Establishment profile
POLY-METAL FINISHING, INC.
1 ALLEN STREET BUILDING #218, SPRINGFIELD, MA, 01108
332813 — Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring
EIN 042481928
Summary
POLY-METAL FINISHING, INC. has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $22,252 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 157 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
POLY-METAL FINISHING, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
50% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 21 citations in this view · $21,502 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $3,200 | Dec 2008 | Sep 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 C | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 H01 | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 C06 | 1 | 1 | $1,190 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A08 | 1 | 1 | $1,012 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B03 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G05 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III | 1 | 1 | $750 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 D04 II | 1 | 1 | $625 | Nov 2007 | Nov 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D02 I | 1 | 1 | $625 | Nov 2007 | Nov 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | $600 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 A09 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B02 | 1 | 1 | $600 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1026 M01 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Nov 2007 | Nov 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D05 I | 1 | 1 | $500 | Nov 2007 | Nov 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B09 | 1 | 1 | $500 | Nov 2007 | Nov 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Dec 2008 | Dec 2008 |
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 3328 within MA. Peer group: 157 employers. This establishment has 28 OSHA violations; peer median is 5.
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 68 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) · May 2015
Most frequent event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2015 | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for POLY-METAL FINISHING, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for POLY-METAL FINISHING, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for POLY-METAL FINISHING, INC.. 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 POLY-METAL FINISHING, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for POLY-METAL FINISHING, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 POLY-METAL FINISHING, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-05 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-05-14 | Referral | 8 | 8 | $12,002 | |
| 2008-11-26 | Planned | 15 | 14 | $7,500 | |
| 2007-10-10 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $2,750 | |
| 1986-11-13 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-11-12 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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- VALENTINE PLATING COMPANY, INC.WEST SPRINGFIELD — 2 federal enforcement records
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on POLY-METAL FINISHING, 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 POLY-METAL FINISHING, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- POLY-METAL FINISHING, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $22,251.5 in total penalties.
- How does POLY-METAL FINISHING, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- POLY-METAL FINISHING, INC. operates in the electroplating, plating, polishing, anodizing, and coloring industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.1. POLY-METAL FINISHING, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.37 compared to an industry average of 2.3.