Inspection 348089004 OPENED MAR 5, 2025Closed
5687 Nw 36th Ave, Miami, FL 33142 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Since 2016, OSHA inspectors have visited Sentry Industries, Inc. in Florida 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Mar 5, 2025 to follow up on an earlier case, in Miami.
In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 2 serious and 4 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $18,237; today they stand at $16,954, 7% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.134 (respiratory protection), 2 times.
Among manufacturing employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $4,500 penalty. Sentry Industries, Inc. averages $8,477 across 2 cited inspections.
1 inspection on this page followed a fatal incident.
Sentry Industries, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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No citations from this inspection.
5687 Nw 36th Ave, Miami, FL 33142 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Aug 4, 2024 (fatal): Employee dies of head injuries in fall off railroad tank car
At 7:10 p.m. on August 4, 2024, an employee working as a laborer for a chemical manufacturer was working on top of a railcar tank. The employee suddenly fell approximately 14 feet to the ground, striking his head on the ground. The employee died from head injuries including a concussion and a fractured skull.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause |
Serious | $11,823 | $11,823 | Jan 31, 2025 | Final |
5687 Nw 36th Ave, Miami, FL 33142 · All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3) · Process safety management |
Other-than-serious | $3,207 | $3,207 | Aug 22, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 2 29 CFR 1910.1000(e) · Air contaminants |
Serious | $3,207 | $1,924 | Aug 22, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 1 29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(iii) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2a 29 CFR 1910.134(c)(2)(ii) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 2016 | Final |
| Citation 2, item 2b 29 CFR 1910.134(k)(6) · Respiratory protection |
Other-than-serious | $0 | $0 | Aug 22, 2016 | Final |
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Miami site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 40 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.7 for its industry.
| Site and year | Workers | Cases | Days-away cases | Rate | Industry median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentry Industries Miami · 2025 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Sentry Industries Inc Miami · 2017 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 5.5 | 0.7 |
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
May 13, 2016, Miami: Hospitalization · poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, unspecified · body systems
An employee had connected sodium hypochlorite to the hydrochloric acid tank thinking it was acid. When the two mixed, gases formed and the employee was overcome by gas inhalation.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1910.1000(e)
(e) To achieve compliance with paragraphs (a) through (d) of this section, administrative or engineering controls must first be determined and implemented whenever feasible. When such controls are not feasible to achieve full compliance, protective equipment or any other protective measures shall be used to keep the exposure of employees to air contaminants within the limits prescribed in this section. Any equipment and/or technical measures used for this purpose must be approved for each particular use by a competent industrial hygienist or other technically qualified person. Whenever respirators are used, their use shall comply with 1910.134.
29 CFR 1910.119(e)(3)
(3) The process hazard analysis shall address:
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(iii)
(iii) Select PPE that properly fits each affected employee.
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