Establishment profile
ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS
FM 2917 RD., ALVIN, TX, 77511
Operated by Ascend Performance Materials · 1 of 2 establishments
325199 — All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Summary
ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $14,500 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 59th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 253 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 82nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS 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
33% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3251 within TX. Peer group: 253 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 499 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) · Jun 2018
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 11, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
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 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 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 ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS. 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 ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-24 | Referral | 3 | 1 | $14,500 | |
| 2014-02-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2013-03-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ascend Performance Materials.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ascend Performance Materials across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in all other basic organic chemical manufacturing within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ROHM AND HAAS TEXAS, INCDEER PARK — 3 federal enforcement records
- CHEMICALS INC.BAYTOWN — 2 federal enforcement records
- ECO SERVICES OPERATIONS CORP.HOUSTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- BASF CORPORATIONFREEPORT — 2 federal enforcement records
- BP AMOCO CHEMICAL COMPANYTEXAS CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- VALTRIS SPECIALTY CHEMICALSFORT WORTH — 2 federal enforcement records
- SACHEM INC.CLEBURNE — 2 federal enforcement records
- SEA LION TECHNOLOGY, INC.TEXAS CITY — 2 federal enforcement records
- ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLCALVIN — 2 federal enforcement records
- ARKEMA, INC.CROSBY — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Ascend Performance Materials, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLCALVIN, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Ascend Performance Materials locationsParent rollup
- All Other Basic Organic Chemical ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
- All Other Basic in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS 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 Ascend Performance Materials, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS's OSHA violation history?
- ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $14,500 in total penalties.
- How does ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS's safety record compare to its industry?
- ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS operates in the all other basic organic chemical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS's self-reported DART rate is 0.17 compared to an industry average of 0.8.