Establishment profile
POLYSCIENCES, INC.
400 VALLEY ROAD, WARRINGTON, PA, 18976
325110 — Petrochemical Manufacturing
EIN 232739647
Summary
POLYSCIENCES, INC. has accumulated 70 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $10,578 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 122 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
POLYSCIENCES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
73% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.
Peer comparison
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3251 within PA. Peer group: 122 employers. This establishment has 70 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 147 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) · Apr 2019
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2019 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Fingertip(s) | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2019 | Blade,Finger,Laceration,Mixer Blade,Pump | 1 | — | — | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 POLYSCIENCES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for POLYSCIENCES, 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 POLYSCIENCES, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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 POLYSCIENCES, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-05-02 | Referral | 1 | — | $2,898 | |
| 2018-06-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-04-15 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $3,850 | |
| 1999-08-17 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-08-02 | Complaint | 6 | 3 | $540 | |
| 1989-08-02 | Complaint | 19 | 12 | $1,320 | |
| 1981-10-22 | Complaint | 5 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-01-24 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-06-23 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-03-30 | Complaint | 33 | 1 | $1,970 | |
| 1973-10-11 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in petrochemical manufacturing within PA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- NORQUAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.CHESTER — 1 federal enforcement record
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This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on POLYSCIENCES, 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 POLYSCIENCES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- POLYSCIENCES, INC. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 70 violations and $10,578 in total penalties.
- How does POLYSCIENCES, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- POLYSCIENCES, INC. operates in the petrochemical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.5. POLYSCIENCES, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.93 compared to an industry average of 0.3.