Establishment profile
POLYSTAR INC.
1676 COMMERCE DRIVE, STOW, OH, 44224
332439 — Other Metal Container Manufacturing
EIN 341727896
Summary
POLYSTAR INC. has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $149,041 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 79th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 119 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 89th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
POLYSTAR INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
57% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · $149,041 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 2 | 2 | $11,066 | Mar 2015 | Jul 2018 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $71,135 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G01 | 1 | 1 | $12,956 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M02 | 1 | 1 | $9,959 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0101 B | 1 | 1 | $7,114 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 II B | 1 | 1 | $5,691 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 II B 2 | 1 | 1 | $5,691 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 C | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 C01 VI | 1 | 1 | $5,000 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | $4,268 | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | $3,281 | Dec 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,680 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G02 | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 I05 IV | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 A07 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 G02 II B | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 I01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2018 | Jul 2018 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 3324 within OH. Peer group: 119 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 7.
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 21 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) · Aug 2015 – Feb 2020
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2020 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. | Fingertip(s) | Amputation | |
| Aug 31, 2015 | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 28, 2020 | Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Crushed,Dunnage,Fingertip,Thumb | 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 POLYSTAR INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for POLYSTAR 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 POLYSTAR 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 POLYSTAR INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POLYSTAR INC 1676 COMMERCE DRIVE · STOW, OH, 44224 | AirRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Mar 2024 | 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 contracts
This location
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332311 - PREFABRICATED METAL BUILDING AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2020-09-09. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-09 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $3,281 | |
| 2023-08-09 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-03-10 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-01-25 | Complaint | 13 | 10 | $46,101 | |
| 2018-01-25 | Complaint | 4 | 3 | $93,899 | |
| 2015-09-09 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-02-12 | Complaint | 5 | 2 | $5,760 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on POLYSTAR INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 POLYSTAR INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- POLYSTAR INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $149,040.9 in total penalties.
- How does POLYSTAR INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- POLYSTAR INC. operates in the other metal container manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 5. POLYSTAR INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.6.