Establishment profile
POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC.
179 WOODLAWN ST, CLINTON, MA, 01510
Operated by POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC
424610 — Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC. has accumulated 122 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $37,230 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 25 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
POLYMER CONCENTRATES, 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
79% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 43 citations in this view · $12,870 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 3 | 3 | $4,425 | Nov 2002 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 E01 | 3 | 3 | $480 | Dec 1981 | Jul 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 K01 | 3 | 3 | — | Mar 1986 | Nov 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 | 2 | 2 | $2,200 | Mar 2013 | Sep 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 C01 | 2 | 2 | $1,200 | Dec 1981 | Jul 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,000 | Sep 1981 | Mar 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 | 2 | 2 | $1,000 | Jul 1992 | Nov 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 G02 VI | 2 | 2 | $1,000 | Dec 1981 | Jun 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | $500 | Jul 1976 | Jul 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 II | 2 | 2 | $500 | Dec 1981 | Jul 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 B01 | 2 | 2 | $320 | Aug 1976 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 I01 | 2 | 2 | $200 | Dec 1981 | Jul 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 2 | 2 | $45 | Aug 1976 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 F04 I | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 1983 | Jul 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 M02 I | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 1986 | Jul 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 I04 IV | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1981 | Jul 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 L01 | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 1986 | Jun 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 G02 VII | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1981 | Jun 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1903.0002 A01 | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1981 | Jun 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | — | Mar 1977 | Sep 1981 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 4246 within MA. Peer group: 25 employers. This establishment has 122 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 28 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for POLYMER CONCENTRATES, 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 POLYMER CONCENTRATES, 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 POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POLYMER CONCENTRATES 179 WOODLAWN ST · CLINTON, MA, 01510 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Feb 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 POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-07-31 | Monitoring | 3 | — | $4,400 | |
| 2013-02-05 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $8,400 | |
| 2013-01-31 | Complaint | 15 | 14 | $8,400 | |
| 2002-10-10 | Complaint | 12 | 7 | $3,375 | |
| 1992-04-13 | Complaint | 34 | 30 | $10,500 | |
| 1986-01-15 | Planned | 9 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-07-16 | Follow-up | 3 | 3 | $560 | |
| 1981-09-08 | Complaint | 13 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-09-01 | Complaint | 14 | 14 | $1,520 | |
| 1977-05-03 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-05-03 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-02-28 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-02-28 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-06-22 | Planned | 10 | — | $75 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC. is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in plastics materials and basic forms and shapes merchant wholesalers within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PALCO PLASTICS COWHITMAN — 1 federal enforcement record
- WAREHOUSE PLASTICS CO., INC.MILLBURY — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC locationsParent rollup
- Plastics Materials and Basic Forms and Shapes Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
- Plastics Materials and in MAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on POLYMER CONCENTRATES, 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 POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC. has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 122 violations and $37,230 in total penalties.
- How does POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC. operates in the plastics materials and basic forms and shapes merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. POLYMER CONCENTRATES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 6.38 compared to an industry average of 1.2.