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ULTRA POLY INC

2404 CENTER ST, TACOMA, WA, 98409
Operated by Ultra Poly Inc
326113Unlaminated Plastics Film and Sheet (except Packaging) Manufacturing
EIN 911092947

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OSHA inspections
27
over 33 years
Violations
102
$70,420 in penalties
Severe violator (proxy)
YES
FastDOL heuristic — not confirmation of formal OSHA SVEP listing.
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 6 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

ULTRA POLY INC has accumulated 102 OSHA violations across 27 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $70,420 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 247 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 months ago.

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

Agency coverage

ULTRA POLY 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
27
0.8 / yr · last 33 yrs
Violations
102
3.1 / yr
Penalties
$70,420
$690 avg / violation
45% serious55% other
Inspection trigger · referral
11 of 27
Inspection trigger · complaint
7 of 27

70% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 15 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 · $51,700 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 0241.50010122$12,550Mar 2001May 2004
29 CFR 8636.000522$2,700Mar 2012Feb 2014
29 CFR 0241.65170122$1,610Mar 1993May 1995
29 CFR 8634.000522$1,600Mar 2012Jun 2013
29 CFR 0241.65190122$1,400Mar 1993May 1995
29 CFR 0241.500103 B22$1,000Oct 1997Jan 2004
29 CFR 0242.35150422$675Jan 2004Mar 2014
29 CFR 0241.10050122$650Mar 1993Jan 2004
29 CFR 0620.541522$120Mar 1993Jun 1994
29 CFR 0240.00600222$120Mar 1993Jun 1994
29 CFR 8003.002522Jan 2004Mar 2014
29 CFR 0242.35190222Mar 2001Mar 2014
29 CFR 0620.750103 A22Mar 1993May 2004
29 CFR 8002.80350111$5,200Dec 2007Dec 2007
296-803-60005(1)11$4,400Mar 2023Mar 2023
296-803-20005(3)11$4,400Mar 2023Mar 2023
296-806-4051011$4,400Mar 2023Mar 2023
296-800-1402011$4,200Dec 2015Dec 2015
296-806-4550811$4,200Dec 2015Dec 2015
29 CFR 8002.800511$2,475Mar 2014Mar 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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3261 within WA. Peer group: 247 employers. This establishment has 102 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
99th
peer median: $450
Inspection frequency
100th
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
0.0
vs industry
−1.5
TRIR
4.1
vs industry
+1.7

Reported for 52 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
2.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.1
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
2
Complaint
7
Accident
1
Referral
11

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 ULTRA POLY 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 22, 1997CLOTHING,ROTATING KNIFE,WORK RULES,MIXER,CAUGHT BY,INTERLOCK,EQUIPMENT FAILURE,CRUSHED,FALL,BLADEFatality11

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
7 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 7 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 ULTRA POLY INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ULTRA POLY 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 ULTRA POLY 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 ULTRA POLY INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
0
Quarters non-compliant
12

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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
ULTRA POLY INC
2926 S STEELE ST · TACOMA, WA, 98409
WaterViolation Identified
QNCR 12
00Oct 2015View →

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

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$75K
Obligated (all-time)
$2.0M
Awards
98
Top agency
Department of Defense
$2.0M

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 424610 - PLASTICS MATERIALS AND BASIC FORMS AND SHAPES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2026-01-13. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2026-01-28Complaint0$0
2024-02-22Follow-up0$0
2022-12-06Referral124$13,200
2022-12-06Complaint1$0
2021-11-18Complaint0$0
2020-11-23Referral0$0
2020-09-22Referral4$0
2020-08-17Referral11$1,500
2018-01-24Complaint1$0
2016-01-28Follow-up0$0
2015-09-28Referral22$8,400
2014-07-30Follow-up0$0
2014-01-02Referral136$6,750
2013-11-25Referral22$4,200
2013-02-11Referral85$7,800
2012-01-31Referral97$2,000
2007-10-04Follow-up21$5,200
2005-03-30Follow-up0$0
2003-12-16Referral71$11,500
2003-12-10Referral102$400
2000-11-30Complaint41$1,750
1997-09-22Accident11$800
1996-03-29Complaint3$0
1995-09-21Complaint0$0
1995-04-19Planned66$4,080
1994-05-03Follow-up2$240
1992-11-12Planned147$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

ULTRA POLY INC is one of 1 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ultra Poly Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ultra Poly Inc across all 1 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ULTRA POLY 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.

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Frequently asked

What is ULTRA POLY INC's OSHA violation history?
ULTRA POLY INC has 27 OSHA inspections on record with 102 violations and $70,420 in total penalties.
How does ULTRA POLY INC's safety record compare to its industry?
ULTRA POLY INC operates in the unlaminated plastics film and sheet (except packaging) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.4. ULTRA POLY INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.
Has ULTRA POLY INC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving ULTRA POLY INC.