Since 2019, OSHA inspectors have visited Purlife in New Mexico 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Dec 22, 2025 after a complaint, in Moriarty.
In all, OSHA issued 8 citation items: 4 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
The penalties, $2,550 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.
The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 6 times.
Among farming, fishing and forestry employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $1,440 penalty. Purlife averages $1,275 across 2 cited inspections.
Purlife also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2018, the Albuquerque site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 23 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.9 for its industry.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.