POLYSTAR INC.
1676 COMMERCE DRIVE, STOW, OH 44224 · NAICS 332439 Other Metal Container Manufacturing
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Inspection records
Aug 9, 2023#346905920Aug 9, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#346905920$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #346905920
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 9, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Aug 9, 2023
- Closed
- Dec 14, 2023
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 38
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1676 Commerce Drive, Stow, OH 44224
- Industry
- 332439 Other Metal Container 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.
Aug 9, 2023#346899503Aug 9, 2023Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#346899503$3,2811 viol.1 violation$3,281 in penalties
Inspection #346899503
Dates
- Opened
- Aug 9, 2023
- Closing Conference Date
- Oct 25, 2023
- Final Order
- Dec 27, 2023
- Closed
- Jan 3, 2024
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 100
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 1
- Violation Types
- 1 serious
- Initial Penalties
- $4,687
- Penalties on Record
- $3,281
- Site Address
- 1676 Commerce Drive, Stow, OH 44224
- Industry
- 332439 Other Metal Container 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)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 F02 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $4,687 | $3,281 | - | Dec 27, 2023 |
Mar 10, 2020#344713235Mar 10, 2020Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#344713235$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #344713235
Dates
- Opened
- Mar 10, 2020
- Closing Conference Date
- Mar 10, 2020
- Closed
- Apr 28, 2020
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1676 Commerce Drive, Stow, OH 44224
- Industry
- 332439 Other Metal Container Manufacturing
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.
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.
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Jan 25, 2018#342901790Jan 25, 2018Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#342901790$93,8994 viol.4 violations$93,899 in penalties
Inspection #342901790
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 25, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Jan 25, 2018
- Contested
- Aug 9, 2018
- Final Order
- Oct 11, 2019
- Closed
- Jul 12, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 4
- Violation Types
- 3 serious, 1 willful
- Initial Penalties
- $93,899
- Penalties on Record
- $93,899
- Site Address
- 1676 Commerce Drive, Stow, OH 44224
- Industry
- 332439 Other Metal Container 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 (4 of 4 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.101 Compressed Gases (General Requirements) OSHA citation code: 19100101 B | Serious | 1 | 10 | $7,114 | $7,114 | Jul 30, 2018 | Aug 9, 2018 | Oct 11, 2019 |
| 01002 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 L04 II B | Serious | 1 | 15 | $5,691 | $5,691 | Aug 9, 2018 | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| 01003 | 1910.178 Powered Industrial Trucks OSHA citation code: 19100178 M02 | Serious | 1 | 15 | $9,959 | $9,959 | Aug 8, 2018 | Aug 9, 2018 | Oct 11, 2019 |
| 02001 | 5A0001 General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1) | Willful | 1 | 15 | $71,135 | $71,135 | Aug 3, 2018 | Aug 9, 2018 | Oct 11, 2019 |
Jan 25, 2018#342899275Jan 25, 2018Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#342899275$46,10113 viol.13 violations$46,101 in penalties
Inspection #342899275
Dates
- Opened
- Jan 25, 2018
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 22, 2018
- Contested
- Aug 9, 2018
- Final Order
- Oct 11, 2019
- Closed
- Jul 12, 2022
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 30
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 13
- Violation Types
- 10 serious, 3 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $147,962
- Penalties on Record
- $46,101
- Site Address
- 1676 Commerce Drive, Stow, OH 44224
- Industry
- 332439 Other Metal Container 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 (7 of 13 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.94 Ventilation OSHA citation code: 19100094 A07 | Other | 1 | 30 | $7,114 | $0 | Jul 30, 2018 | Aug 9, 2018 | Oct 11, 2019 |
| 01002 | 1910.95 Occupational Noise Exposure OSHA citation code: 19100095 D01 | Other | 2 | 16 | $9,959 | $0 | Aug 9, 2018 | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| 01004 | 1910.106 Flammable Liquids OSHA citation code: 19100106 E02 II B 2 | Serious | 1 | 30 | $5,691 | $5,691 | Jul 30, 2018 | Aug 9, 2018 | Oct 11, 2019 |
| 01005A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 C01 VI | Serious | 1 | 1 | $9,959 | $5,000 | Jul 30, 2018 | Aug 9, 2018 | Oct 11, 2019 |
| 01005B | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 I01 II | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Jul 30, 2018 | Aug 9, 2018 | Oct 11, 2019 |
| 01005C | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 I05 IV | Serious | 1 | 1 | $0 | $0 | Aug 9, 2018 | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| 01006A | 1910.134 Respiratory Protection OSHA citation code: 19100134 E01 | Serious | 1 | 1 | $9,959 | $5,000 | Aug 9, 2018 | Oct 11, 2019 |
Showing the 7 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.
Sep 9, 2015#340903798Sep 9, 2015Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#340903798$00 viol.0 violations$0 in penalties
Inspection #340903798
Dates
- Opened
- Sep 9, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Sep 9, 2015
- Closed
- Oct 6, 2015
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 15
- Related Activity
- 1 referral
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 0
- Initial Penalties
- $0
- Penalties on Record
- $0
- Site Address
- 1676 Commerce Drive, Stow, OH 44224
- Industry
- 332439 Other Metal Container Manufacturing
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.
Feb 12, 2015#340403195Feb 12, 2015Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Safety#340403195$5,7605 viol.5 violations$5,760 in penalties
Inspection #340403195
Dates
- Opened
- Feb 12, 2015
- Closing Conference Date
- Feb 12, 2015
- Final Order
- Apr 23, 2015
- Closed
- Jan 22, 2016
Inspection
- Advance Notice
- No
- Owner Type
- Private
- Union Status
- No
- Number of Employees
- 25
- Related Activity
- 1 complaint
Violations and Penalties
- Total Violations
- 5
- Violation Types
- 2 serious, 1 repeat, 2 other-than-serious
- Initial Penalties
- $14,800
- Penalties on Record
- $5,760
- Site Address
- 1676 Commerce Drive, Stow, OH 44224
- Industry
- 332439 Other Metal Container 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 (5 of 5 shown)
| Citation | Standard | Type | Instances | Exposed | Initial | Current | Abatement | Contest | Final Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01001 | 1910.22 Walking-Working Surfaces - General Requirements OSHA citation code: 19100022 D01 | Other | 1 | 8 | $1,200 | $0 | Apr 8, 2015 | - | Apr 23, 2015 |
| 01002 | 1910.146 Permit-Required Confined Spaces OSHA citation code: 19100146 C01 | Other | 1 | 8 | $1,200 | $0 | Apr 8, 2015 | - | Apr 23, 2015 |
| 01003 | 1910.212 General Requirements for All Machines (Machine Guarding) OSHA citation code: 19100212 A01 | Serious | 2 | 2 | $2,800 | $1,680 | Apr 8, 2015 | - | Apr 23, 2015 |
| 02001 | 1910.157 Portable Fire Extinguishers OSHA citation code: 19100157 G02 | Serious | 1 | 3 | $4,800 | $1,200 | Apr 8, 2015 | - | Apr 23, 2015 |
| 02002 | 1910.1200 Hazard Communication OSHA citation code: 19101200 H01 | Repeat | 1 | 3 | $4,800 | $2,880 | Apr 8, 2015 | - | Apr 23, 2015 |
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About these records
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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.
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.
7 inspections, 2015 to 2023. 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).
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Standards cited
Industry comparison
Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing, 47,284 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.
BLS 2024 survey: other metal container manufacturing reported 5.0 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 17.4%). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source