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Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Lenoir, North Carolina · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · NAICS 325412

1inspections
1citation items
$10,200current penalties
Aug 30, 2023last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC in North Carolina one time.

It opened on Aug 30, 2023 on a referral, in Lenoir.

In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.

The proposed penalties came to $15,625; today they stand at $10,200, 35% less.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC averages $10,200 across 1 cited inspection.

Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2023 to 2023
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346953458 OPENED AUG 30, 2023Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Nov 17, 2023

2101 Morganton Blvd., Lenoir, NC 28645 · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$15,625$10,200Sep 19, 2023Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Lenoir site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 563 workers: 0.7 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 186 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC.
Lenoir · 2025
563 420.71.1
Headquarters
Lenoir · 2021
452 531.11.1
Exela Pharma Sciences
Lenoir · 2016
200 302.11.1

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)

(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.

Other pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing employers in North Carolina

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