RUCO POLYMER CORP.
NEW SOUTH RD, Hicksville, NY 11802
Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology
Inspection records
Mar 28, 1996#112872973Mar 28, 1996Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Health#112872973$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #112872973
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 28, 1996
- Closing Conference Date
- Apr 4, 1996
- Closed
- Apr 10, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 97
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 123 New South St., Hicksville, NY 11802
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Follow-Up Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a follow-up inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Follow-up inspections are used by OSHA after earlier enforcement activity and can be used to check later compliance status.
Apr 28, 1994#17937012Apr 28, 1994Referral (C) · Complete scope, Safety#17937012$5,04012 viol.12 violations$5,040 in penalties
Inspection #17937012
Dates
- Opened
- Apr 28, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 21, 1994
- Closed
- Dec 22, 1994
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 120
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 12
- Violation Types
- 6 serious, 6 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $9,800
- Penalties on Record
- $5,040
- Site Address
- 123 New South St., Hicksville, NY 11802
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Referral Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a referral inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Referral inspections can result from another agency, another OSHA activity, or another source referring a potential hazard to OSHA.
Violations
Violation list (10 of 12 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Serious | 1 | 5 | $1,750 | $1,050 | Sep 14, 1994 | - | - |
| 01002 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 C | Serious | 1 | 2 | $1,050 | $630 | Sep 14, 1994 | - | - |
| 01003 | 1910.36 Design and Construction Requirements for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100036 B07 | Serious | 1 | 100 | $1,050 | $630 | Dec 1, 1994 | - | - |
| 01004 | 1910.179 Overhead and Gantry Cranes OSHA citation code: 19100179 B05 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,050 | $630 | Sep 28, 1994 | - | - |
| 01005 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,050 | Oct 5, 1994 | - | - |
| 01006 | 1910.305 Electrical - Wiring Methods, Components, and Equipment OSHA citation code: 19100305 E01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | $1,050 | Oct 27, 1994 | - | - |
| 01007 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G01 | Other | 50 | 50 | $1,400 | $0 | Oct 27, 1994 | - | - |
| 02001 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 K02 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Oct 27, 1994 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.37 Maintenance, Safeguards, and Operational Features for Exit Routes OSHA citation code: 19100037 Q01 | Other | 1 | 5 | $0 | $0 | Sep 21, 1994 | - | - |
| 02003 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 C01 | Other | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Sep 21, 1994 | - | - |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 12 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Mar 27, 1994#109921122Mar 27, 1994FatalityAccident (A) · Partial scope, HealthFatality#109921122$25,00013 viol.13 violations$25,000 in penalties
Inspection #109921122
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 27, 1994
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 21, 1994
- Contested
- Sep 28, 1994
- Final Order
- Mar 20, 1995
- Closed
- Nov 13, 1996
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 120
- Related Activity
- 1 accident
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 13 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $42,000
- Penalties on Record
- $25,000
- Site Address
- 123 New South St., Hicksville, NY 11802
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Accident Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as an accident inspection in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement data. Employers must report work-related fatalities within 8 hours, and work-related inpatient hospitalizations, amputations, or losses of an eye within 24 hours. An accident-related inspection does not by itself determine fault.
Incident Investigation Summaries
Incident investigation summaries linked to this inspection through OSHA's accident and injury enforcement data. These summaries describe the reported incident. The enforcement outcome for the linked inspection is in the inspection details above.
Employee dies of possible asthma attack
Chemical Exposure Sampling3 substances sampled
Air monitoring samples collected by OSHA during this inspection. Results grouped by substance.
| Substance | Samples | Result Range | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toluene-2,4-Diisocyanate (TDI) | 6 | 0 - 0.015 | mg/m³ |
| Toluene-2,6-Diisocyanate | 6 | 0 - 0.015 | mg/m³ |
| Trimellitic Anhydride | 8 | 0 - 0.0103 | mg/m³ |
Violations
Violation list (10 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q | Serious | 1 | 120 | $3,500 | $2,300 | Jun 1, 1995 | Sep 28, 1994 | Mar 20, 1995 |
| 01002 | 1910.120 Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response OSHA citation code: 19100120 Q06 III | Serious | 1 | 120 | $3,500 | $2,300 | Sep 1, 1995 | Sep 28, 1994 | Mar 20, 1995 |
| 01003 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 A02 | Serious | 1 | 120 | $3,500 | $2,300 | May 1, 1995 | Sep 28, 1994 | Mar 20, 1995 |
| 01004 | 1910.151 Medical Services and First Aid OSHA citation code: 19100151 C | Serious | 3 | 10 | $3,500 | $2,300 | Oct 27, 1994 | Sep 28, 1994 | Mar 20, 1995 |
| 01005 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 D01 | Serious | 1 | 120 | $3,500 | $2,300 | Jun 1, 1995 | Sep 28, 1994 | Mar 20, 1995 |
| 01006 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 E01 | Serious | 1 | 120 | $3,500 | $0 | Jun 1, 1995 | Sep 28, 1994 | Mar 20, 1995 |
| 01007A | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 I | Serious | 3 | 120 | $3,500 | $2,300 | Jun 1, 1995 | Sep 28, 1994 | Mar 20, 1995 |
| 01007B | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 F05 II | Serious | 3 | 120 | $0 | $0 | Jun 1, 1995 | Sep 28, 1994 | Mar 20, 1995 |
| 01008 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G02 IC1 | Serious | 1 | 120 | $3,500 | $2,300 | Jun 1, 1995 | Sep 28, 1994 | Mar 20, 1995 |
| 01009 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 G02 IV | Serious | 1 | 120 | $3,500 | $2,300 | Jun 1, 1995 | Sep 28, 1994 | Mar 20, 1995 |
Showing the 10 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 13 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.
Jul 2, 1984#996090Jul 2, 1984Planned (H) · No Inspection scope, Safety#996090$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #996090
Dates
- Opened
- Jul 2, 1984
- Closing Conference Date
- Jul 2, 1984
- Closed
- Jul 3, 1984
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- Not recorded
- Number of Employees
- Not recorded
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- New South Road, Hicksville, NY 11802
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Feb 2, 1983#11578770Feb 2, 1983Planned (H) · Complete scope, Health#11578770$02 viol.2 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #11578770
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 2, 1983
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 23, 1983
- Closed
- Apr 18, 1983
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- Not recorded
- Owner Type
- Not recorded
- Union Status
- Yes
- Number of Employees
- 78
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 2
- Violation Types
- 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- New South Rd, Hicksville, NY 11802
- Industry
- Not classified in OSHA's inspection record.
Planned Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a planned inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. Planned inspections are part of OSHA's scheduled enforcement activity rather than being opened directly from a complaint or reported incident at that worksite.
Violations
Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02001 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 H04 IIC | Other | 2 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 18, 1983 | - | - |
| 02002 | 1910.132 Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100132 A | Other | 1 | - | $0 | $0 | Apr 18, 1983 | - | - |
Penalty amounts may differ from final amounts after settlement or judicial review. How to read these records
About these records
A company page groups inspections with the same normalized employer name, city and state; it is not a legal-entity identifier (how pages are grouped).
This page displays public OSHA enforcement data. Status text follows the DOL inspection record first and may include citation-level context when the inspection feed and citation records are out of sync. Penalty amounts shown reflect the latest penalty amounts on record in the DOL database and may differ from initial assessments or final amounts. This is not an official OSHA resource.
OSHA's public enforcement data does not publish a "guilty" or "not guilty" field for inspections. The closest outcome fields available are the citation counts, penalty amounts, contest dates, final-order dates, and the inspection close date shown on this page. How to interpret these status fields. How initial and current penalties are recorded.
OSHA may publish multiple citation rows in the same inspection with the same standard and penalty fields. Separate rows can still differ in OSHA metadata such as citation identifier, recorded instance count, exposed workers, or gravity value. Contest and Final Order columns show citation-level dates from OSHA's enforcement record. A dash means OSHA's record does not currently show that activity for the citation.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor OSHA incident investigation data (`osha_accident` + `osha_accident_injury`). Linked via `rel_insp_nr` to the inspection activity number (exact government key). Injury, body part, source and event values are OSHA's own codes. OSHA states that these fields are not coded according to the requirements under the Occupational Injury and Illness Classification System (OIICS). Only the values present in the OSHA record are listed; an incident with no value that resolves in OSHA's code table shows "Injury details not recorded". Where a record covers several people, each field lists every value recorded across them.
Source: OSHA chemical exposure sampling data (OSHA Information System). P = Personal (worker breathing zone), A = Area (general air). Rows marked QC are analytical quality control measurements, not chemical exposures. OSHA PEL (Permissible Exposure Limit) values from the OSHA Occupational Chemical Database, matched via IMIS substance code (analyte code) (exact government key).
Understanding These Penalties
The maximum penalty for a serious violation in 2025 is $16,550 per violation. For willful violations, the range is $11,823 to $165,514. The current penalty column shows the latest amount on record in OSHA's database for each citation. When the current penalty differs from the initial penalty, OSHA's records show that the amount changed during the enforcement process, but this page does not determine the specific reason for each change. Penalty amounts are set by OSHA and adjusted annually for inflation.
5 inspections, 1983 to 1996. Each row is one inspection; point at or tap a row for its dates and totals.
Source: DOL OSHA enforcement data (inspections and violations), linked via activity_nr (exact government key).
Penalty changes: Amounts shown reflect what OSHA's enforcement record publishes. The reason for any change is not stated unless OSHA's record explicitly says so.
Short cases: When a case closed soon after it opened, the closed marker is drawn slightly to the right so both markers stay visible. Each row's card shows the exact dates.