Establishment profile
EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC
1550 COUNTY RD 1450 NORTH, HENRY, IL, 61537
Operated by Emerald Performance Materials, LLC
325199 — All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
Summary
EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $19,575 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 117 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 53rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.
Federal records were found in 4 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $19,575 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 I | 1 | 1 | $4,250 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q08 I | 1 | 1 | $2,975 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0156 C02 | 1 | 1 | $2,975 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $2,975 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 K02 IV | 1 | 1 | $2,975 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E06 | 1 | 1 | $2,125 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 H02 VI | 1 | 1 | $800 | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Aug 2009 | Aug 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 IIIB | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2011 | Nov 2011 |
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 3251 within IL. Peer group: 117 employers. This establishment has 10 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 55 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
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 · $0 in backwages
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2008 – Mar 2010 | All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing | — | — | 0 | — | — |
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 EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for Emerald Performance Materials, LLC, not this location alone
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Emerald Performance Materials, LLC locations in the same state.
NLRB cases
National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33-CA-015800 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2009 | Apr 2011 | Closed | Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana |
Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.
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 EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, 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: Violation Identified.
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). 2 facilities.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS 1550 CR 1450N · HENRY, IL, 61537 | Air | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | May 2022 | View → |
EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLC 1550 CO RD 1450N · HENRY, IL, 61537 | AirWaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 3 | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 2019 | 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 EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-06-15 | Referral | 9 | 7 | $19,075 | |
| 2009-08-24 | Complaint | 1 | — | $500 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Emerald Performance Materials, LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Emerald Performance Materials, LLC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Emerald Performance Materials, LLC.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $19,575 in total penalties.
- How does EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC operates in the all other basic organic chemical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. EMERALD PERFORMANCE MATERIALS, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 3.44 compared to an industry average of 0.8.