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GRADUATE PLASTICS INC.

4820 NW 128TH STREET 4800-4840 NW 128TH STREET, OPA LOCKA, FL, 33054
Operated by Graduate Plastics, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
326199All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing
EIN 650049545

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OSHA inspections
4
over 15 years
Violations
21
$45,303 in penalties
Penalties
$45,303
$2,157 avg
Accident investigations on record
3 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

GRADUATE PLASTICS INC. has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $45,303 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 383 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 91st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

GRADUATE PLASTICS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
4
0.3 / yr · last 15 yrs
Violations
21
1.4 / yr
Penalties
$45,303
$2,157 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · referral
2 of 4
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 4

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $45,303 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$6,930May 2014May 2014
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0611$6,300Aug 2011Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0095 D0111$6,300Aug 2011Aug 2011
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$4,950May 2014May 2014
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0211$4,725Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111$4,174Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411$2,970May 2014May 2014
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$2,869Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0304 G0511$2,295Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0305 J01 I11$2,069Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 I11$1,721Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.1200 G0111Nov 2014Nov 2014
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11Nov 2014Nov 2014
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0111Nov 2014Nov 2014
29 CFR 1904.0029 A11Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0611Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0303 G0111Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0303 C11Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0303 F0211Oct 2011Oct 2011
29 CFR 1910.0095 K0211Aug 2011Aug 2011

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

97th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3261 within FL. Peer group: 383 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
91st
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
3.2
vs industry
+1.4
TRIR
3.2
vs industry
+0.4

Reported for 199 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.2
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
2
Referral
2

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for GRADUATE PLASTICS INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
12 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 12+ years. Most recent activity: 12 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for GRADUATE PLASTICS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GRADUATE PLASTICS INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GRADUATE PLASTICS INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for GRADUATE PLASTICS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GRADUATE PLASTICS INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1458592
Operation
C

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-05-15Referral3$0
2014-01-30Planned33$14,850
2011-08-05Referral44$12,600
2011-07-28Planned115$17,853

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

GRADUATE PLASTICS INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Graduate Plastics, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Graduate Plastics, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GRADUATE PLASTICS INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Graduate Plastics, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is GRADUATE PLASTICS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
GRADUATE PLASTICS INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $45,303 in total penalties.
How does GRADUATE PLASTICS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
GRADUATE PLASTICS INC. operates in the all other plastics product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.8. GRADUATE PLASTICS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.16 compared to an industry average of 1.8.