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Hilex Poly, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Richmond, Virginia · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · NAICS 326111

4inspections
10citation items
$8,050current penalties
Oct 28, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Hilex Poly, LLC 4 times in Virginia since 2014.

The latest one began on Oct 28, 2015 as a planned inspection, in Richmond.

Those inspections ended with 10 citation items: 3 serious and 7 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $11,255 and now stand at $8,050, 28% lower after settlements or reviews.

Electrical equipment, general requirements comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.303.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Hilex Poly, LLC averages $2,683 (3 cited inspections).

Hilex Poly, LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Hilex Poly, LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Company-wide record

OSHA records show Hilex Poly, LLC at 5 sites in 4 states. Together they've had 11 inspections and $13,223 in current penalties.

We match records by employer name and industry, so these sites are likely the same company, not certainly. Franchises and subsidiaries can file under one name.

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Inspection history

Inspection 341019149 OPENED OCT 28, 2015Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 109 employees at the site · Closed Jan 8, 2016

2800 Sprouse Drive, Richmond, VA 23231 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(d)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$7,000$4,900Dec 2, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$1,105$0Dec 2, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 2, 2015Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 2, 2015Final

Inspection 340707124 OPENED JUN 15, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 100 employees at the site · Closed Nov 2, 2015

2800 Sprouse Drive, Richmond, VA 23231 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
Serious$1,575$1,575Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$1,575$1,575Sep 21, 2015Final

Inspection 340707256 OPENED JUN 15, 2015Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 100 employees at the site · Closed Oct 19, 2015

2800 Sprouse Drive, Richmond, VA 23231 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$0$0Sep 21, 2015Final

Inspection 317489425 OPENED FEB 6, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 115 employees at the site · Closed Mar 13, 2014

2800 Sprouse Drive, Varina, VA 23231 · Plastics Bag and Pouch Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i) · Respiratory protection
Other-than-serious$0$0Feb 10, 2014Closed

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Richmond site logged 3 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 125 workers: 2.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 73 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Hilex Poly A NOVOLEX Company - Richmond
Richmond · 2025
125 312.02.6
Hilex Poly - Richmond
Richmond · 2023
127 543.42.6

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The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i)

(i) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,

29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii)

(ii) Product identifier and words, pictures, symbols, or combination thereof, which provide at least general information regarding the hazards of the chemicals, and which, in conjunction with the other information immediately available to employees under the hazard communication program, will provide employees with the specific information regarding the physical and health hazards of the hazardous chemical.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(i)

(i) An employer may provide respirators at the request of employees or permit employees to use their own respirators, if the employer determines that such respirator use will not in itself create a hazard. If the employer determines that any voluntary respirator use is permissible, the employer shall provide the respirator users with the information contained in appendix D to this section (“Information for Employees Using Respirators When Not Required Under the Standard”); and

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

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