Establishment profile
UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
2535 BELOIT AVE, JANESVILLE, WI, 53546
423930 — Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 260291504
Summary
UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC has accumulated 36 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 15 years of recorded history, with $243,330 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 149 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, FMCSA motor carrier registration, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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
60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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 · 25 citations in this view · $241,830 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 H01 | 2 | 2 | $28,085 | Apr 2023 | Sep 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 E | 2 | 2 | $16,131 | Apr 2023 | Sep 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 P01 | 2 | 2 | $15,342 | Jan 2018 | Jul 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 K01 | 2 | 2 | — | Apr 2023 | Sep 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H03 II | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 2020 | Sep 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 G02 IV | 1 | 1 | $16,131 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 J02 I A | 1 | 1 | $16,131 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 F01 I | 1 | 1 | $16,131 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 E01 | 1 | 1 | $16,131 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $16,131 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 I03 I | 1 | 1 | $16,131 | Sep 2024 | Sep 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A01 | 1 | 1 | $11,954 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 E03 II | 1 | 1 | $11,954 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 F03 I A | 1 | 1 | $11,954 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 J03 I B | 1 | 1 | $11,954 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F01 | 1 | 1 | $8,539 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $7,986 | Oct 2017 | Oct 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $7,157 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2020 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $7,157 | Jul 2020 | Jul 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E01 | 1 | 1 | $6,831 | Apr 2023 | Apr 2023 |
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 4239 within WI. Peer group: 149 employers. This establishment has 36 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 101 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Oct 2017
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2017 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2017 | Amputation,Caught In,Conveyor Belt,Crushed,Finger,Hand,Machine Guarding,Roller--Mach/Part | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. 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 UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES LLC 2535 BELOIT AVE · JANESVILLE, WI, 53546 | WaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Apr 2016 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
Independent monitor required. First case: 2010-08-01. Most recent: 2011-05-24. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of JusticeBARE CRT TUBES RECYCLINGcontract · Last action 2009-12-18$100,000
- Department of JusticeBARE CRT TUBES - LVRCcontract · Last action 2010-03-23$32,000
- Department of JusticeBARE CRT TUBEScontract · Last action 2010-04-21$22,500
- Department of JusticeBARE CRT TUBES - MNRCcontract · Last action 2010-09-27$22,000
- Department of JusticeBARE CRT TUBES - MNRCcontract · Last action 2010-07-12$22,000
- Department of JusticeBARE CRT TUBEScontract · Last action 2010-05-07$22,000
- Department of JusticeBARE CRT TUBEScontract · Last action 2010-03-17$22,000
- Department of JusticeBARE CRT TUBEScontract · Last action 2010-02-11$20,000
- Department of JusticeBARE CRT TUBEScontract · Last action 2010-01-12$8,000
- Department of JusticeBARE CRT TUBEScontract · Last action 2009-12-22$8,000
- Department of JusticeRECYCLE LIGHT BULBScontract · Last action 2011-05-23$3,890
- Department of JusticeRECYCLE LIGHT BULBS AND BALLASTcontract · Last action 2010-05-07$3,513
- Department of JusticeCRT RECYCLINGcontract · Last action 2009-12-14$0
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 562920 - MATERIALS RECOVERY FACILITIES. Last action: 2011-05-23. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-18 | Follow-up | 14 | 11 | $129,048 | |
| 2022-10-26 | Referral | 10 | 10 | $75,140 | |
| 2022-10-26 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2020-01-29 | Follow-up | 6 | 6 | $27,808 | |
| 2020-01-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2018-01-18 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $1,848 | |
| 2017-10-17 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $7,986 | |
| 2015-12-21 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2012-08-08 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-04-14 | Planned | 3 | 3 | $1,500 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC's OSHA violation history?
- UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 36 violations and $243,329.6 in total penalties.
- How does UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
- UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7. UNIVERSAL RECYCLING TECHNOLOGIES, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 2.32 compared to an industry average of 2.1.