Establishment profile
NOVA CHEMICALS INC.
400 FRANKFORT ROAD, MONACA, PA, 15061
Operated by NOVA Chemicals
326140 — Polystyrene Foam Product Manufacturing
Summary
NOVA CHEMICALS INC. has accumulated 2 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 37 years of recorded history, with $900 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 39th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 755 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 85th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
NOVA CHEMICALS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
33% 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. 2 distinct standards shown · 2 citations in this view · $900 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1904.0035 B02 III | 1 | 1 | $900 | Dec 2005 | Dec 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1028 E01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 1989 | Jun 1989 |
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
Below average violations in NAICS 3261 within PA. Peer group: 755 employers. This establishment has 2 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 143 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2016
Most frequent event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 15, 2016 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2002 | HEAD,ROOF,REACTOR,SLIP,FALL,CONTUSIONFatality | 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 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 NOVA CHEMICALS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for NOVA CHEMICALS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for NOVA Chemicals, 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 NOVA Chemicals 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.). 16 cases · 15 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06-CA-243023 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2019 | Nov 2019 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-238165 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2019 | Jun 2019 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-231191 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2018 | Nov 2018 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-219578 | Unfair labor practice | May 2018 | Jul 2018 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-216391 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2018 | Apr 2018 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-194937 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2017 | May 2017 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-179994 | Unfair labor practice | Jul 2016 | Sep 2017 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-110569 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2013 | Sep 2013 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-037297 | Unfair labor practice | May 2011 | May 2011 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-036928 | Unfair labor practice | May 2010 | Jan 2011 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-036666 | Unfair labor practice | Oct 2009 | May 2010 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-036168 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2008 | Nov 2008 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-036031 | Unfair labor practice | Mar 2008 | Apr 2008 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-035976 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2008 | Feb 2008 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-CA-035975 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2008 | Apr 2008 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 06-RC-012344 | Representation election | May 2004 | Jul 2004 | Closed | Region 06, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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 NOVA CHEMICALS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for NOVA CHEMICALS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for NOVA CHEMICALS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-21 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2005-11-22 | Complaint | 1 | — | $900 | |
| 2002-05-17 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-04-08 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-04-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-01-12 | Referral | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
NOVA CHEMICALS INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization NOVA Chemicals.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of NOVA Chemicals across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
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- ECOPAX LLC.EASTON — 2 federal enforcement records
- ULTRA-POLY CORPORATIONSCRANTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- OPCO, INC.LATROBE — 1 federal enforcement record
- THE MURUS COMPANY, INC.MANSFIELD — 1 federal enforcement record
- INSUL BOARD, INC.ERIE — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All NOVA Chemicals locationsParent rollup
- Polystyrene Foam Product ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- Polystyrene Foam Product in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on NOVA CHEMICALS INC. 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 NOVA CHEMICALS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- NOVA CHEMICALS INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 2 violations and $900 in total penalties.
- How does NOVA CHEMICALS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- NOVA CHEMICALS INC. operates in the polystyrene foam product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3. NOVA CHEMICALS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.
- Has NOVA CHEMICALS INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving NOVA CHEMICALS INC..