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OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.

1380 TECH WAY, AKRON, OH, 44306
Operated by OMNOVA Solutions · 1 of 3 establishments
325212Synthetic Rubber Manufacturing
EIN 341897652

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OSHA inspections
3
over 14 years
Violations
11
$27,985 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC. has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 14 years of recorded history, with $27,985 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 122 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 79th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

OMNOVA SOLUTIONS 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, 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

Inspections
3
0.2 / yr · last 14 yrs
Violations
11
0.8 / yr
Penalties
$27,985
$2,544 avg / violation
64% serious36% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 3

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Peer comparison

90th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3252 within OH. Peer group: 122 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
91st
peer median: $540
Inspection frequency
79th
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
2.5
vs industry
+1.1
TRIR
5.1
vs industry
+3.3

Reported for 114 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
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.1
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
2
Referral
1

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 OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
8 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for OMNOVA Solutions, not this location alone

Total cases
8
Unfair labor practice
8

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 OMNOVA Solutions locations in the same state.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-06-22Complaint32$11,950
2013-08-30Complaint2$1,530
2011-10-05Referral65$14,505

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization OMNOVA Solutions.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of OMNOVA Solutions across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in synthetic rubber manufacturing within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by OMNOVA Solutions, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OMNOVA SOLUTIONS 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup OMNOVA Solutions, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.

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Frequently asked

What is OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $27,985 in total penalties.
How does OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC. operates in the synthetic rubber manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. OMNOVA SOLUTIONS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.53 compared to an industry average of 1.4.