Since 2011, OSHA inspectors have visited Custom Window Systems in Florida 2 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Jan 14, 2025 on a referral, in Ocala.
In all, OSHA issued 1 citation item: 1 serious.
The proposed penalties came to $16,550; today they stand at $9,930, 40% less.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $3,600 penalty. Custom Window Systems averages $9,930 across 1 cited inspection.
Custom Window Systems also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 4 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this company1900 Sw 44th Ave, Ocala, FL 34471 · 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 1910.212(a)(1) · Machine guarding |
Serious | $16,550 | $9,930 | May 21, 2025 | Final |
1900 Sw 44th Ave., Ocala, FL 34474 · Metal Window and Door Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2021, the Ocala site logged 48 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 680 workers: 6.3 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 3.1 for its industry. Those cases cost 97 days away from work.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Window Systems Ocala · 2021 | 680 | 48 | 5 | 6.3 | 3.1 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 4 reports on file.
Sep 24, 2025, Ocala: Hospitalization · fractures · exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck
An employee was loading four sliding glass door panels into a truck. He was turning to get a cargo strap when the panels fell onto him and broke his neck.
Jan 9, 2025, Ocala: Amputation · amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified · finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
An employee was cutting 1-inch PVC pipe on a horizontal band saw. While he was clearing the parts he had cut, a weighted handle that was pushed down to move the blade back popped up, causing the blade to strike his right thumb and hand. He suffered an amputation to the thumb tip and a laceration to the back of the right hand. The band saw was unguarded and running at the time.
Aug 21, 2018, Ocala: Hospitalization, amputation · cuts, lacerations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was cleaning under a mutton saw that had been shut off when the blade came into contact with her right index finger, causing a severe laceration. She was hospitalized. The saw was guarded at the time.
Mar 7, 2018, Ocala: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · hand(s), unspecified
An employee was pulling a cart of glass windows to be loaded onto a truck when he backed up to a pillar and his left hand was caught and lacerated between the cart's handle and a fire extinguisher. He was hospitalized.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.212(a)(1)
(a) Machine guarding—(1) Types of guarding. One or more methods of machine guarding shall be provided to protect the operator and other employees in the machine area from hazards such as those created by point of operation, ingoing nip points, rotating parts, flying chips and sparks. Examples of guarding methods are—barrier guards, two-hand tripping devices, electronic safety devices, etc.
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.