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BOSTON SCIENTIFIC

1 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PLACE, NATICK, MA, 01760
Operated by BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP · 1 of 16 establishments
EIN 042695240

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OSHA inspections
4
over 33 years
Violations
9
$5,063 in penalties
Penalties
$5,063
$563 avg

Summary

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $5,063 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 91st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 54 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 20 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC 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

Inspections
4
0.1 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
9
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$5,063
$563 avg / violation
56% serious44% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 4
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 4

75% 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $5,063 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0176 A11$2,125Jul 1995Jul 1995
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0111$2,125Jul 1995Jul 1995
29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III11$813Apr 2006Apr 2006
29 CFR 1910.0176 B11—Jul 1995Jul 1995
29 CFR 1910.0176 E11—Jul 1995Jul 1995
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0411—Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1910.0038 A0211—Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1910.0106 E09 III11—Nov 1992Nov 1992
29 CFR 1910.0020 G0211—Nov 1992Nov 1992

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

91st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 5417 within MA. Peer group: 54 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
72nd
peer median: $1,725
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
0.3
vs industry
0.0
TRIR
0.4
vs industry
−0.2

Reported for 1,684 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
0.6
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.4
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

Complaint
3
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 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 20+ years. Most recent activity: 20 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 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BOSTON SCIENTIFIC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BOSTON SCIENTIFIC. 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 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BOSTON SCIENTIFIC. 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
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
1 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC PL · NATICK, MA, 01760
AirRCRANo Violation Identified00——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 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$8K
Obligated (all-time)
$350.7M
Awards
35,267
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$302.8M
Company-wide — BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP (across 25 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$126.2M
Obligated (all-time)
$812.2M
Awards (all-time)
66,138

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$302.8M
Department of Defense$47.8M
Department of Health and Human Services$151K
Department of Justice$3K
Largest awards (top 50 of 35,267)
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT FOR PROSTHETICS VA MEDICAL CENTERS IN VISN 12 537-1Q0039 537-1Q0041 537-1Q0113 537-1Q0819 537-1Q0821 537-1Q0824 537-1Q0958 537-1Q1112 537-1Q1211 537-1Q1320 537-1Q1321 537-1Q1654 537-1Q2014 537-1Q2016 537-Q10536 537-Q10560 537-Q10795 537-Q10991 537-Q10992 537-Q11209 537-Q11249 537-Q11988 537-Q11993 537-Q11994 537-Q12520 537-Q12521 537-Q12630 537-Q12778 537-Q12795 537-Q12803 537-Q12955 537-Q13076 537-Q13478 537-Q13947 537-Q13948 537-Q14196 537-Q14314 537-Q14335 537-Q15030 537-Q15676 537-Q15699 537-Q15800 537-Q16080 537-Q16131 537-Q16157 537-Q16266 537-Q16311 537-Q16500 537-Q16556 537-Q17010 537-Q17157 537-Q17390 537-Q17650 537-Q17657 537-Q17663 537-Q17664 537-Q17859 537-Q18081 537-Q18083 537-Q18095 537-Q18678 537-Q19036 537-Q19151 537-Q19315 537-Q19337 537-Q19720 578-Q16458 607-Q10018 607-Q10133 607-Q10318 607-Q10338 607-Q10352 607-Q10743 607-Q10814 607-Q10815 607-Q10816 607-Q10817 607-Q10948 607-Q11083 607-Q11247 607-Q11252 607-Q11427 607-Q11594 607-Q11670 607-Q11678 607-Q11679 607-Q11709 607-Q11725 607-Q11973 607-Q12018 607-Q12191 607-Q12268 607-Q12447 607-Q12632 607-Q12633 607-Q12673 607-Q12675 607-Q12677 607-Q12692 607-Q12725 607-Q12737 607-Q12739 607-Q12742 607-Q12874 607-Q12905 607-Q12910 607-Q13116 607-Q13117 607-Q13483 607-Q13701 607-Q13943 607-Q13967 607-Q13968 607-Q13970 607-Q14042 607-Q14110 607-Q14154 607-Q14177 607-Q14261 607-Q14602 607-Q14624 607-Q14636 607-Q14868 607-Q14890 607-Q14994 607-Q15244 607-Q15251 607-Q15299 607-Q15374 607-Q15444 607-Q15632 607-Q15740 607-Q15742 607-Q15798 607-Q15809 607-Q15858 607-Q16228 607-Q16230 607-Q16368 607-Q16369 607-Q16370 607-Q16491 607-Q16692 607-Q16703 607-Q16723 607-Q16775 607-Q16808 607-Q17092 607-Q17093 607-Q17299 607-Q17404 607-Q17555 607-Q17983 607-Q18258 607-Q18341 607-Q18550 607-Q18552 607-Q18690 695-1Q2974 695-1Q3544 695-1Q3933 695-1Q4689 695-1Q6104 695-1Q6335 695-1Q7655 695-1Q7665 695-1Q9569 695-1Q9622 695-Q10410 695-Q10636 695-Q10890 695-Q10981 695-Q11528 695-Q11696 695-Q12486 695-Q12566 695-Q12847 695-Q12933 695-Q13309 695-Q16198 695-Q18224 695-Q18966 695-Q19245
    contract · Last action 2011-08-30
    $1,387,888
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-05
    $1,118,654
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $1,098,388
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $995,390
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $769,034
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-02
    $755,597
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT - PROSTHETICS ORDERS FOR MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO SUPPORT VETERAN CARE.
    contract · Last action 2011-10-01
    $723,036
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-09
    $712,128
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-09
    $710,276
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-11-01
    $705,053
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CONSIGNMENT AGREEMENT
    contract · Last action 2012-06-15
    $700,190
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PACEMAKERS
    contract · Last action 2011-06-27
    $700,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $610,488
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-04
    $549,628
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2008-01-16
    $528,308
  • Department of Defense
    COGNIS RF HE UNIT
    contract · Last action 2008-09-26
    $496,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $471,805
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $465,046
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $434,100
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $430,063
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT-PROSTHETICS
    contract · Last action 2012-10-10
    $408,956
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $407,210
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-02
    $401,971
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CRT PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2012-09-18
    $398,800
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $388,794
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-02
    $383,777
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $368,208
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE
    contract · Last action 2008-08-21
    $356,745
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $351,876
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORTS - TO CAPTURE ALL PROSTHETICS PURCHASE ORDERS FROM OCTOBER 1, 2012 THRU JANUARY 9, 2013.
    contract · Last action 2012-10-01
    $338,013
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT PROSTHETICS 580-3N2415 580-3N2424 580-3N3361 580-Q31152 580-Q31154 580-Q31685 586-Q31821 598-3P2213 598-P39608 629-Q30130 629-Q31470
    contract · Last action 2012-10-02
    $335,104
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $331,258
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT OF PROSTHETIC DOLLARS FY11 OCT-SEPT; 51 ACTIONS
    contract · Last action 2011-09-30
    $328,101
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $317,362
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-03
    $317,169
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-10
    $314,413
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $300,106
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORTS - TO CAPTURE ALL PROSTHETICS PURCHASE ORDERS FROM OCTOBER 1, 2012 THRU JANUARY 9, 2013.
    contract · Last action 2012-10-01
    $297,723
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT PROSTHETIC ORDERS 607-Q20213 607-Q21284 607-Q21458 607-Q20132 607-Q20266 607-Q20270 607-Q20847 607-Q21124 607-Q21154 607-Q21269 607-Q21318 607-Q21624 607-Q21701 607-Q21824 607-Q21881 607-Q22140 607-Q22142 607-Q22213 607-Q23158 607-Q23581 607-Q23605 607-Q23705 607-Q20569 607-Q20570 607-Q20713 607-Q21455 607-Q22095 607-Q22616 607-Q22641 607-Q22800 607-Q22886 607-Q23682
    contract · Last action 2011-10-01
    $294,052
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-15
    $291,455
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    MEDICAL AND SURGICAL EQUIPMENT
    contract · Last action 2013-09-03
    $283,818
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    TACHY PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2012-09-18
    $278,225
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-04
    $277,427
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT PROSTHETIC ORDERS
    contract · Last action 2011-10-01
    $258,619
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    DELIVERY ORDER FOR STENT PRODUCTS
    contract · Last action 2013-08-09
    $251,214
  • Department of Defense
    CATHETER UNIDIRECTIONAL STEERABLE
    contract · Last action 2010-10-07
    $249,000
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-11-15
    $244,829
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PROSTHETICS EXPRESS REPORT FY 08
    contract · Last action 2007-10-01
    $240,240
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    STENTS, BATCH ENTRY FOR 589P90479,589A90340, 657PE151,657P00343,657P90415,657P90446,657P90579,657P90778,657P90971,657P91112,657P91215,657P91295,657P91661,657P918041,657P91859,657P91958,657P92285,657P92343,657P92455,657P92472,657P92600,657P93065
    contract · Last action 2009-01-20
    $239,874
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    EXPRESS REPORT PROSTHETIC ORDERS 537-Q21188 537-Q22930 537-Q24831 537-Q20483 537-Q20686 537-Q21164 537-Q21485 537-Q21929 537-Q22623 537-Q22631 537-Q23379 537-Q23742 537-Q23837 537-Q24383 537-Q24384 537-Q24456 537-Q24944 537-Q24945 537-Q20604 537-Q20606 537-Q20629 537-Q20632 537-Q21141 537-Q24387 537-Q21483
    contract · Last action 2011-10-01
    $235,140

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334510 - ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2024-10-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2006-01-24Complaint11$813
1995-05-17Complaint44$4,250
1992-08-31Referral0—$0
1992-08-20Complaint4—$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC is one of 16 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP across all 16 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BOSTON SCIENTIFIC 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 BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP, which operates 16 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is BOSTON SCIENTIFIC's OSHA violation history?
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $5,062.5 in total penalties.