Establishment profile
AKORN, INCORPORATED
2500 MILLBROOK DRIVE, BUFFALO GROVE RD., IL, 60089
Operated by Akorn Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
325412 — Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing
Summary
AKORN, INCORPORATED has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 23 years of recorded history, with $900 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 22nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 37 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 23 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AKORN, INCORPORATED appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $900 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1904.0041 B02 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Dec 2002 | Dec 2002 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3254 within IL. Peer group: 37 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 3.
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.
Reported for 347 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
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.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AKORN, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 23+ years. Most recent activity: 23 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 AKORN, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AKORN, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AKORN, INCORPORATED. 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 AKORN, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AKORN, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AKORN INC 2500 MILLBROOK DR · BUFFALO GROVE, IL, 60089 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AKORN, INCORPORATED. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
- Department of Defense4507093678!ANTIDOTEcontract · Last action 2008-03-18$58,250
- Department of Veterans AffairsIC GREENcontract · Last action 2008-07-01$1,398
- Department of Veterans AffairsSUNGLASSES, SOLAR SHIELDcontract · Last action 2008-05-21$808
- Department of Veterans AffairsDIMERCAPROL 10%contract · Last action 2008-05-01$759
- Department of Veterans AffairsDIMERCAPROL 10% AMPScontract · Last action 2008-03-24$759
- Department of Veterans AffairsIC GREENcontract · Last action 2008-03-31$715
- Department of Veterans AffairsIC-GREEN (INDOCYANINE GREEN FOR INJECTIONS, USP) Kcontract · Last action 2007-11-27$703
- Department of Veterans AffairsIC GREENcontract · Last action 2007-10-01$703
- Department of Veterans AffairsIC GREENcontract · Last action 2007-12-06$695
- Department of Veterans AffairsCYNANIDE KITcontract · Last action 2008-03-26$499
- Department of Veterans Affairs61460 IC GREEN, 25 MG, ANGIO KITcontract · Last action 2008-06-12$383
- Department of Veterans AffairsSMALL PURCHASE DATAcontract · Last action 2008-08-12$356
- Department of Veterans AffairsIC GREEN (INDOCYANINE)contract · Last action 2008-06-06$356
- Department of Veterans AffairsSTAIN,MULTI-USE,ANGIOGRAPHY,INDOCYANINE GREEN,25contract · Last action 2008-06-03$356
- Department of Veterans AffairsKIT, AQUEOUS SOLVENTcontract · Last action 2008-02-12$356
- Department of Veterans AffairsIC GREENcontract · Last action 2008-01-15$356
- Department of Veterans Affairs61460 IC GREEN, 25 MG, ANGIO KITcontract · Last action 2007-11-16$356
- Department of Veterans AffairsSTAIN,MULTI-USE,ANGIOGRAPHY,INDOCYANINE GREEN,25contract · Last action 2008-06-18$348
- Department of Veterans AffairsIC GREENcontract · Last action 2007-11-05$348
- Department of Veterans AffairsCYANIDE ANTIDOTE KITcontract · Last action 2008-06-12$328
- Department of Veterans AffairsSMALL PURCHASE DATAcontract · Last action 2008-08-25$40
- Department of Veterans AffairsSMALL PURCHASE DATAcontract · Last action 2008-09-08$40
- Department of Veterans Affairs65IB (PHARMACEUTICALS)contract · Last action 2010-09-21$0
- Department of Defense4600047724!ANTIDOTE TREATMENTcontract · Last action 2008-03-17$0
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 339999 - ALL OTHER MISCELLANEOUS MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2010-09-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-11-19 | Other | 1 | — | $900 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AKORN, INCORPORATED is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Akorn Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Akorn Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- FIRST PRIORITY INC.ELGIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- HOSPIRA, INC.NORTH CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- PFANSTIEHL, INC.WAUKEGAN — 2 federal enforcement records
- BAXTER HEALTHCARE CORPORATIONROUND LAKE — 2 federal enforcement records
- ABBVIE INC.NORTH CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- FERRO PFANSTIEHL LABORATORIES, INC.WAUKEGAN — 1 federal enforcement record
- AKORN, INC.DECATUR — 1 federal enforcement record
- PFANSTIEHL, INC.WAUKEGAN — 1 federal enforcement record
- ANDERSON PACKAGING, INC.ROCKFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- PFIZERSKOKIE — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Akorn Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AKORN, INC.DECATUR, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Akorn Inc locationsParent rollup
- Pharmaceutical Preparation ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AKORN, INCORPORATED 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 Akorn Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is AKORN, INCORPORATED's OSHA violation history?
- AKORN, INCORPORATED has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $900 in total penalties.
- How does AKORN, INCORPORATED's safety record compare to its industry?
- AKORN, INCORPORATED operates in the pharmaceutical preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. AKORN, INCORPORATED's self-reported DART rate is 1.95 compared to an industry average of 0.9.