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THORLABS INC.

435 RT. 206, NEWTON, NJ, 07860
Operated by Thorlabs
339115Ophthalmic Goods Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
3
over 13 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 3 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $11,700 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 49th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 81 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 80th 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

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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.2 / yr · last 13 yrs
Violations
4
0.3 / yr
Penalties
$11,700
$2,925 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 3

67% 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

49th

Below average violations in NAICS 3391 within NJ. Peer group: 81 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
84th
peer median: $2,760
Inspection frequency
80th
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
−0.8
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
0.8
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
1
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
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 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 criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for THORLABS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$4.6M
Obligated (all-time)
$15.5M
Awards
691
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$4.4M
Department of Commerce$1.6M
Department of Veterans Affairs$1.4M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$1.0M
Largest awards (top 50 of 691)
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    MESOSCOPE IMAGING SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2020-08-26
    $707,285
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    MULTI-PHOTON MICROSCOPY SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2021-09-21
    $604,501
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    ICYS RESEARCH IMAGING CYTOMETER SYSTEM CAP CDER-13-212
    contract · Last action 2014-09-17
    $386,334
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2009-07-26
    $383,444
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    NIDDK - BERGAMO II MICROSCOPE SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2023-03-30
    $349,997
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2014-06-12
    $347,537
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    DUAL LASER DEEP BRAIN TWO PHOTON MISCROSCOPY SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2021-11-23
    $303,077
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    NIAAA: SUPPLIES: MINI2P IMAGING SYSTEM - SEVERABLE
    contract · Last action 2025-07-31
    $275,093
  • Department of Defense
    IR SPECTROMETER WITH ACCESSORIES AND INSTALLATION
    contract · Last action 2024-08-26
    $225,466
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    HOLOGRAPHY UNIT
    contract · Last action 2023-09-26
    $205,619
  • Department of Defense
    THORLABS EQUIPMENT
    contract · Last action 2025-09-11
    $195,744
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    THORLABS INC:1106701 [24-005335]
    contract · Last action 2025-06-02
    $195,397
  • Department of Defense
    LASER GLASS PROCESSING SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2025-08-07
    $175,596
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    THREE PHOTON LASER SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED SECOND PUMP LASER
    contract · Last action 2024-01-22
    $172,744
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF THORLABS, INC. 2-PHOTON MICROSCOPE FOR IN-VIVIO IMAGING
    contract · Last action 2014-09-22
    $150,130
  • Department of Defense
    METER SET
    contract · Last action 2011-09-14
    $149,872
  • Department of Defense
    VYTRAN GLASS PROCESSOR PR# 71-6048-18
    contract · Last action 2018-10-22
    $147,665
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CONFOCAL LASER MICROSCOPE SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2011-06-29
    $147,523
  • Department of Commerce
    AUTOMATED FIBER PROCESSOR
    contract · Last action 2023-08-29
    $145,283
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    PURCHASE OF 2-PHOTON IMAGING MICROSCOPE
    contract · Last action 2023-07-26
    $139,813
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    IGF::OT::IGF OPTICAL FIBER PROCESSING WORKSTATION
    contract · Last action 2017-05-09
    $139,730
  • Department of Defense
    OPTICAL DEV. MATER.
    contract · Last action 2011-06-01
    $132,745
  • Department of Commerce
    OU03-25-NEW-295 CHIPS R&D: ENCLOSURE FOR THE SRM
    contract · Last action 2025-12-18
    $130,079
  • Department of Defense
    GLASS PROCESSING/FUSION SPLICING SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2022-08-10
    $129,103
  • Department of Defense
    ONE (1) GPX3800 FIBER TAPERING SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2018-09-11
    $107,585
  • Department of Commerce
    VENETO INVERTED MICROSCOPE
    contract · Last action 2024-09-12
    $106,616
  • Department of Commerce
    VYTRAN GPX3400-SP FIBER OPTIC FUSION SPLICER AND LCD401 FIBER OPTIC CLEAVER
    contract · Last action 2020-08-04
    $104,003
  • Department of Commerce
    OU63-25-NEW-230 OPTICAL COHERENCE SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2025-09-10
    $99,855
  • Department of Defense
    ONE (1) MIR SUPERCONTINUUM SOURCE MID-INFRARED SUPERCONTINUUM (PART NUMBER: SC4500) AND ONE (1) FOURIER TRANSFORM OPTICAL SPECTRUM ANALYZER (PART NUMBER: OSA207C) MANUFACTURED BY THORLABS INC.
    contract · Last action 2025-09-11
    $97,058
  • Department of Defense
    FUSION SPLICING PROCESS
    contract · Last action 2018-04-24
    $95,457
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    UPGRADE OF THE BERGAMO II 2-PHOTON IMAGING (2-PI) MICROSCOPE
    contract · Last action 2021-08-18
    $94,950
  • Department of Commerce
    OU03-25-NEW-136 CHIPS R&D LOW LOSS MIRRORS, MID- AND FAR-IR
    contract · Last action 2025-06-05
    $92,015
  • Department of Defense
    THORLABS LABORATORY EQUIPMENT (VARIOUS TYPES AND QUANTITIES)
    contract · Last action 2022-01-20
    $90,354
  • Department of Defense
    NANOMAX STAGE LASER SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2016-04-13
    $85,409
  • Department of Defense
    OPTICAL TOOLS PR# 81-5018-18
    contract · Last action 2018-06-19
    $84,519
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    OCT IMAGING SYSTEM FOR VALLHS
    contract · Last action 2018-04-18
    $83,500
  • Department of Commerce
    OU68-25-NEW-189 INFRARED SUPERCONTINUUM LASER
    contract · Last action 2025-09-04
    $80,044
  • Department of Commerce
    OPTICAL COHERENCE MICROSCOPE
    contract · Last action 2020-09-23
    $77,821
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    LABORATORY EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2015-09-25
    $77,462
  • Department of Defense
    N4215813142200
    contract · Last action 2021-12-23
    $76,947
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    IGF::OT::IGF THORLABS INC:1106701 [18-005050]
    contract · Last action 2018-08-09
    $74,603
  • Department of Commerce
    OU68-25-NEW-062 - OPTICAL SPECTRUM ANALYZER
    contract · Last action 2025-07-31
    $74,507
  • Department of Defense
    PART NUMBER: AOKWT1
    contract · Last action 2023-06-30
    $73,668
  • Department of Defense
    MOTORIZED ACTUATORS&LASER BEAM COMPONENTS.
    contract · Last action 2018-09-06
    $73,653
  • Department of Defense
    OPTICAL COMPONENTS AND SUPPLIES
    contract · Last action 2016-09-02
    $73,308
  • Department of Defense
    TELESTO SPECTRAL DOMAIN OCT SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2014-09-15
    $70,929
  • Department of Health and Human Services
    TAS::75 0600::TAS SCANNING SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2010-06-09
    $65,250
  • Department of Defense
    BEAM ALIGNMENT SYS&ASSOCIATED OPTICS
    contract · Last action 2020-06-03
    $61,481
  • Environmental Protection Agency
    GANYMEDE SERIES OCT (OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY) IMAGING SYSTEM (GAN210C1)
    contract · Last action 2019-12-23
    $60,790
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    PURCHASE OF OPTOMECHANICAL SUPPLIES FOR SOLAR CELL CHARACTERIZATION
    contract · Last action 2025-09-19
    $58,479

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334516 - ANALYTICAL LABORATORY INSTRUMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2026-02-19. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
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.

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THORLABS 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 Thorlabs.

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Frequently asked

What is THORLABS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
THORLABS INC. has 3 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 ophthalmic goods 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 0.8.