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Abbvie Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

North Chicago, Illinois · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · NAICS 325412

6inspections
1citation items
$13,240current penalties
Jun 25, 2026last inspection

Abbvie Inc. has 6 OSHA inspections on record in Illinois, the first in 2017.

OSHA's last visit started on Jun 25, 2026 to monitor an earlier case, in North Chicago.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $13,240 in penalties and the amount has not been reduced.

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Abbvie Inc. averages $13,240 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Abbvie Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.

Abbvie Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2017 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 349016410 OPENED JUN 25, 2026Closed

Monitoring · Partial · Safety · 120 employees at the site · Closed Jun 30, 2026

1 N. Waukegan Road, North Chicago, IL 60064 · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 348632340 OPENED DEC 9, 2025Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 1,800 employees at the site · Closed Sep 9, 2026

1401 Sheridan Road, North Chicago, IL 60064 · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$13,240$13,240May 15, 2026Final

Inspection 348018458 OPENED FEB 3, 2025Closed

Monitoring · Partial · Safety · 50 employees at the site · Closed Apr 9, 2025

1401 Sheridan Road, North Chicago, IL 60064 · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 347776668 OPENED SEP 25, 2024Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 90 employees at the site · Closed Aug 19, 2025

1 Waukegan Road Ap5, North Chicago, IL 60064 · Pharmacies and Drug Stores · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 347083511 OPENED NOV 3, 2023Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 461 employees at the site · Closed Apr 3, 2024

One N. Waukegan Road, Building Ap32, North Chicago, IL 60064 · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 342606548 OPENED SEP 1, 2017Closed

Monitoring · Partial · Health · 1,000 employees at the site · Closed Sep 26, 2017

1401 N Sheridan Rd., North Chicago, IL 60064 · Pharmaceutical Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the North Chicago site logged 18 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 8,297 workers: 0.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 302 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
AbbVie (Abbott Park )
North Chicago · 2025
8,297 1850.21.1
AbbVie (North Chicago)
North Chicago · 2025
3,218 1060.31.1
Abbvie
North Chicago · 2025
16 000.00.0
AbbVie, Inc
North Chicago · 2023
31,916 60210.21.1
AbbVie Lake County
North Chicago · 2017
14,826 3520.21.1
AbbVie US Commercial
North Chicago · 2017
3,728 1120.31.1

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 4 reports on file.

Oct 30, 2025, North Chicago: Hospitalization · fractures · ankle(s) and leg(s) n.e.c.

An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.

Oct 24, 2024, North Chicago: Hospitalization · fractures · other finger(s) n.e.c.

An employee was operating an electric pallet jack and backing it in to pull out drums to take to another location for storage. Their left little finger was caught between the pallet jack handle and a metal control panel in the building, resulting in a fractured finger.

Sep 19, 2024, North Chicago: Hospitalization · multiple severe wounds and internal injuries · multiple trunk locations

On September 19, 2024, at 8:10 a.m., an employee was operating a powered industrial truck (PIT) with no load when they contacted the base of a vertical material racking system. Upon contacting the racking system, the employee became pinned between a horizontal cross-beam and the operator booth of the PIT. The employee suffered a pelvic fracture and internal bleeding that required hospitalization.

Nov 22, 2016, North Chicago: Hospitalization · other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect · body systems

An employee was removing gas lines from chlorine gas tanks when a small quantity of chlorine gas escaped from one of the lines, causing the employee to experience respiratory irritation.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a)

(A) Each authorized employee shall receive training in the recognition of applicable hazardous energy sources, the type and magnitude of the energy available in the workplace, and the methods and means necessary for energy isolation and control.

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