Establishment profile
DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC
560 HIGHWAY 44, LA PLACE, LA, 70068
325212 — Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
EIN 320456515
Summary
DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 8 years of recorded history, with $11,408 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 63rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 25 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 75th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $11,408 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D02 | 1 | 1 | $11,408 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2024 | Jan 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3252 within LA. Peer group: 25 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 237 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) · Jul 2017 – Oct 2021 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2021 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 27, 2017 | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet | Multiple head locations | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2023 | Crushed,Flagger,Lack of Engineering Controls,Operator,Railroad Car,Railroad Track,Struck By,TrainFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Jul 27, 2017 | Face,Fall,Fracture,Grating,Neck,Nose,Skull | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, 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 DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, 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 DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Significant Violation.
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 significant noncompliance.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER LLC 560 HIGHWAY 44 · LAPLACE, LA, 70068 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Significant Violation QNCR 11 | 12 | 3 | — | Feb 2026 | View → |
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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-07-13 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 1 | 1 | $0 | |
| 2023-03-21 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-05-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-08-01 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $11,408 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in synthetic rubber manufacturing within LA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- EXXON MOBIL CHEMICAL COMPANYBATON ROUGE — 2 federal enforcement records
- LION COPOLYMER, LLCBATON ROUGE — 1 federal enforcement record
- FIRESTONE POLYMERS LLCSULPHUR — 1 federal enforcement record
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $11,408 in total penalties.
- How does DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC operates in the synthetic rubber manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.4.
- Has DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC.