Establishment profile
POLARTEC LLC
46 STAFFORD STREET, LAWRENCE, MA, 01841
Operated by Polartec, LLC
313230 — Nonwoven Fabric Mills
EIN 208498614
Summary
POLARTEC LLC has accumulated 3 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $2,438 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 33rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 19 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 33rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
POLARTEC LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
50% 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. 3 distinct standards shown · 3 citations in this view · $2,438 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A02 | 1 | 1 | $938 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D02 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Sep 2007 | Sep 2007 |
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 3132 within MA. Peer group: 19 employers. This establishment has 3 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.
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 48 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) · Jul 2015 – Mar 2016
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2016 | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jul 2, 2015 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 POLARTEC LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for POLARTEC LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in MA — for Polartec, LLC, 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 Polartec, LLC 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.). 2 cases · 1 ULP · 1 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01-CA-184996 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2016 | Oct 2016 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
| 01-RD-002095 | Representation election | Mar 2007 | Oct 2007 | Closed | Region 01, Boston, Massachusetts |
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 POLARTEC LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for POLARTEC LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POLARTEC 46 STAFFORD ST · LAWRENCE, MA, 01841 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 2014 | 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 POLARTEC LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 313241 - WEFT KNIT FABRIC MILLS. Last action: 2016-03-08. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-12-14 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-04-04 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $2,438 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
POLARTEC LLC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Polartec, LLC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Polartec, LLC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in nonwoven fabric mills within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- DELAWARE VALLEY CORP.TEWKSBURY — 1 federal enforcement record
- CARRABASSETT TRADING COMPANY INC.OXFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Polartec, LLC locationsParent rollup
- Nonwoven Fabric MillsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
- Nonwoven Fabric Mills in MAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on POLARTEC 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 POLARTEC LLC's OSHA violation history?
- POLARTEC LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 3 violations and $2,437.5 in total penalties.
- How does POLARTEC LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- POLARTEC LLC operates in the nonwoven fabric mills industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. POLARTEC LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.