Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. safety record at a glance
Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. has been the subject of 12 Cal/OSHA inspections in California since 2000, opened between Oct 30, 2003 and Feb 14, 2019. 6 of them were complaint inspections. 7 of them produced citations, 16 in all: 3 serious. Inspectors proposed $56,560 in penalties; after appeals and settlements the current total is $35,885. The largest single penalty, $22,610, came from an inspection opened Feb 14, 2019 in Irvine. That places the employer at #2,661 of 122,854 California employers in the database by penalties. The same employer has 4 WARN layoff notices on file with the EDD.
Industry as coded by the inspecting office: Manufacturing; Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services. Worksites in Irvine, Richmond, Hercules, Anaheim.
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| Opened | City | Why | Result | Proposed | Penalty | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2019 | Irvine | Accident | 3 citations 2 serious | $28,685 | $22,610 | Sep 11, 2019 |
| Jul 12, 2018 | Richmond | Complaint | 2 citations | $1,200 | $1,200 | Jan 15, 2019 |
| May 2, 2018 | Richmond | Accident | 1 citation | $5,000 | $3,000 | Sep 12, 2018 |
| Mar 6, 2015 | Richmond | Accident | 1 citation | $750 | $750 | Jul 15, 2015 |
| Jun 27, 2013 | Hercules | Accident | 4 citations 1 serious | $19,650 | $7,050 | Dec 17, 2013 |
| Oct 9, 2012 | Richmond | Unprogrammed related | no citations | 0 | 0 | Dec 11, 2012 |
| Mar 15, 2012 | Irvine | Complaint | 3 citations | $675 | $675 | Aug 15, 2012 |
| Jan 26, 2010 | Hercules | Accident | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 25, 2010 |
| May 15, 2009 | Hercules | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Nov 23, 2004 | Anaheim | Complaint | 2 citations | $600 | $600 | Sep 22, 2006 |
| Sep 16, 2004 | Richmond | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Feb 1, 2005 |
| Oct 30, 2003 | Hercules | Complaint | no citations | 0 | 0 | Nov 20, 2003 |
Also recorded as: Bio-Rad Laboratories; Bio Rad Laboratories; Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc; Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc; Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.
The rules this employer was cited under
- 8 CCR 3314, Lockout and cleaning of machinery: 3 citations, 2 serious, $22,610
- 8 CCR 5193, Bloodborne pathogens: 3 citations, $675
- 8 CCR 3328, Machinery and equipment, general: 2 citations, $1,200
- 8 CCR 3203, Injury and Illness Prevention Program: 2 citations, $750
- 8 CCR 4186: 1 citation, 1 serious, $5,400
- 8 CCR 342, Reporting serious injuries and deaths: 1 citation, $3,000
- 8 CCR 3385, Foot protection: 1 citation, $750
- 8 CCR 5144, Respiratory protection: 1 citation, $600
Accidents investigated
Local pages: Irvine employment lawyer, Richmond employment lawyer.
How to read this record
Each row is one inspection by Cal/OSHA (or, rarely, federal OSHA) of one worksite. Why is the reason it was opened. Proposed is the penalty the inspector assessed; penalty is the current figure after any appeal or settlement. "Serious" means a realistic possibility of death or serious harm; "willful" and "repeat" carry penalties up to $162,851 each.
Citations document that the employer was told, in writing, what the rule required and when. That knowledge is often the center of a retaliation case: a worker who complained about the hazard an inspector later cited, and was then fired or cut, has a Labor Code 6310 claim, with lost wages and attorney's fees.
Full explainer: how to read a Cal/OSHA record.
If you work, or worked, at Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Write down what you reported, to whom and when, and what changed afterward: shifts, pay, duties, write-ups. Request the inspection file from the Cal/OSHA district office using the activity number on the inspection page. An injury goes through workers' compensation; a firing, demotion or threat after a safety complaint or injury report is an employment claim with a one-year deadline at the Labor Commissioner (Labor Code 6310) and a longer one in court. Free, confidential review: (800) 371-3088 or send what you have.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data, California inspections. Record last checked Nov 1, 2026. Back to the safety tracker.
About this data: Records come from the U.S. Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement datasets (inspection, violation, accident and accident injury tables), which carry Cal/OSHA's state-plan inspections alongside federal ones. We load every inspection of a California worksite opened since January 1, 2000 and refresh it weekly. Employer names, addresses and industry codes are as the inspecting office recorded them; similar names are grouped where they clearly refer to the same employer. A citation can be reduced, vacated or withdrawn on appeal, and an inspection can stay open for months, so a record can change. Penalties shown as "current" reflect the latest status in the federal file. This page is public information about the employer's regulatory record, not legal advice and not a statement that any person was harmed or any law broken beyond what the record states.