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Averus, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Gurnee, Illinois · Janitorial Services · NAICS 561720

1inspections
7citation items
$12,000current penalties
Mar 26, 2018last inspection

OSHA inspectors have visited Averus, Inc. in Illinois one time.

It opened on Mar 26, 2018 on a referral, in Gurnee.

In all, OSHA issued 7 citation items: 5 serious and 2 other-than-serious.

The proposed penalties came to $26,608; today they stand at $12,000, 55% less.

The rule cited most here is 1910.1200 (hazard communication), 4 times.

Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,201 penalty. Averus, Inc. averages $12,000 across 1 cited inspection.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

The Wage and Hour Division has 1 case on it since 2015, with $1,292 in back wages owed to workers.

Averus, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2018 to 2018
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 343042230 OPENED MAR 26, 2018Closed

Referral · Partial · Health · 80 employees at the site · Closed Mar 28, 2019

3851 Clearview Court, Gurnee, IL 60031 · Janitorial Services · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Incident on Mar 14, 2018: Employee suffers chemical burns to eyes and face

At 12:00 p.m. on March 14, 2018, Employee #1 was cleaning a filter, using sodium hydroxide from HD26P powder. The employee needed to mix additional chemicals to finish the cleaning job. As he used a power washer wand to mix the HD26P powder with the water, the mixture splashed into the employee's face and eyes. Employee #1 sustained chemical burns to his face and eyes, and was hospitalized. hospitalized.

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
 Serious$8,315$5,410May 8, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.133(a)(1) · Eye and face protection
 Serious$0$0May 8, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Serious$8,315$5,410May 8, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(1) · Hazard communication
 Serious$0$0May 8, 2018Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.1200(f)(6)(ii) · Hazard communication
 Serious$8,315$0May 8, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 1
29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6) · Yearly injury summary
 Other-than-serious$1,663$1,180May 8, 2018Final
Citation 2, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i) · Hazard communication
 Other-than-serious$0$0May 8, 2018Final

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.

Mar 14, 2018, Gurnee: Hospitalization · irritant dermatitis-acute · multiple face locations

An employee was mixing cleaning chemicals to clean a filter when sodium hydroxide splashed in his face, causing skin and eye irritation.

Wage and hour cases

Cases by the Labor Department's Wage and Hour Division since 2015: unpaid minimum wage or overtime, child labor, family leave and more.

Period reviewedViolationsWorkers owedBack wagesPenalties
Oct 7, 2013 to Jan 5, 2015
Gurnee
32$1,292$440

The rules behind these citations

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

29 CFR 1904.32 · Yearly injury summary

29 CFR 1904.32(b)(6)

(6) When do I have to post the annual summary? You must post the summary no later than February 1 of the year following the year covered by the records and keep the posting in place until April 30.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(i)

(i) A list of the hazardous chemicals known to be present using a product identifier that is referenced on the appropriate safety data sheet (the list may be compiled for the workplace as a whole or for individual work areas); and,

29 CFR 1910.1200(e)(1)(ii)

(ii) The methods the employer will use to inform employees of the hazards of non-routine tasks (for example, the cleaning of reactor vessels), and the hazards associated with chemicals contained in unlabeled pipes in their work areas.

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.133 · Eye and face protection

Other janitorial services employers in Illinois

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