 avg / violation
50% serious50% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 4

50% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $25,545 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3650(T)(15)11$18,000Dec 2015Dec 2015
3650(T)(9)11$6,750Dec 2015Dec 2015
5144(F)(1)11$420Sep 2021Sep 2021
5144(M)(2)11$375Sep 2021Sep 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

68th

Above average violations in NAICS 4931 within CA. Peer group: 2,145 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
96th
peer median: $788
Inspection frequency
94th
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
0.0
vs industry
−4.3
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−4.9

Reported for 12 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
4.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
4.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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

Planned
2
Complaint
1
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 VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

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 VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Avantor, Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
29
Unfair labor practice
25
Representation (union)
4

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 Avantor, Inc 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.). 29 cases · 25 ULP · 4 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
32-RC-377480Representation electionDec 2025Jan 2026ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-374614Representation electionNov 2025Dec 2025ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-373426Unfair labor practiceSep 2025OpenRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-372258Unfair labor practiceAug 2025OpenRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-356194Unfair labor practiceDec 2024OpenRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-352845Representation electionOct 2024Nov 2024ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-157887Unfair labor practiceAug 2015Sep 2015ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-153614Unfair labor practiceJun 2015Mar 2016ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-152821Unfair labor practiceMay 2015Mar 2016ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-148210Unfair labor practiceMar 2015Mar 2015ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-126617Unfair labor practiceApr 2014May 2014ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-111828Unfair labor practiceAug 2013Jun 2015ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-107051Unfair labor practiceJun 2013Sep 2015ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-100212Unfair labor practiceMar 2013Jun 2013ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-098447Unfair labor practiceFeb 2013Jun 2013ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-097452Unfair labor practiceJan 2013Jan 2014ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-RC-095934Representation electionJan 2013Apr 2015ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
20-CA-083226Unfair labor practiceJun 2012Jan 2013ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-073590Unfair labor practiceFeb 2012Apr 2012ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-065613Unfair labor practiceSep 2011Apr 2012ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-035395Unfair labor practiceJan 2011Feb 2011ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-035377Unfair labor practiceJan 2011Nov 2011ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-035202Unfair labor practiceAug 2010Apr 2011ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-035156Unfair labor practiceJun 2010Aug 2010ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-035078Unfair labor practiceJun 2010Jul 2010ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-035051Unfair labor practiceMay 2010Jul 2010ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-034416Unfair labor practiceApr 2009May 2009ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-034284Unfair labor practiceJan 2009May 2009ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
20-CA-034238Unfair labor practiceDec 2008Mar 2010ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, 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 VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC. 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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC
8711 W. RIGGIN AVE · VISALIA, CA, 93291
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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 VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — MADISON DEARBORN PARTNERS, LLC (across 18 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$6.5M
Obligated (all-time)
$72.3M
Awards (all-time)
16,418

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
2021-08-10Planned2$795
2017-03-02Planned0$0
2015-09-11Accident22$24,750
2012-10-03Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC is one of 27 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Avantor, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Avantor, Inc across all 27 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC 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 Avantor, Inc, which operates 27 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 VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC's OSHA violation history?
VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $25,545 in total penalties.
How does VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC operates in the general warehousing and storage industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.9. VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 4.3.