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ST JUDE MEDICAL INC

ONE LILLEHEI PLAZA, ST. PAUL, MN, 55117
Operated by ABBOTT LABORATORIES · 1 of 100 establishments
339112Surgical and Medical Instrument Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
5
over 27 years
Violations
7
$3,670 in penalties
Penalties
$3,670
$524 avg

Summary

ST JUDE MEDICAL INC has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $3,670 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 88th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 400 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

ST JUDE MEDICAL INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
5
0.2 / yr · last 27 yrs
Violations
7
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$3,670
$524 avg / violation
29% serious71% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 5

60% 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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $3,670 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0101 B11$1,050Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 5206.07000111$1,050Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 1910.0242 B11$450Sep 2009Sep 2009
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$350Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 5210.06300111$350Mar 1999Mar 1999
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II11$210Jul 2006Jul 2006
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0211$210Jul 2006Jul 2006

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 3391 within MN. Peer group: 400 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
93rd
peer median: $420
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

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

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.7
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

Planned
5

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 ST JUDE MEDICAL INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 ST JUDE MEDICAL INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ST JUDE 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 ST JUDE 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 ST JUDE MEDICAL INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
0
Formal actions
1
EPA penalties
$400

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 · $400 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.
177 E COUNTY RD B · LITTLE CANADA, MN, 55117
RCRANo Violation Identified21$400Aug 2025View →

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 contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$-29150
Obligated (all-time)
$420.4M
Awards
23,602
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$373.6M
Company-wide — ST. JUDE MEDICAL, LLC (across 7 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$-29150
Obligated (all-time)
$429.2M
Awards (all-time)
24,058

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$373.6M
Department of Defense$46.7M
Department of Health and Human Services$117K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334510 - ELECTROMEDICAL AND ELECTROTHERAPEUTIC APPARATUS MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2023-07-03. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-10-16Planned0$0
2013-01-25Planned0$0
2009-08-26Planned1$450
2006-07-12Planned2$420
1999-02-01Planned42$2,800

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

ST JUDE MEDICAL 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.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ST JUDE MEDICAL INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 ST JUDE MEDICAL INC's OSHA violation history?
ST JUDE MEDICAL INC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $3,670 in total penalties.
How does ST JUDE MEDICAL INC's safety record compare to its industry?
ST JUDE MEDICAL INC operates in the surgical and medical instrument manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5.