OSHA has inspected Exotech, Inc. 4 times in Florida since 2016.
The latest one began on Mar 2, 2020 on a referral, in Pompano Beach.
Those inspections ended with 4 citation items: 1 serious, 1 repeat and 2 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $22,549 and now stand at $12,624, 44% lower after settlements or reviews.
Machine guarding comes up most often in these citations: 2 items under 1910.212.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for wholesale employers since 2015 is $3,427, and Exotech, Inc. averages $4,208 (3 cited inspections).
Exotech, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 2 severe injuries to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344677018 OPENED MAR 2, 2020Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 46 employees at the site · Closed Jun 15, 2020
1851 Blount Road, Pompano Beach, FL 33069 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Feb 12, 2020: Employee lacerates fingers on unguarded ejection door
At 9:00 a.m. on February 12, 2020, an employee was operating metal brickquetter machine when he cut his finger on an unguarded ejection door of the machine. The employee sustained lacerations to his right index and ring fingers which required stitches. The employee was hospitalized.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 |
Repeat | $13,495 | $8,097 | May 15, 2020 | Final |
Inspection 341622389 OPENED JUN 29, 2016Closed
Planned · No inspection · Health · 10 employees at the site · Closed Jun 29, 2016
1851 Blount Rd, Pompano Beach, FL 33069 · Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers · 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 2024, the Pompano Beach site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 59 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.3 for its industry.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 2 reports on file.
Jul 20, 2023, Pompano Beach: Hospitalization · fractures · thigh(s)
An employee was approaching a doorway to exit the plant when they tripped over a floor stud and sustained a left femur fracture.
Jun 16, 2021, Pompano Beach: Hospitalization · cuts, lacerations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
An employee was working with a titanium target on a copper plate. As he moved it from his left hand to his right hand, it lacerated his right middle finger.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
