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ABBOTT LABORATORIES

3294 STELZER ROAD, COLUMBUS, OH, 43219
Operated by ABBOTT LABORATORIES · 1 of 100 establishments

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OSHA inspections
2
over 35 years
Violations
1
$70 in penalties
Penalties
$70
$70 avg

Summary

ABBOTT LABORATORIES has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 2 inspections over 35 years of recorded history, with $70 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 32nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 85,427 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 75th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 34 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

ABBOTT LABORATORIES appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 35 yrs
Violations
1
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$70
$70 avg / violation

50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

32nd

Below average violations. Peer group: 85,427 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
56th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
75th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
TRIR
0.0
vs industry

Reported for 28 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for ABBOTT LABORATORIES. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
34 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 34+ years. Most recent activity: 34 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for ABBOTT LABORATORIES. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ABBOTT LABORATORIES. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ABBOTT LABORATORIES. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for ABBOTT LABORATORIES. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ABBOTT LABORATORIES. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$698.5M
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
FDCA / Pharma

First case: 2012-10-02. Most recent: 2012-10-02. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $698,500,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Laboratories · ABT
Oct 2012pleaFDCA / PharmaUSDOJ - Civil Division - Consumer Protection Branch,Virginia - Western$698,500,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$630K
Obligated (all-time)
$3.1M
Awards
35
Top agency
Department of Agriculture
$2.3M
Company-wide — ABBOTT LABORATORIES (across 47 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$2.3B
Obligated (all-time)
$5.6B
Awards (all-time)
68,899

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Agriculture$2.3M
Department of Health and Human Services$450K
Department of Defense$216K
Department of Veterans Affairs$135K
Largest awards
  • Department of Agriculture
    COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: /4100013834/INFANT FORMULA-GENERIC,NIPPLES GENERIC
    contract · Last action 2017-12-18
    $1,808,019
  • Department of Agriculture
    COMMODITIES FOR USG FOOD DONATIONS: /4100031074/INFANT FORMULA BOTTLES-EMERGENCY,INFANT FORMULA NIPPLES-EMERGENCY,INFANT FORMULA-EMERGENCY
    contract · Last action 2024-11-01
    $270,160
  • Department of Agriculture
    /4100013840/INFANT FORMULA-GENERIC,NIPPLES GENERIC
    contract · Last action 2017-11-09
    $210,855
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    GIMC NUTRITION SERVICES - ABBOTT NUTRITION RETAIL - NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT FOOD PRODUCTS AND SUPPLIES BPA
    contract · Last action 2026-02-06
    $186,000
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    KHC - ABBOTT BPA FOR DIETETICS DEPT.
    contract · Last action 2025-11-13
    $124,200
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    DIETARY SUPPLEMENT SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2022-07-27
    $110,162
  • Department of Defense
    PATIENT NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS: ENSURE, ELECARE, GLUCERNA AND PEDIASURE FOR THE NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT WALTER REED HOSPITAL.
    contract · Last action 2023-09-25
    $50,000
  • Department of Defense
    PATIENT NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT
    contract · Last action 2022-02-04
    $50,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SURGICAL IMPLANT
    contract · Last action 2024-11-15
    $40,271
  • Department of Defense
    PATIENT NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
    contract · Last action 2022-05-13
    $30,938
  • Department of Defense
    NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS, MEAL REPLACEMENTS FOR WR PATIENTS
    contract · Last action 2022-05-04
    $29,458
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::OT::IGF DELIVERY OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR CLINICAL USE
    contract · Last action 2022-05-04
    $23,464
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LVAD
    contract · Last action 2018-08-09
    $19,520
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    GRAFTMASTER STENTS
    contract · Last action 2018-03-29
    $19,160
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    VARIOUS DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
    contract · Last action 2020-05-14
    $19,115
  • Department of Defense
    PATIENT NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS FOR CLINICAL NUTRITION SERVICES.
    contract · Last action 2022-04-14
    $17,037
  • Department of Defense
    PSC 8940 SPECIAL DIETARY FOODS & PREPARATIONS FOR HOSPITAL FOOD SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2023-06-09
    $15,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CARDIAC PACEMAKER
    contract · Last action 2025-03-11
    $14,850
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SURGICAL IMPLANT
    contract · Last action 2024-09-30
    $12,113
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    HEART VALVE
    contract · Last action 2022-11-22
    $11,031
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    FY23 CCHCF DIETARY AND NUTRITION MEDICATED FOOD
    contract · Last action 2025-07-30
    $6,071
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENT
    contract · Last action 2021-02-09
    $5,818
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    STENTS
    contract · Last action 2017-10-20
    $5,250
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2015-12-13
    $4,465
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EMBOLIC PROTECTION
    contract · Last action 2017-11-15
    $4,310
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    12673-03 STOCK ITEM
    contract · Last action 2018-02-22
    $2,950
  • Department of Defense
    8507336187!DIETARY SUPPLEMENT,
    contract · Last action 2020-06-26
    $324
  • Department of Defense
    8505715725!DIETARY SUPPLEMENT,
    contract · Last action 2018-07-25
    $72
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    NEW AWARD FOR DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS WITH ABBOTT. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE NOV 1, 2025-OCT 31, 2026 WITH FOUR ONE-YEAR OPTIONS.
    contract · Last action 2026-01-27
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    SUBSISTENCE SPECIAL DIETARY ITEMS ON HOSPITAL FORMULARY LIST
    contract · Last action 2025-05-30
    $0
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    NEW AWARD FOR DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS WITH ABBOTT NUTRITION. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS NOV 01, 2020 TO OCT 31, 2021 WITH FOUR ONE-YEAR OPTIONS"
    contract · Last action 2025-02-11
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS FOR THE NUTRITION SERVICES DEPARTMENT AT WALTER REED HOSPITAL.
    contract · Last action 2023-12-13
    $0
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    AWARD FOR DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS
    contract · Last action 2020-08-27
    $0
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    SPECIAL DIETARY FOODS AND FOOD SPECIALTY PREPARATIONS
    contract · Last action 2017-10-25
    $0
  • Department of Defense
    DIETARY SUPPLEMENT
    contract · Last action 2017-03-30
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 311514 - DRY, CONDENSED, AND EVAPORATED DAIRY PRODUCT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-02-06. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1991-07-12Unprogrammed Related0$0
1990-10-11Unprogrammed Related1$70

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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Part of a larger organization

ABBOTT LABORATORIES is one of 100 establishments rolled up under the parent organization ABBOTT LABORATORIES.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of ABBOTT LABORATORIES across all 100 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by ABBOTT LABORATORIES, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ABBOTT LABORATORIES from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup ABBOTT LABORATORIES, which operates 100 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is ABBOTT LABORATORIES's OSHA violation history?
ABBOTT LABORATORIES has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $70 in total penalties.