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HACH COMPANY

5600 LINDBERGH DRIVE, LOVELAND, CO, 80538
Operated by Danaher Corporation · 1 of 3 establishments
334516Analytical Laboratory Instrument Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
4
over 8 years
Violations
3
$13,653 in penalties
Penalties
$13,653
$4,551 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

HACH COMPANY has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $13,653 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 35 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.5 / yr · last 8 yrs
Violations
3
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$13,653
$4,551 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 4

50% 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $13,653 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$13,653Apr 2021Apr 2021
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111Apr 2018Apr 2018
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11Apr 2018Apr 2018

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

82nd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3345 within CO. Peer group: 35 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
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
0.4
vs industry
−0.1
TRIR
0.9
vs industry
−0.3

Reported for 1,227 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
0.9
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
2
Referral
1
Follow-up
1

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) · Jun 2015 – Dec 2020 · 1 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
2
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.

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
Dec 8, 2020Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation
Dec 21, 2018Contact with hot objects or substancesMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized
Jun 17, 2015Fall on same level due to tripping over an objectThigh(s)Hospitalized

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

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 HACH COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

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

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
22
Certified
19
Denied
1
Avg wage ratio
1.22x
H-1BE-3 Australian

Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
0
Quarters non-compliant
1

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). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
HACH COMPANY
5600 LINDBERG DRIVE · LOVELAND, CO, 80538
WaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 1
00Apr 2021View →

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 HACH COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$9.7M
Obligated (all-time)
$44.1M
Awards
1,899
Top agency
Department of the Interior
$23.3M
Company-wide — DANAHER CORPORATION (across 179 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$971.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$3.7B
Awards (all-time)
80,746

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of the Interior$23.3M
Department of Defense$14.4M
Department of Agriculture$2.0M
Environmental Protection Agency$1.5M
Department of State$1.2M
Largest awards (top 50 of 1,899)
  • Department of Defense
    PORTABLE OIL DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS (PODS)
    contract · Last action 2011-05-17
    $1,456,832
  • Department of Defense
    PODS UNIT,AIRCRAFT,
    contract · Last action 2015-08-19
    $770,768
  • Department of State
    TAS::19 0535 000::TAS WATER QUALITY TEST KITS AND WASTE WATER TEST KITS
    contract · Last action 2011-07-12
    $512,507
  • Department of Defense
    PODS UNIT,AIRCRAFT,
    contract · Last action 2018-03-30
    $465,071
  • Department of Defense
    CLIN 0001. LOAD CELL RECORDER SET. QTY. 43 CLIN 0002. MOTORIZED LABORATORY CBR SET. QTY. 21 CLIN 0003. PORTABLE PH METER. QTY. 21 CLIN 0004. LABORATORY SHAKER SIEVE. QTY. 21 CLIN 0006. ELECTRONIC SCALE, BEAM BALANCE. QTY. 21 CLIN 0007. MOTORIZED LIQUID LIMIT DEVICE. QTY. 21 CLIN 0009. 4" MARSHALL STABILITY BREAKING. QTY. 43 CLIN 0010. ECONOMY WATER BATH. QTY. 43 CLIN 0011. COMPACTION CYLINDER MOLD. QTY. 105 CLIN 0013. DIGITAL BENCH SCALE 50KG CAPACITY. QTY. 21 CLIN 0014. PORCELAIN EVAPORATION DISH. QTY. 210 CLIN 0015. TEXTILE BAG. QTY. 630 CLIN 0016. SPACER DISC. QTY. 42 CLIN 0017. PLASTIC GROOVING TOOL. QTY. 21 CLIN 0019. MORTAR&PESTLE WEDGEWOOD. QTY. 21 CLIN 0020. 8" BRASS SIEVE SIZE 100. QTY. 42 CLIN 0021. 8" BRASS FRAME SIEVE. QTY. 21 CLIN 0022. VOLUMETRIC GLASS FLASK. QTY. 42 CLIN 0024. 8" BRASS SIEVE #60. QTY. 21 CLIN 0025. 8" BRASS SIEVE SIZE 80. QTY. 21 CLIN 0026. 8" BRASS SIEVE #10 MESH. QTY. 21 CLIN 0027. 8" BRASS SIEVE 3/8 MESH. QTY. 21 CLIN 0028. 8" BRASS SIEVE SIZE 6. QTY. 21 CLIN 0033. BRASS PAN. QTY. 21 CLIN 0036. SOIL CAN SAMPLE. QTY. 42 CLIN 0037. FILTER PAPER. QTY. 22 BOXES
    contract · Last action 2011-12-22
    $457,158
  • Department of Defense
    REPLACING TURBIDIMETERS
    contract · Last action 2019-09-13
    $448,401
  • Department of Defense
    PODS UNIT,AIRCRAFT,
    contract · Last action 2016-02-22
    $448,212
  • Department of Defense
    SERVICE TO MAINTAIN GUARDIAN BLUE UNITS.
    contract · Last action 2017-08-22
    $422,313
  • Department of the Interior
    FY23 REQ # 14750 AGAINST 140G0123D0002 HYDROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION/WATER-RESOURCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION EFFORTS
    contract · Last action 2023-02-15
    $414,566
  • Department of the Interior
    FY26 REQ# 15826 AGAINST 140G0123D0002
    contract · Last action 2026-06-18
    $401,881
  • Department of the Interior
    FY23 REQ# 14639 AGAINST G17PC00025
    contract · Last action 2024-07-22
    $375,838
  • Department of the Interior
    PRECIPITATION GAUGES
    contract · Last action 2010-06-28
    $351,400
  • Department of Defense
    PODS UNIT,AIRCRAFT,
    contract · Last action 2017-10-03
    $344,230
  • Department of the Interior
    FY24 REQ # 15330 AGAINST 140G0123D0002 - TO PROVIDE HYDROLOGIC EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE USGS IN SUPPORT OF WATER-RESOURCE MONITORING AND EVALUATION EFFORTS.
    contract · Last action 2024-05-28
    $341,243
  • Department of the Interior
    PURCHASE OF HACH HYDROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT AND REPAIR SERVICES. FY22 REQ. #14337
    contract · Last action 2022-06-14
    $334,509
  • Department of the Interior
    HACH-BRAND STABLCALS HACH DELIVERY ORDER AGAINST 140G0123D0002 FY23 REQ # 14928
    contract · Last action 2023-06-22
    $312,835
  • Department of the Interior
    FY25 REQ # 15591 AGAINST 140G0123D0002
    contract · Last action 2025-05-29
    $306,814
  • Department of the Interior
    MAINTENANCE OF HATCH NITRATAX NITRATE AND SOLITAX TURBIDITY SENSORS
    contract · Last action 2024-09-13
    $275,474
  • Department of the Interior
    FY25 REQ# 15692 SPECIAL ORDER # S25112
    contract · Last action 2026-02-20
    $272,168
  • Department of the Interior
    FY24 REQ # 15226 AGAINST 140G0123D0002
    contract · Last action 2024-02-26
    $264,295
  • Department of Defense
    HYDRAULIC FLUID PRTICLE CNTR MH60 YEAR 2
    contract · Last action 2014-04-28
    $255,968
  • Department of Defense
    HYDRAULIC FLUID PARTICLE CNTR FMS YEAR 2
    contract · Last action 2014-08-26
    $239,970
  • Department of the Interior
    OTT CBS SELF CONTAINED BUBBLER SYST W/
    contract · Last action 2011-11-17
    $232,321
  • Department of the Interior
    FY24 REQ # 15407 AGAINST 140G0123D0002
    contract · Last action 2024-08-06
    $227,573
  • Department of the Interior
    FY25 REQ # 15635 AGAINST 140G0123D0002
    contract · Last action 2025-09-09
    $224,237
  • Department of the Interior
    FY21 REQ# 13991 AGAINST G17PC00025
    contract · Last action 2021-06-15
    $222,058
  • Department of the Interior
    FY25 REQ# 15693 SPECIAL ORDER # S25100
    contract · Last action 2026-01-30
    $219,621
  • Department of the Interior
    BENCH SERVICE MAINTENANCE HACH168075
    contract · Last action 2026-06-25
    $219,234
  • Department of the Interior
    HACH DELIVERY ORDER - PURCHASE OF HYDROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT FY22 REQ# 14539 AGAINST G17PC00025
    contract · Last action 2022-08-22
    $210,966
  • Department of Defense
    HYDRAULIC FLUID PARTICLE COUNTER FMS
    contract · Last action 2013-05-16
    $201,916
  • Department of the Interior
    FY25 REQ # 15683 AGAINST 140G0123D0002
    contract · Last action 2025-09-10
    $199,840
  • Department of the Interior
    OTT RADAR WATER LEVEL W/HOOD
    contract · Last action 2012-07-27
    $195,488
  • Department of Defense
    WATER MONITOR MAINTENANCE
    contract · Last action 2024-08-21
    $195,101
  • Department of Defense
    SERVICE GUARDIAN BLUE UNITS
    contract · Last action 2013-11-06
    $194,821
  • Department of the Interior
    CYCLE PO4 PHOSPHATE SENSORS
    contract · Last action 2016-08-03
    $194,474
  • Department of the Interior
    FY23 REQ # 15099 AGAINST 140G0123D0002
    contract · Last action 2023-10-18
    $189,657
  • Department of the Interior
    AGAINST IDIQ HACH G13PC00008
    contract · Last action 2013-11-19
    $189,533
  • Department of the Interior
    HYDROLOGIC EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION - HACH DELIVERY ORDER AGAINST 140G0123D0002 FY24 REQ # 15445 SPECIAL ORDER # S24171
    contract · Last action 2024-11-20
    $187,012
  • Department of the Interior
    AN IDIQ TO PURCHASE HYDROLOGICAL EQUIPMENT, INSTRUMENTS, AND REPAIRS
    contract · Last action 2025-05-02
    $186,717
  • Department of Defense
    ALL WEATHER WEIGHING PRECIPITATION GAUGES
    contract · Last action 2009-09-24
    $185,136
  • Department of the Interior
    SPECIAL ORDER S14079A
    contract · Last action 2014-09-03
    $183,966
  • Department of Defense
    NAVY LABORATORY APPARATUS AND REAGENT SETS
    contract · Last action 2009-05-26
    $181,750
  • Department of the Interior
    HACH DELIVERY ORDER AGAINST 140G0123D0002 FY23 REQ # 14962 SPECIAL ORDER # S23119
    contract · Last action 2023-07-07
    $181,295
  • Department of the Interior
    FY21 REQ# 14017 AGAINST G17PC00025
    contract · Last action 2021-07-13
    $178,581
  • Department of the Interior
    DELIVERY ORDER AGAINST THE HACH IDIQ G13PC00008.
    contract · Last action 2016-08-26
    $178,409
  • Department of the Interior
    DELIVERY ORDER AGAINST THE HACH IDIQ G13PC00008.
    contract · Last action 2017-02-09
    $166,729
  • Department of the Interior
    AGAINST IDIQ G13PC00008 HACH HYDROMET
    contract · Last action 2014-07-11
    $163,281
  • Department of the Interior
    AGAINST IDIQ G13PC00008 - HACH
    contract · Last action 2013-07-17
    $159,138
  • Department of the Interior
    HYDROLOGIC EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION FOR THE USGS - HACH IDIQ DELIVERY ORDER FY24 REQ # 15459 SPECIAL ORDER # S24183
    contract · Last action 2024-11-18
    $152,233
  • Department of the Interior
    DELIVERY ORDER AGAINST HACH IDIQ G13PC00008.
    contract · Last action 2016-03-02
    $149,744

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334513 - INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING FOR MEASURING, DISPLAYING, AND CONTROLLING INDUSTRIAL PROCESS VARIABLES. Last action: 2026-06-25. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2022-09-21Follow-up0$0
2020-12-14Referral1$13,653
2019-11-20Complaint0$0
2017-10-31Complaint2$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

HACH COMPANY is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Danaher Corporation.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Danaher Corporation across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HACH COMPANY 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 Danaher Corporation, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is HACH COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
HACH COMPANY has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $13,653 in total penalties.
How does HACH COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
HACH COMPANY operates in the analytical laboratory instrument manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.2. HACH COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0.42 compared to an industry average of 0.5.