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POLYMICS LTD.

2215 HIGH TECH ROAD, STATE COLLEGE, PA, 16803
326199All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
6
over 23 years
Violations
45
$26,154 in penalties
Penalties
$26,154
$581 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

POLYMICS LTD. has accumulated 45 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 23 years of recorded history, with $26,154 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 757 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 85th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

POLYMICS LTD. appears in OSHA workplace safety and WHD wage enforcement records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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
6
0.3 / yr · last 23 yrs
Violations
45
2.0 / yr
Penalties
$26,154
$581 avg / violation
56% serious44% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
5 of 6
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 6

100% 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 · 29 citations in this view · $26,154 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0133$3,875Jun 2003Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0133$1,730Jun 2003Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0122$615Jun 2003Aug 2007
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0222Dec 2008Jan 2018
29 CFR 1910.1200 H22Aug 2007Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22Jun 2003Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I22Jun 2003Aug 2007
5A000111$5,432Jan 2018Jan 2018
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I11$4,527Jan 2018Jan 2018
29 CFR 1910.0024 H11$2,520Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111$1,680Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.1450 E0111$1,260Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I11$785Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$785Dec 2008Dec 2008
29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I11$630Aug 2007Aug 2007
29 CFR 1910.0095 C0111$485Aug 2007Aug 2007
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 II11$470Aug 2007Aug 2007
29 CFR 1910.0304 F0411$470Aug 2007Aug 2007
29 CFR 1910.0138 A11$470Aug 2007Aug 2007
29 CFR 1910.0184 E0111$420Sep 2011Sep 2011

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

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3261 within PA. Peer group: 757 employers. This establishment has 45 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $1,750
Inspection frequency
85th
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for POLYMICS LTD.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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
1
Complaint
5

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 POLYMICS LTD.. 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)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$378
Employees affected
9

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 9 violations · $378 in backwages · $1,320 in civil penalties

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeJul 2008188$378
FLSA Child Labor
1 minor involved
Jul 200811$1,320

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 9 violations · $378 in backwages · $1,320 in civil penalties · 9 workers affected · 1 child-labor case (1 minors)

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jul 2006 – Jul 2008All Other Electrical Equipment and Component ManufacturingFLSAChild Labor
1 minor
99$378$1,320

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for POLYMICS LTD.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for POLYMICS LTD.. 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 POLYMICS LTD.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for POLYMICS LTD.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

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

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2017-11-14Complaint42$9,959
2011-08-22Complaint43$7,560
2011-08-22Complaint84$2,520
2008-11-24Planned63$2,360
2007-07-02Complaint129$3,465
2003-06-10Complaint114$290

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 POLYMICS LTD. 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 POLYMICS LTD.'s OSHA violation history?
POLYMICS LTD. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 45 violations and $26,153.9 in total penalties.
How does POLYMICS LTD.'s safety record compare to its industry?
POLYMICS LTD. operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8.