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Return Polymers, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Wilmington, Ohio · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 423930

1inspections
2citation items
$19,860current penalties
Apr 13, 2026last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Return Polymers, Inc. in Ohio one time.

It opened on Apr 13, 2026 on a referral, in Wilmington and is still open.

In all, OSHA issued 2 citation items: 1 serious and 1 other-than-serious.

No penalty came with these citations.

Among wholesale employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,427 penalty. Return Polymers, Inc. averages $19,860 across 1 cited inspection.

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

Return Polymers, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2026 to 2026
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348872755 OPENED APR 13, 2026Open

Referral · Partial · Safety · 83 employees at the site · Open

2835 Old State Route 73, Wilmington, OH 45177 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i) · Fall protection in general industry
Other-than-serious$0$9,930Aug 28, 2026Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.147(d) · Lockout/tagout
Serious$0$9,930Aug 28, 2026Final

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 Wilmington site logged 2 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 75 workers: 2.5 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 1.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 182 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Green Recycling
Wilmington · 2025
75 222.51.6

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(d)

(d) Application of control. The established procedures for the application of energy control (the lockout or tagout procedures) shall cover the following elements and actions and shall be done in the following sequence:

29 CFR 1910.28 · Fall protection in general industry

29 CFR 1910.28(b)(1)(i)

(b) Protection from fall hazards—(1) Unprotected sides and edges. (i) Except as provided elsewhere in this section, the employer must ensure that each employee on a walking-working surface with an unprotected side or edge that is 4 feet (1.2 m) or more above a lower level is protected from falling by one or more of the following:

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