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POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC.

624 SCHUYLER AVENUE, LYNDHURST, NJ, 07071
325211Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
EIN 222479721

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OSHA inspections
16
over 40 years
Violations
44
$95,810 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 5 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 44 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $95,810 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 48 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

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

Agency coverage

POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
16
0.4 / yr · last 40 yrs
Violations
44
1.1 / yr
Penalties
$95,810
$2,177 avg / violation
73% serious27% other
Inspection trigger · referral
6 of 16
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 16

81% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 13 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 · 25 citations in this view · $90,470 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5A000133$13,139Nov 2012Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.0176 B33$4,900Sep 2003Apr 2009
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I22$15,494Dec 2014Feb 2019
29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III11$7,147Feb 2019Feb 2019
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0511$7,147Feb 2019Feb 2019
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I A11$7,147Feb 2019Feb 2019
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111$5,584Aug 2022Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$5,105Feb 2019Feb 2019
29 CFR 1910.0307 C11$5,105Feb 2019Feb 2019
29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II11$4,084Feb 2019Feb 2019
29 CFR 1910.0178 L04 III11$3,191Aug 2022Aug 2022
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV A11$3,063Feb 2019Feb 2019
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0111$2,100Apr 2009Apr 2009
29 CFR 1910.0176 C11$1,440Dec 2014Dec 2014
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11$1,200Dec 2014Dec 2014
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0711$1,125Mar 2009Mar 2009
29 CFR 1910.1450 C11$1,000Jul 1996Jul 1996
29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 IV11$1,000Jul 1996Jul 1996
29 CFR 1910.0134 D03 IIIB11$750Jan 2001Jan 2001
29 CFR 1910.0022 B0211$750Jan 2001Jan 2001

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

96th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3252 within NJ. Peer group: 48 employers. This establishment has 44 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $2,700
Inspection frequency
98th
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
4.0
vs industry
+2.9
TRIR
4.0
vs industry
+2.1

Reported for 25 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
1.9
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.0
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
5
Complaint
3
Accident
1
Referral
6

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 POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 19, 2018Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Finger,Mixer Blade1
Oct 4, 2000MDI,COLLAPSE,DRUM,CHEMICALFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

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 POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, 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 POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, 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 POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
5
Quarters non-compliant
7
Formal actions
3
EPA penalties
$58,092

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 · $58,092 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY INCORPORATED
624 SCHUYLER AVE. · LYNDHURST, NJ, 07071
AirWaterRCRATRINo Violation Identified
QNCR 7
53$58,092Mar 2026View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-09-30Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
2022-02-24Complaint33$14,358
2018-10-03Programmed Related44$17,357
2018-09-19Referral65$40,840
2014-07-29Referral55$3,840
2012-05-21Referral11$2,450
2008-12-05Referral21$4,500
2008-10-21Complaint0$0
2008-10-21Complaint11$1,125
2006-12-05Referral11$490
2006-11-29Planned11$1,750
2003-09-05Referral11$750
2000-10-04Accident64$3,000
1996-05-23Planned62$3,600
1996-05-23Planned73$1,750
1985-09-18Planned0$0

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 POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, 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 POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC. has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 44 violations and $95,809.8 in total penalties.
How does POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC. operates in the plastics material and resin manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4 compared to an industry average of 1.1.
Has POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving POLYURETHANE SPECIALTIES COMPANY, INC..