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POLYMER CHEMICAL CO INC
$265
penalties
32
viol.
6
insp.

POLYMER CHEMICAL CO INC

131 BARRON STREET, Cincinnati, OH 45215NAICS 325520 Adhesive Manufacturing

Inspections
6
Nov 1975 to May 1981 · 2 safety, 4 health
Violations
32
across 6 inspections
Penalties on record
$265
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 15Willful 0Repeat 2Other 15

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Inspection records

May 29, 1981Follow-Up (F) · Complete scope, Health#214595829$00 viol.

Inspection #214595829

Dates

Opened
May 29, 1981
Closing Conference Date
May 29, 1981
Closed
May 29, 1981

Inspection

Advance Notice
Not recorded
Owner Type
Not recorded
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
1

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
0
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
1311 Barron Dr, Cincinnati, OH 45215
Industry
325520 Adhesive Manufacturing

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.

Jun 16, 1980Follow-Up (F) · Partial scope, Health#214686628$402 viol.

Inspection #214686628

Dates

Opened
Jun 16, 1980
Closing Conference Date
Jun 16, 1980
Closed
May 29, 1981

Inspection

Advance Notice
Not recorded
Owner Type
Not recorded
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
5

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
2
Violation Types
2 repeat
Initial Penalties
$40
Penalties on Record
$40
Site Address
131 Barron Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45215
Industry
325520 Adhesive Manufacturing

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.

Violations

Violation list (2 of 2 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.106
Flammable Liquids
OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 I
Repeat2-$20$20Jun 27, 1980--
010021910.106
Flammable Liquids
OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 II
Repeat1-$20$20Jun 27, 1980--
Jan 23, 1980Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#214686347$1259 viol.

Inspection #214686347

Dates

Opened
Jan 23, 1980
Closing Conference Date
Jan 29, 1980
Closed
Mar 29, 1980

Inspection

Advance Notice
Not recorded
Owner Type
Not recorded
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
8
Related Activity
2 complaints

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
9
Violation Types
9 serious
Initial Penalties
$125
Penalties on Record
$125
Site Address
131 Barron Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45215
Industry
325520 Adhesive Manufacturing

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Violations

Violation list (8 of 9 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.106
Flammable Liquids
OSHA citation code: 19100106 E03 V
Serious1-$25$25May 8, 1980--
010021910.132
Personal Protective Equipment - General Requirements
OSHA citation code: 19100132 A
Serious2-$25$25Feb 11, 1980--
010031910.133
Eye and Face Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100133 A01
Serious3-$25$25Feb 11, 1980--
010041910.151
Medical Services and First Aid
OSHA citation code: 19100151 C
Serious1-$25$25Mar 7, 1980--
02001A1910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 E05 I
Serious2-$25$25Feb 20, 1981--
02001B1910.1000
Air Contaminants
OSHA citation code: 19101000 A02
Serious2-$0$0Feb 20, 1981--
02001C1910.1000
Air Contaminants
OSHA citation code: 19101000 B01
Serious2-$0$0Feb 20, 1981--
02001D1910.1000
Air Contaminants
OSHA citation code: 19101000 B02
Serious8-$0$0Feb 20, 1981--

Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 9 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

Failure to Abate Penalties2 citations, $40 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 2 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.

CitationFTA InspectionFTA IssuanceFTA PenaltyFTA ContestFTA Final Order
01003-Feb 11, 1980$20--
01004-Mar 7, 1980$20--
Jan 23, 1980Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#214576274$7510 viol.

Inspection #214576274

Dates

Opened
Jan 23, 1980
Closing Conference Date
Feb 1, 1980
Closed
Jun 16, 1980

Inspection

Advance Notice
Not recorded
Owner Type
Not recorded
Union Status
Yes
Number of Employees
8
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
10
Violation Types
6 serious, 4 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$75
Penalties on Record
$75
Site Address
131 Barron Street, Cincinnati, OH 45215
Industry
325520 Adhesive Manufacturing

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Violations

Violation list (8 of 10 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.106
Flammable Liquids
OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IIB2
Serious2-$25$25Feb 11, 1980--
01002A1910.106
Flammable Liquids
OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 III
Serious1-$25$25Mar 7, 1980--
01002B1910.106
Flammable Liquids
OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 IVD
Serious1-$0$0Feb 20, 1980--
01003A1910.215
Abrasive Wheel Machinery
OSHA citation code: 19100215 A02
Serious1-$25$25Feb 11, 1980--
01003B1910.215
Abrasive Wheel Machinery
OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04
Serious1-$0$0Feb 11, 1980--
01003C1910.215
Abrasive Wheel Machinery
OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09
Serious1-$0$0Feb 11, 1980--
020011910.106
Flammable Liquids
OSHA citation code: 19100106 D02 I
Other3-$0$0Feb 20, 1980--
020021910.106
Flammable Liquids
OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 I
Other1-$0$0Feb 11, 1980--

Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

Failure to Abate Penalties2 citations, $40 in FTA penalties on record

OSHA's enforcement record shows Failure to Abate (FTA) activity recorded against 2 citations issued in this inspection. An FTA penalty is assessed during a follow-up inspection when OSHA's records indicate a previously cited hazard was not corrected by the abatement date. Each row below shows the FTA fields published on the original citation record: the follow-up inspection number, the FTA issuance date, the FTA penalty amount, and any FTA contest or final order date on record.

CitationFTA InspectionFTA IssuanceFTA PenaltyFTA ContestFTA Final Order
01003A-Feb 11, 1980$20--

Showing the 1 FTA rows present in the first 8 citations on this inspection. OSHA's record shows 2 total citations with FTA activity for this inspection. The complete list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

Nov 18, 1975Planned (H) · Complete scope, Safety#214645673$2510 viol.

Inspection #214645673

Dates

Opened
Nov 18, 1975
Closing Conference Date
Nov 18, 1975
Closed
Jul 10, 1976

Inspection

Advance Notice
Not recorded
Owner Type
Not recorded
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
5

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
10
Violation Types
10 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$25
Penalties on Record
$25
Site Address
131 Barron Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45215
Industry
325520 Adhesive Manufacturing

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 (8 of 10 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.157
Portable Fire Extinguishers
OSHA citation code: 19100157 D03 I
Other5-$0$0Jan 9, 1976--
010021910.157
Portable Fire Extinguishers
OSHA citation code: 19100157 A02
Other1-$0$0Nov 25, 1975--
010031910.219
Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus
OSHA citation code: 19100219 I02
Other2-$0$0Dec 17, 1975--
010041910.106
Flammable Liquids
OSHA citation code: 19100106 E06 II
Other3-$0$0Dec 17, 1975--
010051910.219
Mechanical Power-Transmission Apparatus
OSHA citation code: 19100219 F03
Other1-$0$0Dec 17, 1975--
010061910.215
Abrasive Wheel Machinery
OSHA citation code: 19100215 A02
Other1-$0$0Jan 9, 1976--
010071910.215
Abrasive Wheel Machinery
OSHA citation code: 19100215 B09
Other1-$0$0Jan 9, 1976--
010081910.215
Abrasive Wheel Machinery
OSHA citation code: 19100215 A04
Other1-$0$0Jan 9, 1976--

Showing the 8 violations listed first by citation identifier. This inspection has 10 total violations documented in the U.S. Department of Labor OSHA enforcement database. The complete violation list is available at enforcedata.dol.gov.

Nov 18, 1975Complaint (B) · Complete scope, Health#214575029$01 viol.

Inspection #214575029

Dates

Opened
Nov 18, 1975
Closing Conference Date
Nov 18, 1975
Closed
Dec 31, 1975

Inspection

Advance Notice
Not recorded
Owner Type
Not recorded
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
5

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$0
Penalties on Record
$0
Site Address
131 Barron Drive, Cincinnati, OH 45215
Industry
325520 Adhesive Manufacturing

Complaint Inspection: This inspection record is categorized as a complaint inspection in the DOL OSHA enforcement data. OSHA can open complaint-driven inspections after receiving safety or health complaints from workers or their representatives.

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
010011910.134
Respiratory Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100134 B01
Other1-$0$0Dec 12, 1975--
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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 enforcement data, violations table fields fta_insp_nr, fta_issuance_date, fta_penalty, fta_contest_date, fta_final_order_date. The FTA follow-up inspection is linked via fta_insp_nr to the inspection activity number (exact government key). When the follow-up inspection is not currently on record in SafetyRecord, the inspection number is shown without a link.

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.

Standards cited

1910.106Flammable Liquids10 citations · $115
1910.215Abrasive Wheel Machinery6 citations · $25
1910.1000Air Contaminants4 citations · $0

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer5.3
Industry average2.8
Penalties per inspection
This employer$44
Industry average$3,835

Chemical Manufacturing, 12,274 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

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