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POLYMER ALLIANCE SERVICES LLC
$26,281
penalties
7
viol.
2
insp.

POLYMER ALLIANCE SERVICES LLC

117 WAREHOUSE DRIVE, WASHINGTON, WV 26181NAICS 423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

Inspections
2
Nov 2018 to Feb 2019 · 1 safety, 1 health
Violations
7
across 2 inspections
Penalties on record
$26,281
latest amounts in DOL records
By classification
Serious 6Willful 0Repeat 0Other 1

Having inspection records is common for businesses in regulated industries. Data and methodology

Inspection records

Feb 11, 2019Referral (C) · Partial scope, Safety#343774220$1,7061 viol.

Inspection #343774220

Dates

Opened
Feb 11, 2019
Closing Conference Date
Feb 11, 2019
Contested
Jun 26, 2019
Final Order
Oct 17, 2019
Closed
Dec 19, 2019

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
80
Related Activity
1 referral

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
1
Violation Types
1 other-than-serious
Initial Penalties
$1,706
Penalties on Record
$1,706
Site Address
117 Warehouse Drive, Washington, WV 26181
Industry
423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

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.

HospitalizationFeb 6, 2019

Employee amputates hand when caught by rotating part in blen

Event: Caught In or Between

Violations

Violation list (1 of 1 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
020011904.32
Annual Summary
OSHA citation code: 19040032 B05
Other11$1,706$1,706Jun 12, 2019Jun 26, 2019Oct 17, 2019
Nov 26, 2018Complaint (B) · Partial scope, Health#343619631$24,5756 viol.

Inspection #343619631

Dates

Opened
Nov 26, 2018
Closing Conference Date
Nov 26, 2018
Final Order
Jan 24, 2019
Closed
Sep 6, 2019

Inspection

Advance Notice
No
Owner Type
Private
Union Status
No
Number of Employees
75
Related Activity
1 complaint

Violations and Penalties

Total Violations
6
Violation Types
6 serious
Initial Penalties
$24,575
Penalties on Record
$24,575
Site Address
117 Warehouse Drive, Washington, WV 26181
Industry
423930 Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

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 (6 of 6 shown)
CitationStandardTypeInstancesExposedInitialCurrentAbatementContestFinal Order
01001A1910.146
Permit-Required Confined Spaces
OSHA citation code: 19100146 C01
Serious110$9,054$9,054Feb 15, 2019-Jan 24, 2019
01001B1910.146
Permit-Required Confined Spaces
OSHA citation code: 19100146 C04
Serious110$0$0Feb 15, 2019-Jan 24, 2019
01002A1910.178
Powered Industrial Trucks
OSHA citation code: 19100178 A04
Serious110$9,054$9,054Feb 15, 2019-Jan 24, 2019
01002B1910.28
Duty to Have Fall Protection
OSHA citation code: 19100028 B01 I
Serious110$0$0Jan 25, 2019-Jan 24, 2019
01003A5A0001
General Duty Clause, Section 5(a)(1)
Serious110$6,467$6,467Jan 25, 2019-Jan 24, 2019
01003B1910.178
Powered Industrial Trucks
OSHA citation code: 19100178 L03 I A
Serious110$0$0Jan 25, 2019-Jan 24, 2019
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About these records

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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.

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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.

Standards cited

1910.146Permit-Required Confined Spaces2 citations · $9,054
1910.178Powered Industrial Trucks2 citations · $9,054
1904.32Annual Summary1 citation · $1,706

Industry comparison

Violations per inspection
This employer3.5
Industry average2.6
Penalties per inspection
This employer$13,141
Industry average$2,636

Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods, 25,391 employers with OSHA inspections. Arithmetic from DOL records.

BLS 2024 survey: recyclable material merchant wholesalers reported 3.7 injuries and illnesses per 100 full-time workers (total recordable cases, national, private industry; relative standard error 12.0%; NAICS 42393 level). This is an industry-wide average from a federal survey, not a measurement of this establishment. Source

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