Establishment profile
PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION
65 RIVER DRIVE, GARFIELD, NJ, 07026
326113 — Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing
Summary
PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION has accumulated 34 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $38,075 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 96th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 360 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 months ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION 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
46% 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 · 25 citations in this view · $36,725 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 2 | 2 | $4,200 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 5A0001 | 2 | 2 | $3,090 | Oct 1988 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 2 | 2 | $1,868 | Oct 1988 | Jul 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,520 | Oct 1988 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H04 | 2 | 2 | $160 | Oct 1988 | Jul 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,550 | Sep 2015 | Sep 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0307 C | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $2,450 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 F05 | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A05 | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $1,688 | Jul 2005 | Jul 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 A03 | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 I | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 B05 | 1 | 1 | $1,400 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Jul 2005 | Jul 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | Dec 2014 | Dec 2014 |
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 NJ. Peer group: 360 employers. This establishment has 34 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 91 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) · Jan 2019 – Apr 2020
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 2020 | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized | |
| Jan 4, 2019 | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Wrist(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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2019 | Fracture,Loading,Roller--Mach/Part,Wrist | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Sep 10, 1988 | MAINTENANCE,ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTROCUTED,ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISCFatality | 1 | — | 1 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 months ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION. 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 PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION. 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: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRIMEX PLASTICS CORP 65 RIVER DRIVE · GARFIELD, NJ, 07026 | AirWaterRCRA | Violation Identified QNCR 12 | 1 | 0 | — | Feb 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-22 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-05-20 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2019-01-07 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-05-22 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $2,550 | |
| 2014-11-06 | Referral | 2 | 2 | $3,850 | |
| 2014-08-06 | Referral | 6 | 4 | $7,700 | |
| 2014-07-10 | Planned | 11 | 11 | $17,850 | |
| 2005-06-22 | Planned | 7 | 5 | $4,725 | |
| 1998-02-05 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-07-24 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-03-20 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-09-12 | Accident | 7 | 5 | $1,400 | |
| 1986-03-04 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
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 PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION 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 PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 34 violations and $38,075 in total penalties.
- How does PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION operates in the unlaminated plastics film and sheet (except packaging) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 9.41 compared to an industry average of 1.5.
- Has PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving PRIMEX PLASTICS CORPORATION.