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ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC

545 ELM STREET HELENA INDUSTRIAL PARK, HELENA, AL, 35080
326150Urethane and Other Foam Product (except Polystyrene) Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
6
over 18 years
Violations
29
$171,838 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC has accumulated 29 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 18 years of recorded history, with $171,838 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 179 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.3 / yr · last 18 yrs
Violations
29
1.6 / yr
Penalties
$171,838
$5,925 avg / violation
48% serious52% other
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 6
Inspection trigger · follow-up
2 of 6

67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 23 citations in this view · $171,838 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$107,032Feb 2018Feb 2020
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$12,967Feb 2018Mar 2018
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III22$363Feb 2013Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B11$7,967Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11$7,967Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$7,967Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111$5,000Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0025 C0311$5,000Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I11$5,000Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0029 B0111$4,637Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111$2,940Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0095 G05 I11$1,428Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$1,428Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$1,071Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 I11$1,071Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0145 F0511Feb 2020Feb 2020
29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 II11Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0144 A01 III11Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 II11Feb 2018Feb 2018
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0211Feb 2018Feb 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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3261 within AL. Peer group: 179 employers. This establishment has 29 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $4,200
Inspection frequency
89th
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
2.2
vs industry
+0.2
TRIR
2.2
vs industry
−0.9

Reported for 88 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
3.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.2
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

Planned
2
Referral
1
Follow-up
2

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 ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Aug 16, 2017Caught In,Crushed,Dragged,Head,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Neck,Roller--Mach/Part,TorsoFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$32,921
Employees affected
15

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 17 violations · $32,921 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJan 200811715$32,921

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 17 violations · $32,921 in backwages · 15 workers affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jan 2006 – Jan 2008Plastics Bag and Pouch ManufacturingFLSA1715$32,921

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC. 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 ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES LLC
300 M H WILLIAMS DRIVE · HELENA, AL, 35080
RCRANo Violation Identified00May 2000View →

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
1071137
Operation
A

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$411K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
OSHA / Workplace Safety / Mine Safety

First case: 2023-02-13. Most recent: 2023-02-13. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $410,906 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
United States v. ABC Polymer Industries, LLC
ABC Polymer Industries, LLC
Feb 2023pleaOSHA / Workplace Safety / Mine SafetyAlabama - Northern,USDOJ - Environment & Natural Resources Division$410,906No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-09-18Follow-up21$3,562
2017-11-21Referral11$5,000
2017-08-17Fatality/Catastrophe185$155,338
2013-09-17Follow-up0$0
2013-01-14Planned87$7,938
2008-10-23Planned0$0

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC 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.

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Frequently asked

What is ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC's OSHA violation history?
ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 29 violations and $171,838.2 in total penalties.
How does ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC operates in the urethane and other foam product (except polystyrene) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.1. ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 2.19 compared to an industry average of 2.
Has ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving ABC POLYMER INDUSTRIES, LLC.