Establishment profile
ALPHAGARY CORPORATION
170 PIONEER DRIVE, LEOMINSTER, MA, 01453
Operated by Orbia · 1 of 4 establishments
325211 — Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Summary
ALPHAGARY CORPORATION has accumulated 31 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $36,013 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 50 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 94th 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
ALPHAGARY CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
86% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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 · 22 citations in this view · $36,013 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 E01 | 2 | 2 | $2,500 | Apr 1994 | May 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D06 III | 2 | 2 | $2,200 | Apr 1994 | May 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0332 B01 | 1 | 1 | $4,000 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 B03 II C 3 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M05 I | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B07 I | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Apr 2015 | Apr 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D09 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | May 1998 | May 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 J03 IA | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | May 1998 | May 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0216 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0216 B01 III | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D02 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 1 | 1 | $563 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 J03 IB | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 III | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 F03 II | 1 | 1 | $500 | Apr 1994 | Apr 1994 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3252 within MA. Peer group: 50 employers. This establishment has 31 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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.
Reported for 171 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
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- 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) · Jan 2015
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
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 ALPHAGARY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ALPHAGARY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ALPHAGARY CORPORATION. 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 ALPHAGARY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ALPHAGARY CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ALPHAGARY CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-01-29 | Referral | 10 | 10 | $20,000 | |
| 2004-05-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2003-02-26 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-03-11 | Follow-up | 5 | 2 | $2,000 | |
| 1995-01-04 | Follow-up | 2 | — | $1,700 | |
| 1994-09-19 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $1,313 | |
| 1994-02-01 | Follow-up | 10 | 10 | $11,000 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ALPHAGARY CORPORATION is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Orbia.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Orbia across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in plastics material and resin manufacturing within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CHEMIPLASTICA, INC.FLORENCE — 2 federal enforcement records
- BI-QEM, INC.FLORENCE — 2 federal enforcement records
- OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.FITCHBURG — 2 federal enforcement records
- ADVANCE COATINGSWESTMINSTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- MEXICHEM SPECIALTY COMPOUNDS, INC.LEOMINSTER — 2 federal enforcement records
- LEWCOTT CORPORATIONMILLBURY — 2 federal enforcement records
- EASTERN PACKAGING, INC.LAWRENCE — 2 federal enforcement records
- PIONEER CONSOLIDATED CORPORATIONNORTH OXFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
- INTERPOLYMER CORPORATIONCANTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- A. SCHULMAN CUSTOM COMPOUNDING NE, INC.WORCESTER — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Orbia, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DURALINE CORPORATIONSPARKS, NV — 1 federal enforcement record
- DURA-LINE CORPORATIONSANDERSVILLE, GA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Orbia locationsParent rollup
- Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
- Plastics Material and in MAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ALPHAGARY CORPORATION 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 Orbia, which operates 4 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ALPHAGARY CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- ALPHAGARY CORPORATION has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 31 violations and $36,013 in total penalties.
- How does ALPHAGARY CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- ALPHAGARY CORPORATION operates in the plastics material and resin manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. ALPHAGARY CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.1.