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AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.

5405 WINDWARD PARKWAY, ALPHARETTA, GA, 30004
Operated by AVANOS MEDICAL, INC · 1 of 2 establishments
339113 — Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
1
over 3 years
Violations
2
$14,732 in penalties
Penalties
$14,732
$7,366 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 3 years of recorded history, with $14,732 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 53rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 33 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. 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
1
0.3 / yr · last 3 yrs
Violations
2
0.7 / yr
Penalties
$14,732
$7,366 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 1

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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $14,732 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 IV D11$9,375Mar 2023Mar 2023
29 CFR 1910.0178 L02 II11$5,357Mar 2023Mar 2023

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

53rd

Above average violations in NAICS 3391 within GA. Peer group: 33 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
88th
peer median: $938
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
—
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Referral
1

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

OSHA severe injury reports

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

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
—
Most recent activity
3 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.. 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 AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
AVANOS MEDICAL INC
5405 WINDWARD PKWY · ALPHARETTA, GA, 30004
RCRANo Violation Identified00—Jan 2019View →

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

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$22.2M
Disposition
DP
Crime type
FDCA / Pharma

First case: 2021-07-07. Most recent: 2021-07-07. 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 · $22,228,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
United States of America v. Avanos Medical, Inc.
Avanos Medical, Inc. · AVNS
Jul 2021DP
36-mo agreement
FDCA / PharmaTexas - Northern,USDOJ - Civil Division - Consumer Protection Branch,USDOJ - Criminal Division - Fraud Section$22,228,000No

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)
$1.8M
Obligated (all-time)
$13.0M
Awards
240
Top agency
Department of Health and Human Services
$8.3M
Company-wide — AVANOS MEDICAL INC (across 2 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$97K
Obligated (all-time)
$8.7M
Awards (all-time)
151

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Health and Human Services$8.3M
Department of Veterans Affairs$3.6M
Department of Defense$1.0M
General Services Administration$38K
Department of Homeland Security$26K
Largest awards (top 50 of 240)
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF HALYARD HEALTH
    contract · Last action 2018-05-31
    $5,008,458
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2022-08-08
    $511,929
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT: NX ORDERS PLACED DURING OCT 2024 - MAY 2025
    contract · Last action 2025-06-10
    $432,600
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT: NX ORDERS PLACED DURING OCT 2023 THRU SEP 2024
    contract · Last action 2025-06-10
    $333,926
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2022-06-02
    $269,196
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT: NX ORDERS PLACED DURING THE MONTH OF OCT 2022 THRU FEB 2023
    contract · Last action 2023-03-15
    $179,323
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT: NX ORDERS PLACED DURING SEPTEMBER 2025
    contract · Last action 2025-10-08
    $176,954
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2015-06-15
    $148,938
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CB006 ON-Q C-BLOC SAF/PCA, 400 ML, 2-14 ML/HR + 5 ML/30
    contract · Last action 2015-05-20
    $143,325
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2017-07-13
    $132,146
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2020-12-16
    $121,390
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CORTRAK 2 EAS
    contract · Last action 2017-06-28
    $120,428
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    BELINTRA UBETRACK STERILE PROCESSING STORAGE SYSTEM.
    contract · Last action 2019-12-04
    $95,918
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2022-08-08
    $94,800
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2021-03-10
    $93,649
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    NX- AVANOS CORTRAK 2 ENTERAL ACCESS COMPUTER SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2022-07-28
    $89,936
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    DSNS EBOLA PPE GOWNS
    contract · Last action 2015-08-11
    $78,753
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EMERGENCY ANESTHESIOLOGY
    contract · Last action 2017-07-17
    $78,043
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2018-02-14
    $77,707
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2021-03-12
    $76,031
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2022-02-02
    $74,229
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PAIN MANAGEMENT COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY GENERATOR
    contract · Last action 2018-09-14
    $72,922
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT: NX ORDERS PLACED DURING OCTOBER 1, 2025 - DECEMBER 31, 2025.
    contract · Last action 2026-01-13
    $72,100
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2022-05-20
    $68,435
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION (RFA) GENERATOR
    contract · Last action 2016-04-08
    $67,447
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOFREQUENCY GENERATOR EQUIPMENT
    contract · Last action 2016-11-18
    $64,667
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2017-02-08
    $63,052
  • Department of Defense
    PORTABLE ULTRASOUND SCANNING SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2015-07-08
    $61,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOFREQUENCY GENERATOR
    contract · Last action 2019-12-26
    $60,932
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PURCHASE OF COOLED RF GENERATOR.
    contract · Last action 2018-07-10
    $59,373
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    GAME READY - MED 4 ELITE SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2024-05-03
    $58,972
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    FY 2020 PAIN MANAGEMENT PUMPS AND SUPPLY KITS
    contract · Last action 2025-06-26
    $57,679
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PAIN MANAGEMENT PROBE
    contract · Last action 2017-04-10
    $56,279
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2017-03-22
    $56,050
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    M53115
    contract · Last action 2021-03-01
    $54,915
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY GENERATOR, WITH ACCESSORIES
    contract · Last action 2018-09-14
    $51,311
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    COOLED RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2022-08-30
    $51,094
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    AVANOS RF PAIN MANAGEMENT PROBES
    contract · Last action 2020-03-31
    $50,988
  • Department of Defense
    SUPPLIES SUCH AS MULTI COOLE RADIO FREQUENCY KIT 100MM AND 4MM ACTIVE TIP 2 PROBES + 6 INTRODUCERS FOR LUMBAR, IN SUPPORT OF THE RADIO FREQUENCY PROCEDURES
    contract · Last action 2017-04-27
    $50,718
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    HALYARD CHEMO GOWNS LEVEL 3
    contract · Last action 2022-03-02
    $50,223
  • Department of Defense
    MULTI-COOLED RF KIT, 75MM/4MM TIP
    contract · Last action 2017-09-28
    $49,777
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RADIOFREQUENCY PAIN CONTROL GENERATOR
    contract · Last action 2015-09-02
    $49,093
  • Department of Defense
    AS NEEDED MEDICAL SUPPLIES SUCH AS PROBES, NEEDLES, AND PADS
    contract · Last action 2020-03-03
    $48,763
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2015-03-06
    $48,059
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2020-07-16
    $47,796
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    FEEDING TUBE SYSTEM-CORTRAK
    contract · Last action 2024-03-22
    $44,914
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2018-04-16
    $44,321
  • Department of Defense
    COOLIEF MULTI-COOLED RADIO0FREQUENCY KIT USED FOR PATIENT PAIN MANAGEMENT AT WALTER REED.
    contract · Last action 2021-01-13
    $44,093
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROBES
    contract · Last action 2022-04-20
    $43,438
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    RF GENERATOR
    contract · Last action 2017-05-22
    $43,367

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 541711 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN BIOTECHNOLOGY. Last action: 2026-03-31. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-09-29Referral22$14,732

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of AVANOS MEDICAL, INC across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing within GA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AVANOS MEDICAL, 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 AVANOS MEDICAL, INC, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 2 violations and $14,732.4 in total penalties.
How does AVANOS MEDICAL, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
AVANOS MEDICAL, INC. operates in the surgical appliance and supplies manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9.