Establishment profile
EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC
2060 CORPORATE WAY, SUMTER, SC, 29154
Operated by EMS-CHEMIE (North America) Inc
325211 — Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
EIN 570703806
Summary
EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC has accumulated 10 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $2,687 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 83rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 53 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 58th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 10 citations in this view · $2,687 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $700 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 F | 1 | 1 | $687 | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1001.2 A | 1 | 1 | $400 | May 2007 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0024 B | 1 | 1 | $330 | May 2007 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $330 | May 2007 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 VC5 | 1 | 1 | $240 | May 2007 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 K06 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2019 | Jun 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 C02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2007 | May 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0110 H11 VIB | 1 | 1 | — | May 2007 | May 2007 |
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 SC. Peer group: 53 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 122 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 EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC. 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 EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC. 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: No 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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EMS CHEMIE (NORTH AMERICA) INC 2060 CORPORATE WAY · SUMTER, SC, 29154 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Jul 2023 | 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.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-21 | Planned | 4 | 2 | $1,387 | |
| 2007-05-02 | Planned | 6 | 4 | $1,300 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization EMS-CHEMIE (North America) Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of EMS-CHEMIE (North America) Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Related searches
- All EMS-CHEMIE (North America) Inc locationsParent rollup
- Plastics Material and Resin ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in SCState-wide enforcement data
- Plastics Material and in SCIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 EMS-CHEMIE (North America) Inc.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC's OSHA violation history?
- EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 10 violations and $2,687 in total penalties.
- How does EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC operates in the plastics material and resin manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. EMS-CHEMIE NORTH AMERICA INC's self-reported DART rate is 3.59 compared to an industry average of 1.1.