Ascend Performance Materials, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Alabama, the first in 2019.
OSHA's last visit started on Jan 28, 2025 on a referral, in Foley.
Across those inspections OSHA issued 4 citation items: 1 serious and 3 other-than-serious.
OSHA proposed $13,483 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $10,874, down 19%.
For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Ascend Performance Materials, LLC averages $5,437 over 2 cited inspections in that time.
Ascend Performance Materials, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 5 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company518 South Bay St, Foley, AL 36535 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection |
Other-than-serious | $4,788 | $4,788 | Jul 3, 2025 | Final |
1050 Chemstrand Avenue, Decatur, AL 35601 · All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 13, 2019: Employee is sprayed with hmd when valve is left open
At 8:00 a.m. on March 13, 2019, an employee was working for a manufacturer of basic organic chemicals. He was opening a valve to permit the flow of hexamethylenediamine (HMD). The valve had been actuated to rinse and purge feed lines. It had been left open by the previous shift. The employee forgot to check valve positions before opening the HMD flow valve. He was sprayed with HMD, and he suffered second-degree burns to his groin. He was hospitalized. hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $8,695 | $6,086 | Aug 16, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.25(b)(3) · Stairways |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 16, 2019 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii) · Fall protection in general industry |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 16, 2019 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Decatur site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 287 workers: 1.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry. Those cases cost 67 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascend Performance Materials-Decatur Decatur · 2025 | 287 | 3 | 1 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
| Ascend Performance Materials Foley · 2025 | 120 | 2 | 2 | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| Ascend Performance Materials, Foley Foley · 2022 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1.6 |
| Ascend Performance Materials Decatur · 2019 | 328 | 4 | 2 | 1.1 | 0.7 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 5 reports on file.
Jan 5, 2025, Foley: Hospitalization · thermal burns second degree · head and neck
An employee was troubleshooting a compound extrusion line. As they opened a vent, fumes from the stearic acid additive ignited when exposed to air, causing a flash fire. Molten plastic in the line contacted their lower face and neck, resulting in first- and second-degree burns. A face shield was not used at the time of the incident.
Nov 2, 2021, Decatur: Hospitalization, amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Employees were unloading material from a barge to a storage tank. A logistics employee was lowering the unloading arm at the barge dock. The employee provided the barge operator the rope used to guide the unloading arm from the dock down to the barge. The logistics employee pulled both pins that secure the counter weight when not in use. The logistics employee then grabbed the back of the counter…
Aug 5, 2019, Decatur: Hospitalization · fractures and dislocations · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee fell down a set of stairs and was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and cracked ribs.
Mar 13, 2019, Decatur: Hospitalization · second degree chemical burns and corrosions · nonclassifiable
An opened valve sprayed hot, hexamethylene diamine (HMD) onto an employee, causing second-degree burns. The employee was hospitalized.
Dec 12, 2017, Decatur: Hospitalization · fractures · jaw, chin
An employee was pressure testing a tanker truck and adjusting the tanker's wash-out cap when the cap contacted the employee's face. The employee suffered a broken jaw and lacerations to the chin.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1)
(a) General requirements. (1) The employer shall ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation.
29 CFR 1910.25(b)(3)
(3) Stairs have uniform riser heights and tread depths between landings;
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(11)(ii)
(ii) Each flight of stairs having at least 3 treads and at least 4 risers is equipped with stair rail systems and handrails as follows:
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