Establishment profile
PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC
67 WINTHROP ROAD, CHESTER, CT, 06412
Operated by Avantor, Inc · 1 of 27 establishments
325998 — All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing
Summary
PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 21 years of recorded history, with $2,475 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 55th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 43 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 45th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 15 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $2,475 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Jan 2011 | Jan 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jan 2011 | Jan 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jan 2011 | Jan 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Jan 2011 | Jan 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 1 | 1 | $225 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $225 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B03 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0032 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2011 | Jan 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 2005 | Oct 2005 |
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 3259 within CT. Peer group: 43 employers. This establishment has 9 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 19 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 15+ years. Most recent activity: 15 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 PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, 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 PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, 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 PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-29 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $1,875 | |
| 2005-09-01 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $600 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC is one of 27 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Avantor, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Avantor, Inc across all 27 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Other employers in all other miscellaneous chemical product and preparation manufacturing within CT, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- BRAND-NU LABORATORIES, LLCMERIDEN — 2 federal enforcement records
- MACDERMID ENTHONE INC.WEST HAVEN — 2 federal enforcement records
- CYTEC INDUSTRIES INC.STAMFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- MILLER-STEPHENSON CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC.DANBURY — 1 federal enforcement record
- PREFERRED FOAM PRODUCTS INCORPORATEDCLINTON — 1 federal enforcement record
- MILBAR LABS, INC.EAST HAVEN — 1 federal enforcement record
- SAFETY KLEEN A CLEAN HARBORS COMPANYPORTLAND — 1 federal enforcement record
- UNIMETAL SURFACE FINISHING LLCNAUGATUCK — 1 federal enforcement record
- 5N PLUS WISCONSIN, INCTRUMBULL — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Avantor, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AVANTOR PERFORMANCE MATERIALSPHILLIPSBURG, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
- VWR INTERNATIONAL, INC.BRISBANE, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLCVISALIA, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- NUSIL TECHNOLOGY LLCBAKERSFIELD, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- APPLIED SILICONE CORPORATIONVENTURA, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- AVANTOR, INC.SANBORN, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
- VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLC.BRIDGEPORT, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
- VWR INTERNATIONAL, LLCWILMINGTON, DE — 1 federal enforcement record
- MOREHOUSE, COWLES, INC.FULLERTON, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- AVANTOR PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLCPARIS, KY — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Avantor, Inc locationsParent rollup
- All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in CTState-wide enforcement data
- All Other Miscellaneous in CTIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Avantor, Inc, which operates 27 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC's OSHA violation history?
- PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $2,475 in total penalties.
- How does PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC operates in the all other miscellaneous chemical product and preparation manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.8.