Inspection 345797054 OPENED FEB 23, 2022Closed
6277 Heisley Road, Mentor, OH 44060 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Polychem LLC 9 times in Ohio since 2000.
The latest one began on Feb 23, 2022 after a complaint, in Mentor.
Those inspections ended with 15 citation items: 9 serious, 1 willful and 5 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $93,634 and now stand at $35,278, 62% lower after settlements or reviews.
Lockout/tagout comes up most often in these citations: 5 items under 1910.147.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $4,500, and Polychem LLC averages $8,583 (3 cited inspections).
Polychem LLC also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 345800601 OPENED FEB 23, 2022Closed
6277 Heisley Road, Mentor, OH 44060 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343183372 OPENED MAY 23, 2018Closed
202 Water Tower Dr., Clyde, OH 43410 · Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 343172763 OPENED MAY 21, 2018Closed
202 Water Tower Dr., Clyde, OH 43410 · Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Jun 27, 2018 | Final |
Inspection 342684883 OPENED OCT 5, 2017Closed
6277 Heisley Rd, Mentor, OH 44060 · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) 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)(5)(ii)(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $7,244 | $4,709 | Nov 14, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1910.147(d) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 14, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Serious | $7,244 | $4,709 | Nov 14, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.219(c)(4)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts |
Serious | $10,864 | $5,000 | Nov 14, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 4 29 CFR 1910.305(a)(2)(x) · Electrical wiring methods |
Serious | $5,432 | $3,530 | Nov 14, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(1) · Walking-working surfaces |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 14, 2017 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2 29 CFR 1910.22(a)(2) · Walking-working surfaces |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Nov 14, 2017 | Final |
Inspection 340899228 OPENED AUG 31, 2015Closed
6277 Heisley Rd, Mentor, OH 44060 · Plastics Packaging Film and Sheet (including Laminated) Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 340375492 OPENED FEB 12, 2015Closed
6277 Heisley Road, Mentor, OH 44060 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $7,000 | $4,200 | Jul 1, 2015 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $6,000 | $3,600 | Jul 1, 2015 | Final |
Inspection 305329260 OPENED APR 17, 2003Closed
6277 Heisley Rd, Mentor, OH 44060 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.132(a) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Serious | $1,300 | $780 | Aug 25, 2003 | Closed |
1 older inspection
Inspection 303481741 OPENED MAY 19, 2000Closed
6277 Heisley Rd, Mentor, OH 44060 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $1,400 | $0 | Sep 11, 2000 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.147(f)(2)(i) · Lockout/tagout |
Other-than-serious | $1,400 | $0 | Sep 11, 2000 | Closed |
| Citation 1, item 3 29 CFR 1910.151(b) · First aid and eyewash |
Serious | $1,750 | $1,750 | Sep 11, 2000 | Closed |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Willful | $44,000 | $7,000 | Sep 11, 2000 | Closed |
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 Mentor site logged 4 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 143 workers: 2.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 3 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenbridge- Mentor, OH Mentor · 2025 | 143 | 4 | 2 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Polychem LLC -Greenbridge - Clyde, OH Clyde · 2025 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2.3 | 2.6 |
| Greenbridge - Mentor Mentor · 2022 | 198 | 11 | 3 | 5.0 | 2.6 |
| Greenbridge - Clyde Clyde · 2022 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Polychem, LLC - Polychem - HQ Mentor · 2021 | 272 | 7 | 3 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| Polychem, LLC - Evergreen Plastics Clyde · 2020 | 193 | 6 | 4 | 3.9 | 2.6 |
| Polychem, LLC - Polychem Warehouse - OH Mentor · 2020 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.6 |
| Polychem Mentor · 2019 | 223 | 12 | 1 | 5.2 | 2.6 |
Severe injury reports
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Feb 6, 2015, Mentor: Hospitalization · soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury · leg(s), unspecified
On or about 2/6/2015, a temporary employee was moving a roll of paper to place it on a corner board machine. The roll of paper fell, striking him in the left leg. As a result of the employee's injury, he was hospitalized for more than 24 hours.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
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.
29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection
29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6)
(6) The basic advisory information on respirators, as presented in appendix D of this section, shall be provided by the employer in any written or oral format, to employees who wear respirators when such use is not required by this section or by the employer.
29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(4)(i)
(4) Energy control procedure. (i) Procedures shall be developed, documented and utilized for the control of potentially hazardous energy when employees are engaged in the activities covered by this section.
29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash
29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding
29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
29 CFR 1910.22 · Walking-working surfaces
29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods
OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause
Other all other plastics product manufacturing employers in Ohio
- Mar-Bal Inc Chagrin Falls · 25 citations · $12,127
- Deflecto, LLC. Dover · 31 citations · $74,666
- Core Molding Technologies, Inc. Columbus · 75 citations · $146,475
- Montville Plastics & Rubber, LLC Parkman · 43 citations · $42,020
- Formica Corporation Evendale · 234 citations · $506,080
- The HC Companies, Inc. Middlefield · 10 citations · $46,029
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.