PHARMCHEM LABORATORIES INC.
1505 O'BRIEN WAY, A, MENLO PARK, CA 94025
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Inspection records
Oct 8, 1999#125521146Oct 8, 1999Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#125521146$1,9505 viol.5 violations$1,950 in penalties
Inspection #125521146
Dates
- Opened
- Oct 8, 1999
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 24, 2000
- Contested
- Mar 17, 2000
- Closed
- Nov 30, 2000
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 220
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $2,625
- Penalties on Record
- $1,950
- Site Address
- 1505 O'brien Way, A, Menlo Park, CA 94025
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Enforcement Outcome
Citation contest activity appears on Mar 17, 2000. Final orders are recorded through Jul 6, 2000. Penalty changes shown on this page reflect the latest amounts published in OSHA's enforcement data.
Violations
Violation list (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3215 Means of Egress OSHA citation code: 3215 C | Other | 1 | 5 | $450 | $300 | Jul 6, 2000 | Mar 17, 2000 | Jul 6, 2000 |
| 01002 | 3219 Maintenance of Fire Protection Equipment, Materials and Assemblies OSHA citation code: 3219 A | Other | 1 | 3 | $300 | $150 | Mar 28, 2000 | Mar 17, 2000 | Jul 6, 2000 |
| 02001 | 5162 Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment OSHA citation code: 5162 A | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,125 | $750 | Mar 28, 2000 | Mar 17, 2000 | Jul 6, 2000 |
| 03001 | 5164 Storage of Hazardous Substances OSHA citation code: 5164 A | Serious | 2 | 2 | $750 | $750 | Mar 28, 2000 | Mar 17, 2000 | Jul 6, 2000 |
| 04001 | 5202 Methylene chloride OSHA citation code: 5202 D X | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Feb 29, 2000 | - | - |
Feb 1, 1994#119747855Feb 1, 1994Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Safety#119747855$2253 viol.3 violations$225 in penalties
Inspection #119747855
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 1, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 3, 1994
- Closed
- Apr 14, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 8
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 3
- Violation Types
- 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $225
- Penalties on Record
- $225
- Site Address
- 1505 O'brien Way, A, Menlo Park, CA 94025
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (3 of 3 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 3241 Live Loads OSHA citation code: 3241 A | Other | 1 | 4 | $75 | $75 | Apr 1, 1994 | - | - |
| 01002 | 3241 Live Loads OSHA citation code: 3241 C | Other | 1 | 4 | $75 | $75 | Apr 1, 1994 | - | - |
| 01003 | 3664 Operating Rules OSHA citation code: 3664 A | Other | 1 | 2 | $75 | $75 | Feb 1, 1994 | - | - |
Mar 12, 1991#111793071Mar 12, 1991Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#111793071$06 viol.6 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #111793071
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 12, 1991
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 21, 1991
- Closed
- Jun 22, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 201
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 6
- Violation Types
- 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1505 O'brien Way, A, Menlo Park, CA 94025
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.
Violations
Violation list (6 of 6 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5143 General Requirements of Mechanical Ventilation Systems OSHA citation code: 5143 D01 | Other | 1 | 3 | $0 | $0 | Apr 11, 1991 | - | - |
| 01002 | 5162 Emergency Eyewash and Shower Equipment OSHA citation code: 5162 A | Other | 4 | 201 | $0 | $0 | Apr 18, 1991 | - | - |
| 01003 | 5154 Ventilation and Personal Protective Equipment Requirements for Open-Surface Tank Operations OSHA citation code: 5154 E03 | Other | 8 | 201 | $0 | $0 | Apr 14, 1991 | - | - |
| 01004 | 5144 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 5144 C | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Apr 18, 1991 | - | - |
| 01005 | 5144 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 5144 D04 | Other | 1 | 2 | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 1991 | - | - |
| 01006 | 5194 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 5194 E01 | Other | 1 | 201 | $0 | $0 | Apr 4, 1991 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
3 inspections, 1991 to 1999. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.