Establishment profile
POLYVINYL FILMS, INC.
19 DEPOT ST, SUTTON, MA, 01590
326113 — Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing
EIN 042208456
Summary
POLYVINYL FILMS, INC. has accumulated 65 OSHA violations across 12 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $44,492 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 294 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
POLYVINYL FILMS, 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
83% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 9 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 · 33 citations in this view · $44,457 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 2 | $3,375 | May 1985 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F01 | 3 | 3 | $410 | Aug 1976 | Jan 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 3 | 3 | $270 | Aug 1976 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 3 | 3 | $255 | Aug 1976 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 2 | 2 | $6,330 | Jan 2013 | Dec 2018 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 2 | $415 | Aug 1976 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 1 | $180 | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 Q07 | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 1981 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1985 | Jan 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | $9,000 | May 2024 | May 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $8,873 | Jul 2017 | Jul 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $4,980 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 A | 1 | 1 | $4,980 | Dec 2018 | Dec 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 G02 | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Jan 2013 | Jan 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jul 1981 | Jul 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B01 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Nov 1981 | Nov 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0030 A01 | 1 | 1 | $180 | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A03 | 1 | 1 | $90 | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C03 | 1 | 1 | $80 | May 1985 | May 1985 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3261 within MA. Peer group: 294 employers. This establishment has 65 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 93 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) · May 2017
Most frequent event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, 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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2017 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Fingertip(s) | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 2018 | Crushed,Foot,Fracture,Powered Industrial Vehicle,Run Over | 1 | 1 | — | |
| May 12, 2017 | Amputated,Amputation,Blade,Grinder,Machine Guarding,Struck By | 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 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 POLYVINYL FILMS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for POLYVINYL FILMS, 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 POLYVINYL FILMS, 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 POLYVINYL FILMS, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
POLYVINYL FILMS INC 11 DEPOT ST · SUTTON, MA, 01590 | Air | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | May 2023 | 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 criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for POLYVINYL FILMS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-09 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $9,000 | |
| 2018-09-10 | Referral | 5 | 5 | $14,939 | |
| 2017-05-17 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $8,873 | |
| 2012-11-13 | Planned | 11 | 7 | $9,000 | |
| 1987-12-23 | Complaint | 3 | 1 | $140 | |
| 1985-04-30 | Planned | 22 | 10 | $1,610 | |
| 1981-09-15 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $240 | |
| 1981-07-15 | Complaint | 9 | 6 | $300 | |
| 1980-07-08 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1977-07-26 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-08-19 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-08-12 | Complaint | 7 | 1 | $390 |
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 POLYVINYL FILMS, 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is POLYVINYL FILMS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- POLYVINYL FILMS, INC. has 12 OSHA inspections on record with 65 violations and $44,492.1 in total penalties.
- How does POLYVINYL FILMS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- POLYVINYL FILMS, INC. operates in the unlaminated plastics film and sheet (except packaging) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. POLYVINYL FILMS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 2.36 compared to an industry average of 1.5.