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Labchems Corp.: OSHA inspections and violations

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico · Testing Laboratories and Services · NAICS 541380

1inspections
6citation items
$2,800current penalties
Jul 17, 2025last inspection

Labchems Corp. has one OSHA inspection on record in Puerto Rico.

OSHA opened it on Jul 17, 2025 on a referral, in Mayaguez.

From that inspection OSHA issued 6 citation items: 3 serious and 3 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $4,000 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $2,800, down 30%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.132, personal protective equipment, general requirements (2 items).

For context, across all professional services employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $1,821. Labchems Corp. averages $2,800 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Labchems Corp. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Labchems Corp.: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348381369 OPENED JUL 17, 2025Closed

Referral · Complete · Safety · 10 employees at the site · Closed May 14, 2026

2015 Calle Jaime Rodriguez St, Mayaguez, PR 00682 · Testing Laboratories and Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2) · Walking-working surfaces
 Serious$1,500$1,050Jan 16, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$2,500$1,750Jan 16, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0Jan 16, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.37(b)(6) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 16, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 16, 2026Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(2) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jan 16, 2026Final

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 Mayaguez site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 15 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
LabChemS Corp
Mayaguez · 2025
15 000.01.1

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1)

(h) Employee information and training. (1) Employers shall provide employees with effective information and training on hazardous chemicals in their work area at the time of their initial assignment, and whenever a new chemical hazard the employees have not previously been trained about is introduced into their work area. Information and training may be designed to cover categories of hazards (e.g., flammability, carcinogenicity) or specific chemicals. Chemical-specific information must always be available through labels and safety data sheets.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

Other testing laboratories and services employers in Puerto Rico

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.