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Sun Commodities, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Pompano Beach, Florida · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424410

2inspections
6citation items
$15,612current penalties
Nov 16, 2018last inspection

Sun Commodities, Inc. has 2 OSHA inspections on record in Florida, the first in 2014.

OSHA's last visit started on Nov 16, 2018 after a complaint, in Pompano Beach.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 6 citation items: 6 serious.

OSHA proposed $26,020 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $15,612, down 40%.

For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,427. Sun Commodities, Inc. averages $2,544 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

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

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

Sun Commodities, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2014 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343606109 OPENED NOV 16, 2018Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 160 employees at the site · Closed Feb 21, 2019

2230 Sw 2nd Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33069 · Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.176(a) · Material storage and aisles
Serious$4,240$2,544Dec 28, 2018Final

Inspection 339600744 OPENED FEB 25, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 185 employees at the site · Closed Aug 12, 2014

2230 Sw 2nd Street, Pompano Beach, FL 33069 · General Line Grocery Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Serious$4,590$2,754Jul 31, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.151(c) · First aid and eyewash
Serious$4,590$2,754Jul 31, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.305(b)(2)(i) · Electrical wiring methods
Serious$6,300$3,780Jul 31, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 4a Serious$6,300$3,780Jul 31, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 4b
29 CFR 1910.333(b)(2)(iii)(a) · Working near live electrical parts
Serious$0$0Jul 31, 2014Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2023, the Pompano Beach site logged 10 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 330 workers: 2.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 4.6 for its industry. Those cases cost 69 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Sun Commodities, Inc.
Pompano Beach · 2023
330 1062.24.6

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

Dec 17, 2021, Pompano Beach: Amputation · amputations · finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified

An employee was about to start scanning pallets in a shipping container when two fingers on their left hand were crushed between the forklift and a shipping container, resulting in an amputation.

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)

(d) Hazard assessment and equipment selection. (1) The employer shall assess the workplace to determine if hazards are present, or are likely to be present, which necessitate the use of personal protective equipment (PPE). If such hazards are present, or likely to be present, the employer shall:

29 CFR 1910.151 · First aid and eyewash

29 CFR 1910.151(c)

(c) Where the eyes or body of any person may be exposed to injurious corrosive materials, suitable facilities for quick drenching or flushing of the eyes and body shall be provided within the work area for immediate emergency use.

29 CFR 1910.176 · Material storage and aisles

29 CFR 1910.176(a)

(a) Use of mechanical equipment. Where mechanical handling equipment is used, sufficient safe clearances shall be allowed for aisles, at loading docks, through doorways and wherever turns or passage must be made. Aisles and passageways shall be kept clear and in good repair, with no obstruction across or in aisles that could create a hazard. Permanent aisles and passageways shall be appropriately marked.

29 CFR 1910.305 · Electrical wiring methods

29 CFR 1910.332 · Training

29 CFR 1910.333 · Working near live electrical parts

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