Establishment profile
SPECIALTY POLYMERS INC
645 LANCASTER ST, LEOMINTER, MA, 01453
Operated by Element Solutions Inc · 1 of 22 establishments
Summary
SPECIALTY POLYMERS INC has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 45 years of recorded history, with $150 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 70th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 48,819 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 92nd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 41 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
SPECIALTY POLYMERS 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $150 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M12 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Apr 1985 | Apr 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1985 | Apr 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1982 | May 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1982 | May 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | — | May 1982 | May 1982 |
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. Peer group: 48,819 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for SPECIALTY POLYMERS INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 SPECIALTY POLYMERS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 41+ years. Most recent activity: 41 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 SPECIALTY POLYMERS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for SPECIALTY POLYMERS 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 SPECIALTY POLYMERS 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 SPECIALTY POLYMERS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for SPECIALTY POLYMERS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SPECIALTY POLYMERS 645 LANCASTER ST · LEOMINSTER, MA, 01453 | AirRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 1990 | 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 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985-03-18 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $150 | |
| 1982-04-15 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-06-30 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
SPECIALTY POLYMERS INC is one of 22 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Element Solutions Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Element Solutions Inc across all 22 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Element Solutions Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MACDERMID ENTHONE INC.WEST HAVEN, CT — 2 federal enforcement records
- MACDERMID OFFSHORE SOLUTIONSPASADENA, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALPHA METALS INC.JERSEY CITY, NJ — 1 federal enforcement record
- BAYPORT CHEMICAL SERVICEPASADENA, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALPHA METALS INC. DIV OF COOKSON AMERICACHICAGO, IL — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALPHA METALSLEOMINSTER, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
- NAPP SYSTEMS INCSAN MARCOS, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- ALPHA METALS INCIRVINE, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- MACDERMID ENTHONE INCNEW HUDSON, MI — 1 federal enforcement record
- SPECIALTY POLYMERS PRODUCTS INCWOODBURN, OR — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Element Solutions Inc locationsParent rollup
- Employers in MAState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on SPECIALTY POLYMERS 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 Element Solutions Inc, which operates 22 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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- What is SPECIALTY POLYMERS INC's OSHA violation history?
- SPECIALTY POLYMERS INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $150 in total penalties.