Establishment profile
NICHE POLYMER LLC
880 S. WASHINGTON STREET, RAVENSWOOD, WV, 26164
326199 — All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
Summary
NICHE POLYMER LLC has accumulated 12 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 9 years of recorded history, with $57,317 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 66 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 83rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NICHE POLYMER 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
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 12 citations in this view · $57,317 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $15,426 | Nov 2019 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 1 | 1 | $9,000 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $9,000 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I A | 1 | 1 | $9,000 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $4,850 | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $4,850 | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | $2,806 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 E03 IV | 1 | 1 | $2,386 | Aug 2016 | Aug 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 C02 VII | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2018 | Jan 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2016 | Aug 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 E03 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 2016 | Aug 2016 |
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 3261 within WV. Peer group: 66 employers. This establishment has 12 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for NICHE POLYMER LLC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 2019
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
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 9, 2019 | Amputation,Caught By,Contact,Energized,Finger,Lockout/Tagout,Maintenance,Pelletizing Plant,Rotating Knife,Thumb | 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 NICHE POLYMER LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NICHE POLYMER 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 NICHE POLYMER 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 NICHE POLYMER 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NICHE POLYMER LLC 880 S WASHINGTON ST · RAVENSWOOD, WV, 26164 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Jan 2022 | 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 NICHE POLYMER LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-31 | Follow-up | 4 | 3 | $35,000 | |
| 2019-07-11 | Referral | 1 | — | $7,426 | |
| 2017-11-29 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $9,700 | |
| 2017-05-31 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2016-08-09 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $5,192 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NICHE POLYMER 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 NICHE POLYMER LLC's OSHA violation history?
- NICHE POLYMER LLC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 12 violations and $57,317.1 in total penalties.
- How does NICHE POLYMER LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- NICHE POLYMER LLC operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8.