Establishment profile
KEY POLYMER CORPORATION
17 SHEPARD STREET, LAWRENCE, MA, 01843
Operated by Key Polymer Corporation · 1 of 2 establishments
325998 — All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
Summary
KEY POLYMER CORPORATION has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 20 years of recorded history, with $9,263 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 68th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 58 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 70th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
KEY POLYMER CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
67% 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $9,263 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $2,400 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 H02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1052 G04 | 1 | 1 | $700 | May 2006 | May 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1052 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | May 2006 | May 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1052 J01 I | 1 | 1 | $438 | May 2006 | May 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 | 1 | 1 | $438 | May 2006 | May 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 H07 IA | 1 | 1 | $438 | May 2006 | May 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $350 | May 2006 | May 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2014 | Jul 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II | 1 | 1 | — | May 2006 | May 2006 |
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 3259 within MA. Peer group: 58 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.
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 56 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 KEY POLYMER CORPORATION. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 KEY POLYMER CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for KEY POLYMER CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for KEY POLYMER CORPORATION. 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 KEY POLYMER CORPORATION. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
KEY POLYMER LLC 17 SHEPARD ST · LAWRENCE, MA, 01843 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 5 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for KEY POLYMER CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of DefenseSTRUCTURAL ADHESIVEcontract · Last action 2009-04-07$21,225
- Department of DefenseSTRUCTURAL ADHESIVEcontract · Last action 2009-01-15$21,225
- Department of DefenseSTRUCTURAL ADHESIVE PART NUMBER C4-211contract · Last action 2008-03-26$21,225
- Department of DefenseSTRUCTURAL ADHESIVEcontract · Last action 2015-09-03$20,093
- Department of DefenseSTRUCTURAL ADHESIVEcontract · Last action 2010-11-04$11,037
- Department of DefenseSTRUCTURAL ADHESIVEcontract · Last action 2013-03-13$10,754
- Department of DefenseSTRUCTURAL ADHESIVEcontract · Last action 2012-06-07$10,754
- Department of DefenseSTRUCTURAL ADHESIVEcontract · Last action 2011-08-26$10,754
- Department of DefenseSTRUCTURAL ADHESIVEcontract · Last action 2012-01-26$8,773
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 325199 - ALL OTHER BASIC ORGANIC CHEMICAL MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2015-09-03. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-02-19 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $6,200 | |
| 2012-08-03 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-11-18 | Referral | 7 | 7 | $3,063 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
KEY POLYMER CORPORATION is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Key Polymer Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Key Polymer Corporation across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on KEY POLYMER CORPORATION 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 Key Polymer Corporation, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is KEY POLYMER CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- KEY POLYMER CORPORATION has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $9,262.5 in total penalties.
- How does KEY POLYMER CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- KEY POLYMER CORPORATION operates in the all other miscellaneous chemical product and preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. KEY POLYMER CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 2.1 compared to an industry average of 0.8.