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OSHA citations in Scientific Research and Development Services: 125 establishments, $825,642 in penalties (2021 to 2026)
OSHA cited 125 establishments in Scientific Research and Development Services (NAICS 5417) between November 24, 2021 and September 21, 2026: 327 citations, $1,121,495 in initial penalties and $825,642 in current penalties.
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- Industry
- NAICS 5417, Scientific Research and Development Services
- Establishments cited
- 125
- Citations
- 327
- Penalties
- $1,121,495 initial, $825,642 current
By state
| State | Establishments | Citations | Current penalties |
|---|
| Florida | 4 | 14 | $219,943 |
| California | 26 | 76 | $202,774 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | 18 | $88,250 |
| Washington | 28 | 67 | $42,914 |
| Texas | 3 | 10 | $42,114 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 10 | $33,305 |
| New Jersey | 1 | 8 | $29,000 |
| Ohio | 3 | 10 | $22,947 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 7 | $22,062 |
| Alabama | 1 | 1 | $14,063 |
| New York | 3 | 7 | $13,132 |
| Hawaii | 3 | 4 | $11,657 |
| Colorado | 2 | 5 | $11,346 |
| Connecticut | 1 | 1 | $10,046 |
| Maryland | 6 | 24 | $8,396 |
| Iowa | 1 | 2 | $7,813 |
| Illinois | 2 | 3 | $7,551 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | 3 | $6,913 |
| Tennessee | 2 | 9 | $6,780 |
| District of Columbia | 1 | 2 | $5,288 |
| Wyoming | 1 | 1 | $5,000 |
| Georgia | 2 | 4 | $3,643 |
| Pennsylvania | 2 | 4 | $3,386 |
| Nevada | 1 | 2 | $3,279 |
| Minnesota | 1 | 2 | $1,440 |
| Oregon | 2 | 2 | $1,177 |
| Michigan | 2 | 10 | $750 |
| Utah | 1 | 2 | $525 |
| South Carolina | 1 | 1 | $150 |
| Arizona | 2 | 8 | $0 |
| Kentucky | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Mississippi | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| New Mexico | 1 | 4 | $0 |
| Virginia | 1 | 1 | $0 |
| Wisconsin | 1 | 2 | $0 |
| West Virginia | 1 | 1 | $0 |
Most penalized establishments
Ranked by current penalties. Each row links to OSHA's record of its latest cited inspection.
| Establishment | City | State | Citations | Initial penalties | Current penalties | Latest citation | Source |
|---|
| Aerojet Rocketdyne Coleman Aerospace, Inc. | Orlando | FL | 7 | $262,451 | $195,071 | June 16, 2025 | osha.gov |
| The Regents of the University of California | Holtville | CA | 7 | $77,625 | $77,625 | November 25, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Parexel International (ma) Corporation | Glendale | CA | 5 | $39,101 | $39,101 | August 8, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Bastion Technologies, Inc. | Santa Fe | TX | 5 | $57,611 | $31,110 | January 23, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Argent Associates Inc | Bayonne | NJ | 8 | $51,309 | $29,000 | February 5, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Ambri Inc | Marlborough | MA | 2 | $28,126 | $28,126 | June 29, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Kbi Biopharma, Inc. | Durham | NC | 5 | $22,062 | $22,062 | August 23, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Upr | San Juan | PR | 3 | $34,675 | $20,805 | September 9, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Clinical Pharmacology of Miami, LLC | Miami | FL | 5 | $30,641 | $18,385 | September 19, 2025 | osha.gov |
| The Scripps Research Institute | La Jolla | CA | 5 | $24,000 | $17,075 | February 5, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc | Menlo Park | CA | 6 | $24,820 | $16,370 | December 5, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Ai Signal Research, Inc. (asri) | Redstn Arsnl | AL | 1 | $14,063 | $14,063 | January 11, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Quidelortho Corporation | Rochester | NY | 2 | $17,509 | $13,132 | April 24, 2025 | osha.gov |
| The Lotus Pet Food, Inc. | Torrance | CA | 3 | $16,500 | $11,500 | August 14, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Massachusetts Eye and Ear Associates, Inc | Boston | MA | 1 | $10,050 | $10,050 | August 12, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Spectrix Analytical Services, LLC | North Haven | CT | 1 | $10,046 | $10,046 | March 3, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Saildrone, Inc. | Alameda | CA | 7 | $9,275 | $8,625 | November 7, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Integrated Dna Technologies, Inc. | Coralville | IA | 2 | $15,625 | $7,813 | September 20, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Drna | Cabo Rojo | PR | 6 | $7,500 | $7,500 | April 8, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Deka Research & Development Corp | Manchester | NH | 3 | $6,913 | $6,913 | March 7, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Summit Chemical Specialty Products | West Chester | OH | 2 | $9,822 | $6,875 | April 18, 2023 | osha.gov |
| All About Behavior, LLC | Kailua | HI | 1 | $6,857 | $6,857 | March 27, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Wa317975073 - HCL America Inc | Redmond | WA | 1 | $6,600 | $6,600 | January 4, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Wa317985313 - Paccar Inc | Mount Vernon | WA | 2 | $6,528 | $6,528 | May 15, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Arcadis-Us, Inc. | Thousand Oaks | CA | 4 | $6,495 | $6,495 | April 10, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Perma-Fix of Florida, Inc. | Gainesville | FL | 1 | $9,268 | $6,488 | September 15, 2026 | osha.gov |
| Labconnect, LLC | Johnson City | TN | 6 | $6,300 | $6,300 | January 22, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Lumicks USA, Inc. | Waltham | MA | 6 | $12,500 | $6,000 | March 30, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Mosaic Materials Inc. | Alameda | CA | 3 | $22,875 | $6,000 | August 28, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Quspin Inc. | Louisville | CO | 2 | $6,384 | $6,000 | November 25, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Moderna, Inc | Norwood | MA | 1 | $8,287 | $6,000 | October 19, 2022 | osha.gov |
| The Marine Biological Laboratory | Falmouth | MA | 1 | $14,063 | $6,000 | April 11, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Wa317971431 - Agc Biologics Inc | Bothell | WA | 5 | $5,600 | $5,600 | April 10, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Vitrivax, Inc. | Boulder | CO | 3 | $14,067 | $5,346 | May 14, 2025 | osha.gov |
| New South Associates | Washington | DC | 2 | $5,288 | $5,288 | September 20, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Xttrium Laboratories, Inc. | Mount Prospect | IL | 1 | $7,235 | $5,065 | November 25, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Associates of Cape Cod, Inc | Hyannis | MA | 1 | $10,372 | $5,000 | January 13, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Upr | Humacao | PR | 1 | $5,000 | $5,000 | May 8, 2026 | osha.gov |
| Wa317973040 - Group14 Technologies Inc | Woodinville | WA | 1 | $2,400 | $4,800 | May 23, 2023 | osha.gov |
| The Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Corporation | Kamuela | HI | 2 | $6,857 | $4,800 | June 20, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Wa317991766 - Abm Industry Groups LLC | Port Orchard | WA | 1 | $4,495 | $4,495 | September 21, 2026 | osha.gov |
| Eton Bioscience Inc | Auburndale | MA | 1 | $4,220 | $4,220 | July 7, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Wa317986623 - Research International Inc | Monroe | WA | 3 | $4,080 | $4,080 | October 29, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Stanford Blood Center, LLC | Mountain View | CA | 1 | $5,000 | $3,750 | April 1, 2026 | osha.gov |
| Wa317986854 - Boeing Company the | Renton | WA | 1 | $3,672 | $3,672 | August 26, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Clean Air Pci, LLC | Rome | GA | 2 | $6,072 | $3,643 | March 30, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Macrogenics, Inc | Rockville | MD | 6 | $5,500 | $3,525 | April 15, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Wa317989821 - Lighthouse for the Blind Inc | Seattle | WA | 1 | $3,425 | $3,425 | April 20, 2026 | osha.gov |
| Charles River Laboratories International, Inc. | Horsham | PA | 2 | $4,838 | $3,386 | July 10, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Bigelow Aerospace, LLC | North Las Vegas | NV | 2 | $6,558 | $3,279 | April 21, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Wa317980508 - Discovery Life Sciences LLC | Seattle | WA | 3 | $3,000 | $3,000 | July 31, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Amgen Inc. | South San Francisco | CA | 1 | $5,000 | $3,000 | August 29, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Phoenix Agrotech LLC | Santa Ana | CA | 7 | $2,570 | $2,570 | May 13, 2026 | osha.gov |
| The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory LLC | Laurel | MD | 2 | $4,200 | $2,520 | January 2, 2026 | osha.gov |
| Agronomics USA Inc. | Monee | IL | 2 | $2,486 | $2,486 | September 8, 2022 | osha.gov |
| Synexa Life Sciences Inc. | Rockville | MD | 9 | $4,125 | $2,351 | February 21, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Graymatter Robotics Inc. | Carson | CA | 3 | $1,680 | $1,680 | July 6, 2026 | osha.gov |
| Patterson-Uti Drilling Company LLC | Pecos | TX | 2 | $2,506 | $1,504 | August 10, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Santa Cruz Biotechnology Inc | Santa Cruz | CA | 2 | $1,500 | $1,500 | April 18, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Bae Systems Land - Armaments LP | Osseo | MN | 2 | $2,400 | $1,440 | June 26, 2026 | osha.gov |
| Neilson Research Corporation | Medford | OR | 1 | $1,177 | $1,177 | January 9, 2026 | osha.gov |
| Exodus Recovery, Inc. | Fresno | CA | 2 | $1,150 | $1,150 | March 14, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Bioconsortia, Inc. | Woodland | CA | 2 | $925 | $925 | August 4, 2026 | osha.gov |
| National Research Company | New Baltimore | MI | 9 | $1,500 | $750 | January 17, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Wa317984844 - Blue Origin Washington LLC | Arlington | WA | 1 | $714 | $714 | April 24, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Valley Biosystems Inc. | West Sacramento | CA | 2 | $580 | $580 | February 5, 2026 | osha.gov |
| Chevron U.S.A. Inc. | Richmond | CA | 2 | $560 | $560 | May 18, 2026 | osha.gov |
| Carterra-Bio Inc | Salt Lake City | UT | 2 | $1,050 | $525 | October 27, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Peregrine Hydrogen Inc. | Mountain View | CA | 2 | $500 | $500 | November 5, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Accellacare US Inc. | Knoxville | TN | 3 | $600 | $480 | January 3, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Elsie Biotechnologies, Inc. | San Diego | CA | 1 | $4,050 | $450 | May 13, 2025 | osha.gov |
| County of Los Angeles - Department of Public Social Services | Compton | CA | 1 | $375 | $375 | November 21, 2025 | osha.gov |
| United Genetics Seeds Co. | Bakersfield | CA | 1 | $365 | $365 | May 22, 2026 | osha.gov |
| Ixcells Biotechnologies | San Diego | CA | 1 | $305 | $305 | August 11, 2022 | osha.gov |
| California Autism Center | Merced | CA | 2 | $273 | $273 | June 23, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety | Richburg | SC | 1 | $150 | $150 | June 23, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Fish and Wildlife Service, Abernathy Fish Technology Center | Longview | WA | 7 | $0 | $0 | February 8, 2023 | osha.gov |
| U.S. Forest Service Olympia Forestry Science Laboratory | Olympia | WA | 6 | $0 | $0 | January 11, 2023 | osha.gov |
| U.S. Geological Survey Western Fisheries Research Center | Seattle | WA | 6 | $0 | $0 | March 3, 2022 | osha.gov |
| Cpx2024xt3633x0135 - Erthos Inc. | Chandler | AZ | 5 | $0 | $0 | June 6, 2024 | osha.gov |
| US Geological Survey-Cascades Volcano Observatory | Vancouver | WA | 5 | $0 | $0 | November 24, 2021 | osha.gov |
| Nasa Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field | Cleveland | OH | 4 | $0 | $0 | April 9, 2025 | osha.gov |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | Ithaca | NY | 4 | $0 | $0 | November 19, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Usda -Agricultural Research Services | Las Cruces | NM | 4 | $0 | $0 | June 23, 2022 | osha.gov |
| Usda, Agricultural Research Service, Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable Research Unit | Wapato | WA | 4 | $0 | $0 | October 29, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Acell, Inc. | Columbia | MD | 3 | $0 | $0 | June 24, 2022 | osha.gov |
| Noaa Montlake Laboratory- NW Fisheries Science Center | Seattle | WA | 3 | $0 | $0 | March 17, 2022 | osha.gov |
| Wa317971299 - Group14 Technologies Inc | Woodinville | WA | 3 | $0 | $0 | February 24, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Cvpath Institute, Inc. | Gaithersburg | MD | 2 | $0 | $0 | April 18, 2023 | osha.gov |
| Dept. of Interior - Usfw | Lacey | WA | 2 | $0 | $0 | April 9, 2026 | osha.gov |
| Raybow USA, Inc. | Brevard | NC | 2 | $0 | $0 | January 16, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Regional Science Consortium at Presque Isle Center | Erie | PA | 2 | $0 | $0 | August 10, 2026 | osha.gov |
| The Corporation of Mercer University | Warner Robins | GA | 2 | $0 | $0 | August 27, 2026 | osha.gov |
| U.S. Department of Agriculture | Beltsville | MD | 2 | $0 | $0 | April 25, 2025 | osha.gov |
| U.S. Fish and Wildlife, Puget Sound Olympic Peninsula Fish and Aquatic Office | Lacey | WA | 2 | $0 | $0 | August 29, 2022 | osha.gov |
| Usgs | Sacramento | CA | 2 | $0 | $0 | December 29, 2021 | osha.gov |
| Wa317986721 - Group14 Technologies Inc | Woodinville | WA | 2 | $0 | $0 | August 18, 2025 | osha.gov |
| Cipriano Coating Technology, Inc. | Ann Arbor | MI | 1 | $0 | $0 | April 4, 2024 | osha.gov |
| Danimer Scientific Kentucky Inc | Winchester | KY | 1 | $0 | $0 | May 3, 2022 | osha.gov |
| Gilead Sciences, Inc. | Oceanside | CA | 1 | $450 | $0 | January 13, 2023 | osha.gov |
Standards cited most often
| Standard | Title | Citations | Establishments | Initial penalties | Current penalties |
|---|
| 1910.1200 | Hazard communication | 32 | 18 | $87,444 | $63,258 |
| 1910.147 | The control of hazardous energy (lockout/tagout) | 22 | 11 | $113,721 | $73,928 |
| 1910.134 | Respiratory protection | 14 | 7 | $21,877 | $16,778 |
| 1910.1450 | Occupational exposure to hazardous chemicals in laboratories | 12 | 9 | $38,297 | $24,114 |
| 1910.132 | General requirements | 11 | 10 | $194,542 | $138,636 |
| 1910.303 | General | 11 | 9 | $16,246 | $12,410 |
| 1910.157 | Portable fire extinguishers | 9 | 6 | $0 | $0 |
| 1910.178 | Powered industrial trucks | 8 | 6 | $34,658 | $24,977 |
| 1910.1030 | Bloodborne pathogens | 7 | 4 | $1,975 | $1,346 |
| 1910.305 | Wiring methods, components, and equipment for general use | 7 | 7 | $10,610 | $10,109 |
| 1910.212 | General requirements for all machines | 6 | 5 | $11,276 | $9,071 |
| 1910.22 | General requirements | 6 | 5 | $38,378 | $25,027 |
| 1910.213 | Woodworking machinery requirements | 4 | 2 | $0 | $0 |
| 1910.28 | Duty to have fall protection and falling object protection | 4 | 3 | $6,072 | $3,291 |
| 1910.37 | Maintenance, safeguards, and operational features for exit routes | 4 | 3 | $0 | $0 |
Citations by year issued
| Year issued | Citations | Current penalties |
|---|
| 2021 | 7 | $0 |
| 2022 | 29 | $19,041 |
| 2023 | 102 | $187,672 |
| 2024 | 69 | $210,741 |
| 2025 | 82 | $368,213 |
| 2026 | 38 | $39,975 |
Updated November 3, 2026. Read from US Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. Public domain (U.S. government work). Penalties are as OSHA records them on the date this page was read and can change after a contest or a settlement. Citations OSHA deleted are left out. Each row links to OSHA's own inspection record. This page uses US Department of Labor data and is not endorsed or certified by the US Department of Labor. Free to reuse with credit to SpecStream under CC BY 4.0. Spot a wrong value? Write to [email protected] with the link to this page.