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ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.

3158 MARTIN LUTHER KING JUNIOR DRIVE, NORTH CHICAGO, IL, 60064
Operated by ABBOTT LABORATORIES · 1 of 100 establishments
334516Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing
EIN 561874931

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OSHA inspections
18
over 43 years
Violations
7
$3,330 in penalties
Penalties
$3,330
$476 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 18 inspections over 43 years of recorded history, with $3,330 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 103 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
18
0.4 / yr · last 43 yrs
Violations
7
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$3,330
$476 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 18
Inspection trigger · referral
5 of 18

11% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $3,330 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q06 IC11$3,150Mar 2005Mar 2005
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11$180Nov 1982Nov 1982
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q08 I11Mar 2005Mar 2005
29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC11Nov 1982Nov 1982
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Nov 1982Nov 1982
29 CFR 1910.0213 I0111Nov 1982Nov 1982
29 CFR 1910.0219 D0111Nov 1982Nov 1982

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

88th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3345 within IL. Peer group: 103 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
78th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
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
−0.5
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.2

Reported for 44 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.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
5
Complaint
7
Accident
1
Referral
5

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Apr 2019 – Jul 2021 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
2
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jul 12, 2021Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecifiedLeg(s), unspecifiedHospitalized
Apr 22, 2019Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 22, 2019Amputation,Blade,Fall,Fan,Finger,Fingertip1
Dec 10, 1989EYE,LEAK,REACTOR,CHEMICAL VESSEL,CHEMICAL11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for ABBOTT LABORATORIES, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Unfair labor practice
2

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other ABBOTT LABORATORIES locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 2 cases · 2 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-CA-355879Unfair labor practiceDec 2024Jan 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-042312Unfair labor practiceDec 2004Jan 2005ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
0

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 5 facilities · 2 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
200 ABBOTT PARK RD · ABBOTT PARK, IL, 60064
AirWaterNo Violation Identified20May 2024View →
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
MARTIN LUTHER KING DR AND US HWY 41 · NORTH CHICAGO, IL, 60064
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00Dec 2016View →
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
2323 GREEN BAY RD · NORTH CHICAGO, IL, 60064
RCRANo Violation Identified00Aug 2013View →
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
22ND ST. & IL HIGHWAY 43 · NORTH CHICAGO, IL, 60064
AirNo Violation Identified00View →
ABBOTT LABORATORIES
10TH ST AT SHERIDAN RD · NORTH CHICAGO, IL, 60064
AirNo Violation Identified00View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
76206
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

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)
$490.2M
Obligated (all-time)
$1.3B
Awards
56,426
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$891.2M
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 Veterans Affairs$891.2M
Department of Defense$330.4M
Department of Health and Human Services$92.1M
Department of Justice$16.9M
Department of Transportation$223K
Largest awards (top 50 of 56,426)
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    ABBOTT: TO CONDUCT CLINICAL TRAINING AND VALIDATION STUDIES TO SUPPORT A FUTURE FDA MARKETING APPLICATION WITH AN EXPANDED INDICATION FOR USE OF THE ABBOTT TBI TEST ? TO AID IN THE DIAGNOSIS OF TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY IN ADULTS AND PEDIATRIC PATIENTS.
    contract · Last action 2026-03-19
    $65,469,511
  • Department of Defense
    LABORATORY ASSAY FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY
    contract · Last action 2025-08-05
    $37,604,629
  • Department of Defense
    UCH-L1 PROMISING PAIRS
    contract · Last action 2017-04-04
    $31,497,180
  • Department of Defense
    IGF::CT::IGF COMPLETE CONCEPT PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
    contract · Last action 2021-12-06
    $13,548,494
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF CHEMISTRY ANALYZERS/AUTOMATION COST-PER-REPORTABLE RHJ VAMC CHARLESTON, SC
    contract · Last action 2024-05-31
    $12,121,232
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    VISN 9 CHEMISTRY AUTOMATION COST PER RESULTS REPORTABLE
    contract · Last action 2026-04-08
    $11,358,292
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CHEMICAL ANALYZER
    contract · Last action 2026-03-25
    $10,109,581
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CHEMISTRY AUTOMATION COST PER TEST
    contract · Last action 2019-11-19
    $9,490,097
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LAB CHEMISTRY SERVICES
    contract · Last action 2026-03-30
    $9,422,426
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    INTEGRATED CHEMISTRY AND IMMUNOASSAY TESTING ANALYZERS
    contract · Last action 2019-08-23
    $8,592,914
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    VISN 15 CHEMISTRY BPA
    contract · Last action 2024-09-24
    $7,085,621
  • Department of Defense
    CLINICAL CHEMISTRY REAGENTS, IA IMMUNOASSAYS REAGENTS AND ANALYZERS
    contract · Last action 2021-10-14
    $6,908,360
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    COST PER TEST
    contract · Last action 2021-08-16
    $6,714,011
  • Department of Defense
    CHEMISTRY/IMMUNOASSAY
    contract · Last action 2025-12-18
    $6,702,151
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF - COST PER REPORTABLE TEST
    contract · Last action 2018-11-27
    $6,516,709
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CHEMISTRY TESTING BRIDGE CONTRACT
    contract · Last action 2024-09-24
    $6,193,365
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    VISN 15 CHEMISTRY BPA
    contract · Last action 2021-09-02
    $5,988,222
  • Department of Defense
    ANALYZER (2), LABORATORY (1) AUTOMATION, IMMUNOASSAY- CHEMISTRY
    contract · Last action 2025-12-22
    $5,906,700
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF LABORATORY CHEMISTRY TESTING AND PRICING.
    contract · Last action 2019-02-11
    $5,789,863
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CHEMISTRY COST PER TEST
    contract · Last action 2019-09-17
    $5,667,273
  • Department of Defense
    CLINICAL CHEMISTRY/IMMUNOASSAY REAGENTS
    contract · Last action 2021-09-20
    $5,595,128
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LABORATORY TESTS/IN-HOUSE EQUIPMENT
    contract · Last action 2021-06-25
    $5,531,252
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    COST PER TEST - IMMUNOCHEMISTRY ANALYZER
    contract · Last action 2025-02-21
    $5,234,578
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF MODIFICATION TO ADD ADDITIONAL TESTING AND PRICING.
    contract · Last action 2016-04-28
    $5,225,513
  • Department of Defense
    CHEMISTRY/IMMUNOLOGY CPRR
    contract · Last action 2022-02-02
    $5,163,702
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    MODIFICATION TO ADD ADDITIONAL TESTING AND PRICING.
    contract · Last action 2015-01-06
    $5,093,481
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CHEMISTRY AUTOMATION, WJB DORN VAMC
    contract · Last action 2022-04-06
    $4,992,252
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IGF::OT::IGF LABORATORY CHEMISTRY TESTING AND PRICING.
    contract · Last action 2017-10-18
    $4,987,468
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LAB CPRR ANALYZERS, REAGENTS AND TRACK
    contract · Last action 2023-06-08
    $4,751,253
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    COST PER TEST
    contract · Last action 2026-01-06
    $4,607,892
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    ABBOTT LABORATORIES:1107303 [19-009467]
    contract · Last action 2026-04-22
    $4,602,564
  • Department of Defense
    CHEMISTRY/IMMUNOLOGY CPRR
    contract · Last action 2024-05-06
    $4,406,749
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IMMUNOCHEMISTRY/CHEMISTRY ANALYZER
    contract · Last action 2024-10-23
    $4,366,043
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    VISN1 BPA FOR IMMUNOCHEMISTRY CPRR TESTING ADDING EQUIPMENT FOR MANCHESTER NH VAMC - WITHIN ORIGINAL SCOPE
    contract · Last action 2025-10-01
    $4,335,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    VISN 1 CHEMISTRY TESTING
    contract · Last action 2023-12-20
    $4,290,214
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    ABBOTT LABORATORY FRONT-END SPECIMEN AUTOMATION.
    contract · Last action 2026-03-20
    $4,217,188
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    VISN 1 CHEMISTRY TESTING
    contract · Last action 2022-06-08
    $4,152,101
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    VISN1 BPA FOR IMMUNOCHEMISTRY CPRR TESTING
    contract · Last action 2026-02-27
    $4,150,076
  • Department of Defense
    PRISM REAGENTS AND CONSUMABLES
    contract · Last action 2021-01-13
    $4,060,284
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    VISN 1 CHEMISTRY TESTING
    contract · Last action 2021-01-19
    $4,012,142
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CHEMISTRY IMMUNOASSAY ANALYZER COST PER REPORTABLE RESULT (CPRR) PRICE SCHEDULE UPDATE
    contract · Last action 2025-10-01
    $4,000,484
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CPRR CHEMISTRY/IMMUNOASSAY TESTING
    contract · Last action 2025-06-11
    $3,957,309
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CPRR CHEMISTRY TESTING
    contract · Last action 2025-05-28
    $3,681,154
  • Department of Defense
    CHEMISTRY LAB ANALYZERS (COST PER TEST)
    contract · Last action 2023-08-15
    $3,671,591
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CHEMISTRY ANALYZERS COST PER REPORTABLE RESULTS
    contract · Last action 2025-03-20
    $3,555,613
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    ABBOTT ARCHITECT CPRR
    contract · Last action 2026-03-27
    $3,412,414
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CHEMISTRY TESTING FOR VISN1 / YEAR 3/5 OF VISN WIDE BPA
    contract · Last action 2021-06-24
    $3,405,948
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EMERGENCY FOR CHEMISTRY CPRR WITH AUTOMATION
    contract · Last action 2026-03-31
    $3,378,771
  • Department of Defense
    REAGENTS, MEDICAL
    contract · Last action 2016-10-25
    $3,367,456
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IMMUNOCHEMISTRY/CHEMISTRY ANALYZER
    contract · Last action 2024-04-09
    $3,329,208

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334516 - ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-04-23. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-07-27Referral0$0
2019-04-29Referral0$0
2007-07-31Referral0$0
2004-09-21Referral22$3,150
1999-01-21Complaint0$0
1997-12-10Complaint0$0
1997-03-27Complaint0$0
1995-04-27Complaint0$0
1994-02-15Planned0$0
1993-12-23Planned0$0
1993-09-29Complaint0$0
1989-12-11Accident0$0
1985-08-06Complaint0$0
1985-01-18Referral0$0
1984-05-24Complaint0$0
1984-05-02Planned0$0
1982-10-26Planned52$180
1982-07-23Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. 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.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. 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 INC.'s OSHA violation history?
ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. has 18 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $3,330 in total penalties.
How does ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC. operates in the analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.2. ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.5.