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POLYMERICS INC.

2828 SECOND STREET, CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH, 44221
326299All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
13
over 42 years
Violations
64
$36,884 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
6 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

POLYMERICS INC. has accumulated 64 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $36,884 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 159 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

POLYMERICS 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

Inspections
13
0.3 / yr · last 42 yrs
Violations
64
1.5 / yr
Penalties
$36,884
$576 avg / violation
64% serious36% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
6 of 13
Inspection trigger · planned
4 of 13

54% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 26 citations in this view · $36,759 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000122$11,840Jan 2012Mar 2024
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$8,064Jan 2012Aug 2025
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I22$6,860Jan 2012Aug 2025
29 CFR 1910.1025 C0122$825Apr 1984Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0222$368Jan 2003Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.1025 E01 II22Apr 1984Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$2,940Jan 2012Jan 2012
29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 IV11$750Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0134 E0111$700Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$490Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0111$490Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$490Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0216 C0111$490Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 III11$400Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0411$400Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.1025 D06 III11$400Jan 2003Jan 2003
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II11$368Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0211$368Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 I11$368Jul 2008Jul 2008
29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 I11$150Apr 1984Apr 1984

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

99th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3262 within OH. Peer group: 159 employers. This establishment has 64 OSHA violations; peer median is 6.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
88th
peer median: $5,706
Inspection frequency
97th
peer median: 2

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
5.7
vs industry
+4.3
TRIR
5.7
vs industry
+3.3

Reported for 50 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
5.7
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

Planned
4
Complaint
6
Referral
1
Follow-up
2

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) · Apr 2025

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Struck by running powered equipment unspecified

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Apr 14, 2025Struck by running powered equipment unspecifiedHand(s), finger(s) unspecifiedHospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for POLYMERICS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for POLYMERICS 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 POLYMERICS 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 POLYMERICS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for POLYMERICS 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
POLYMERICS INC
2828 2ND ST · CUYAHOGA FALLS, OH, 44221
AirRCRATRINo Violation Identified00Sep 2003View →

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)

DOT number
389135
Operation
B

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 POLYMERICS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2025-04-28Referral43$4,634
2023-10-30Complaint11$4,840
2013-05-15Complaint0$0
2013-04-26Complaint0$0
2011-08-09Complaint65$20,230
2008-02-26Complaint0$0
2008-02-26Complaint118$3,430
2002-09-13Planned1412$3,350
2002-06-25Planned0$0
1988-12-29Follow-up0$0
1987-05-19Follow-up0$0
1984-04-04Planned5$0
1983-11-02Planned2312$400

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on POLYMERICS 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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Frequently asked

What is POLYMERICS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
POLYMERICS INC. has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 64 violations and $36,884 in total penalties.
How does POLYMERICS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
POLYMERICS INC. operates in the all other rubber product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. POLYMERICS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.67 compared to an industry average of 1.4.