Since 2007, OSHA inspectors have visited Flow Polymers, LLC. in Ohio 6 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Oct 3, 2025 on a referral, in Cleveland.
In all, OSHA issued 24 citation items: 20 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $86,670; today they stand at $45,116, 48% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 5 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Flow Polymers, LLC. averages $12,797 across 3 cited inspections.
Flow Polymers, LLC. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company17000 St. Clair Road, Cleveland, OH 44110 · 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 1a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $10,641 | $10,641 | Jan 5, 2026 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(7)(i)(a) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $10,641 | $0 | Jan 5, 2026 | Final |
17000 St. Clair Avenue Building 3, Cleveland, OH 44110 · Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · Walking-working surfaces |
Serious | $6,940 | $5,610 | May 12, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.132(f)(1)(iii) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $8,675 | $0 | May 12, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.134(e)(1) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $6,940 | $3,470 | May 12, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.134(f)(2) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $5,205 | $2,600 | May 12, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5a 29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(i)(a) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $5,205 | $2,600 | May 12, 2020 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 5b 29 CFR 1910.134(g)(1)(ii) · Respiratory protection |
Serious | $0 | $0 | May 12, 2020 | Final |
12819 Coit Road, Cleveland, OH 44108 · Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $11,224 | $6,735 | Jan 11, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 11, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $11,224 | $6,735 | Jan 11, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.147(d) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Jan 11, 2017 | Final |
12819 Coit Road, Cleveland, OH 44108 · Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $4,900 | $2,940 | Aug 13, 2014 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 13, 2014 | Final |
12819 Coit Road, Cleveland, OH 44108 · 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 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Serious | $1,200 | $720 | Nov 16, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $1,280 | Nov 16, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3a 29 CFR 1910.1000(c) · Air contaminants |
Other-than-serious | $900 | $0 | Nov 16, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3b 29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 16, 2007 | Closed |
12819 Coit Road, Cleveland, OH 44108 · 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 1910.22(a)(3) · General requirements |
Serious | $525 | $315 | Sep 26, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements |
Serious | $525 | $315 | Sep 26, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.23(c)(3) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes |
Serious | $525 | $315 | Sep 26, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 5 29 CFR 1910.215(b)(9) · Grinders and abrasive wheels |
Serious | $525 | $315 | Sep 26, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 6 29 CFR 1910.219(f)(3) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $875 | $525 | Sep 26, 2007 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Sep 26, 2007 | Closed |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Cleveland site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 67 workers: 4.1 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 21 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polymer Solutions Group Cleveland · 2025 | 67 | 3 | 1 | 4.1 | 1.6 |
| flow polymers llc Cleveland · 2024 | 63 | 1 | 0 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| flow polymers Cleveland · 2024 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 3.6 | 1.6 |
| Flow Polymers, LLC Cleveland · 2022 | 71 | 1 | 1 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| Flow Polymers St. Clair Plant Cleveland · 2019 | 70 | 3 | 1 | 3.3 | 1.6 |
| Flow Polymers Coit Road Plant Cleveland · 2019 | 70 | 5 | 3 | 6.7 | 1.6 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Sep 13, 2018, Cleveland: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
On September 13, 2018, an employee was attempting to clear a jam in an automated rubber cutter when the cutter lacerated his right index finger. The rubber cutter was guarded and running at the time of the incident.
Nov 30, 2016, Cleveland: Hospitalization · heat (thermal) burns, unspecified · forearm(s)
A maintenance employee was working on a rotoformer machine when a moving cylinder caught his glove. He pulled his arm back and struck a hot piece of the machine, suffering a severe forearm burn that required hospitalization.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1000(c)
(c) Table Z-3. An employee's exposure to any substance listed in Table Z-3, in any 8-hour work shift of a 40-hour work week, shall not exceed the 8-hour time weighted average limit given for that substance in the table.
29 CFR 1910.1000(e)
(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.
29 CFR 1910.132(a)
(a) Application. Protective equipment, including personal protective equipment for eyes, face, head, and extremities, protective clothing, respiratory devices, and protective shields and barriers, shall be provided, used, and maintained in a sanitary and reliable condition wherever it is necessary by reason of hazards of processes or environment, chemical hazards, radiological hazards, or mechanical irritants encountered in a manner capable of causing injury or impairment in the function of any part of the body through absorption, inhalation or physical contact.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.