Establishment profile
ORTEC, INC.
505 GENTRY MEMORIAL HWY, EASLEY, SC, 29640
Operated by Ortec, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
325199 — All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
EIN 570700660
Summary
ORTEC, INC. has accumulated 35 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 40 years of recorded history, with $7,125 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 97th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 68 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 18 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
ORTEC, 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
63% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 28 citations in this view · $7,125 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 3 | 3 | $350 | Sep 1985 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1001.2 A | 2 | 2 | $1,400 | Nov 1990 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I | 2 | 2 | $350 | Apr 1998 | Jan 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1998 | Jan 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 1998 | Jan 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0120 Q02 | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 1990 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1045 E02 | 2 | 2 | — | Sep 1985 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,375 | Jan 2008 | Jan 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1045 K02 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 B01 | 1 | 1 | $450 | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E01 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 C01 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D05 I | 1 | 1 | $350 | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1045 J01 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $300 | Nov 1990 | Nov 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 A05 IIB | 1 | 1 | $300 | Nov 1990 | Nov 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $200 | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1048 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 D05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0146 J04 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1998 | Apr 1998 |
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
Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 3251 within SC. Peer group: 68 employers. This establishment has 35 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 169 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
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
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 ORTEC, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 18+ years. Most recent activity: 18 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 ORTEC, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ORTEC, 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 ORTEC, 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 ORTEC, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ORTEC, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for ORTEC, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-11-07 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $1,375 | |
| 2001-07-10 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-03-18 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $450 | |
| 1998-01-21 | Planned | 22 | 19 | $3,950 | |
| 1991-01-09 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1990-08-21 | Planned | 6 | 4 | $1,350 | |
| 1987-09-09 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-08-08 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
ORTEC, INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Ortec, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Ortec, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ORTEC, INC. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. 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 Ortec, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is ORTEC, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- ORTEC, INC. has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 35 violations and $7,125 in total penalties.
- How does ORTEC, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- ORTEC, INC. operates in the all other basic organic chemical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. ORTEC, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 1.2 compared to an industry average of 0.8.