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Polyform, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Decatur, Tennessee · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · NAICS 326199

5inspections
32citation items
$5,400current penalties
Oct 24, 2022last inspection

Since 1996, OSHA inspectors have visited Polyform, Inc. in Tennessee 5 times.

The most recent inspection opened on Oct 24, 2022 as a planned inspection, in Decatur.

In all, OSHA issued 32 citation items: 10 serious and 22 other-than-serious.

The penalties, $5,400 in total, stand where OSHA first set them.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 5 times.

Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Polyform, Inc. averages $3,800 across 1 cited inspection.

Polyform, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Polyform, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 1996 to 2022
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 346301351 OPENED OCT 24, 2022Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 30 employees at the site · Closed Apr 14, 2025

317 Polymer Drive, Decatur, TN 37322 · All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(1) · Lockout/tagout
 Serious$1,600$1,600Feb 24, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR TDLWD RULE 800-01-03-.05(1)(A)2
 Other-than-serious$400$400Feb 24, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR TDLWD RULE 800-01-03-.05(2)(A)
 Other-than-serious$400$400Feb 24, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.151(b) · First aid and eyewash
 Other-than-serious$200$200Feb 24, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.157(e)(2) · Portable fire extinguishers
 Other-than-serious$200$200Feb 24, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(2) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
 Other-than-serious$200$200Feb 24, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1910.304(g)(5) · Grounding and circuit protection
 Other-than-serious$200$200Feb 24, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 7
29 CFR 1910.305(g)(1)(iv)(a) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$200$200Feb 24, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 8
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$200$200Feb 24, 2023Final
Citation 2, item 9
29 CFR 1910.1200(g)(8) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$200$200Feb 24, 2023Final

Inspection 127340917 OPENED DEC 10, 1998Closed

Monitoring · Partial · Health · 54 employees at the site · Closed Dec 10, 1998

South Highway 58, Decatur, TN 37322 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 120587126 OPENED APR 1, 1997Closed

Referral · Partial · Safety · 52 employees at the site · Closed Jul 7, 1997

South Highway 58, Decatur, TN 37322 · 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$250$250Apr 22, 1997Closed

Inspection 127323525 OPENED MAR 6, 1997Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 25 employees at the site · Closed Apr 23, 1999

South Highway 58, Decatur, TN 37322 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$250$250Apr 30, 1997Closed
Citation 1, item 1b Serious$0$0Apr 30, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.37(q)(1) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$100$100Apr 30, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.37(q)(2) · Exit routes
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 30, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.107(e)(2) · Spray painting and finishing
 Other-than-serious$100$100Apr 30, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.134(a)(2) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 30, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 4a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$100$100Apr 30, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(5)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 30, 1997Closed
Citation 2, item 4c
29 CFR 9000609
 Other-than-serious$0$0Apr 30, 1997Closed

Inspection 120590609 OPENED JUN 28, 1996Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 22 employees at the site · Closed Jun 30, 1997

South Highway 58, Decatur, TN 37322 · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.107(e)(2) · Spray painting and finishing
 Serious$150$150Jul 24, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding
 Serious$200$200Jul 24, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(1) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$250$250Jul 24, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(2) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$0$0Jul 24, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.213(c)(3) · Woodworking machinery
 Serious$0$0Jul 24, 1996Closed
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.215(a)(2) · Grinders and abrasive wheels
 Serious$200$200Jul 24, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 3000301
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.22(d)(1) · General requirements
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 3
29 CFR 1910.107(g)(7) · Spray painting and finishing
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 4
29 CFR 1910.134(b)(1) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 5
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(1) · Electrical wiring methods
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1996Closed
Citation 2, item 6
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0Jul 24, 1996Closed

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 Decatur site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 25 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.1 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Polyform, Inc.
Decatur · 2025
25 000.02.1

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.107 · Spray painting and finishing

29 CFR 1910.107(e)(2)

(2) Quantity. The quantity of flammable liquids or liquids with a flashpoint greater than 199.4 °F (93 °C) kept in the vicinity of spraying operations shall be the minimum required for operations and should ordinarily not exceed a supply for 1 day or one shift. Bulk storage of portable containers of flammable liquids or liquids with a flashpoint greater than 199.4 °F (93 °C) shall be in a separate, constructed building detached from other important buildings or cut off in a standard manner.

29 CFR 1910.107(g)(7)

(7) “No Smoking” signs. “No smoking” signs in large letters on contrasting color background shall be conspicuously posted at all spraying areas and paint storage rooms.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)

(e) Written hazard communication program. (1) Employers shall develop, implement, and maintain at each workplace, a written hazard communication program which at least describes how the criteria specified in paragraphs (f), (g), and (h) of this section for labels and other forms of warning, safety data sheets, and employee information and training will be met, and which also includes the following:

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.157 · Portable fire extinguishers

29 CFR 1910.212 · Machine guarding

29 CFR 1910.213 · Woodworking machinery

29 CFR 1910.215 · Grinders and abrasive wheels

29 CFR 1910.22 · General requirements

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.304 · Grounding and circuit protection

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.37 · Exit routes

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

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