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THORLABS, INC.

43 SPARTA AVENUE, NEWTON, NJ, 07860
Operated by Thorlabs Inc
335921Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
4
over 14 years
Violations
4
$11,700 in penalties
Penalties
$11,700
$2,925 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

THORLABS, INC. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 14 years of recorded history, with $11,700 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 53rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 39 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 23 days ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.3 / yr · last 14 yrs
Violations
4
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$11,700
$2,925 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 4

50% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $11,700 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$4,200Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0101 C11$3,750Aug 2014Aug 2014
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111$3,750Aug 2014Aug 2014
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Aug 2014Aug 2014

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 3359 within NJ. Peer group: 39 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
82nd
peer median: $2,200
Inspection frequency
87th
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.3
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.5

Reported for 40 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
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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
2

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

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment

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
Jun 9, 2015Struck against moving part of machinery or equipmentFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Amputation

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
23 days ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 23 days ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for THORLABS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for THORLABS, 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 THORLABS, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

Total applications
15
Certified
13
Avg wage ratio
1.16x
H-1B

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
1
Quarters non-compliant
0
Formal actions
2
EPA penalties
$3,375

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 · $3,375 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
THORLABS INC
56 SPARTA AVE · NEWTON, NJ, 07860
RCRANo Violation Identified12$3,375Dec 2022View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
4104996
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$4.9M
Obligated (all-time)
$15.8M
Awards
694
Top agency
Department of Defense
$6.7M
Company-wide — THORLABS, INC (across 7 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$1.5M
Obligated (all-time)
$14.3M
Awards (all-time)
668

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$6.7M
Department of Health and Human Services$4.5M
Department of Commerce$1.7M
Department of Veterans Affairs$1.4M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.2M

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334516 - ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-06-29. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-08-21Complaint0$0
2015-06-18Referral11$4,200
2014-05-08Referral33$7,500
2012-06-28Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

THORLABS, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Thorlabs Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Thorlabs Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in fiber optic cable manufacturing within NJ, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THORLABS, 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.

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Frequently asked

What is THORLABS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
THORLABS, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $11,700 in total penalties.
How does THORLABS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
THORLABS, INC. operates in the fiber optic cable manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. THORLABS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.3.