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FLOW POLYMERS, LLC.

17000 ST. CLAIR ROAD, CLEVELAND, OH, 44110
Operated by Polymer Solutions Group
325998All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
2
over 6 years
Violations
8
$24,921 in penalties
Penalties
$24,921
$3,115 avg
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

FLOW POLYMERS, LLC. has accumulated 8 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 6 years of recorded history, with $24,921 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 62nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 51st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 months ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

FLOW POLYMERS, 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.3 / yr · last 6 yrs
Violations
8
1.3 / yr
Penalties
$24,921
$3,115 avg / violation
88% serious12% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2

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. 8 distinct standards shown · 8 citations in this view · $24,921 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$10,641Jan 2026Jan 2026
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$5,610May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111$3,470May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 I A11$2,600May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211$2,600May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11Jan 2026Jan 2026
29 CFR 1910.0134 G01 II11May 2020May 2020
29 CFR 1910.0132 F01 III11May 2020May 2020

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

62nd

Above average violations in NAICS 3259 within OH. Peer group: 113 employers. This establishment has 8 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
88th
peer median: $5,528
Inspection frequency
51st
peer median: 1

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.

DART rate
1.4
vs industry
+0.6
TRIR
1.4
vs industry
0.0

Reported for 71 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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
1
Referral
1

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) · Sep 2018

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Sep 13, 2018Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaningFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
11 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 11 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for FLOW POLYMERS, LLC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for FLOW POLYMERS, 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 FLOW POLYMERS, 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 FLOW POLYMERS, LLC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
1
Quarters non-compliant
0

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
FLOW POLYMERS
17000 ST CLAIR AVE BLDG 3 · CLEVELAND, OH, 44110
AirRCRATRINo Violation Identified10Oct 2024View →

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

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-10-03Referral22$10,641
2019-12-16Complaint65$14,280

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

FLOW POLYMERS, LLC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Polymer Solutions Group.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Polymer Solutions Group across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in all other miscellaneous chemical product and preparation manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on FLOW POLYMERS, LLC. 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 Polymer Solutions Group.

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Frequently asked

What is FLOW POLYMERS, LLC.'s OSHA violation history?
FLOW POLYMERS, LLC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 8 violations and $24,921 in total penalties.
How does FLOW POLYMERS, LLC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
FLOW POLYMERS, LLC. operates in the all other miscellaneous chemical product and preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. FLOW POLYMERS, LLC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.45 compared to an industry average of 0.8.