Inspection 347077091 OPENED OCT 30, 2023Closed
30 W. Chicago Ave, Chicago, IL 60654 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
OSHA has inspected Evans Electric LLC 5 times in Illinois since 2012.
The latest one began on Oct 30, 2023 as a planned inspection, in Chicago.
Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 2 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $7,261 and now stand at $6,721, 7% lower after settlements or reviews.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for construction employers since 2015 is $3,080, and Evans Electric LLC averages $5,461 (1 cited inspection).
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
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Watch this companyInspection history
Inspection 346242811 OPENED SEP 22, 2022Closed
360 N. Green St., Chicago, IL 60607 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 345940993 OPENED MAY 4, 2022Closed
W. 110th St. & S. Halsted St., Chicago, IL 60628 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
No citations from this inspection.
Inspection 344889936 OPENED AUG 20, 2020Closed
1020 Lake St., Oak Park, IL 60301 · Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Jul 30, 2020: Employee contacts live electrical conductor and sustains bur
At 8:46 a.m. on July 30, 2020, Employee #1 was working inside an electrical vault when he accidentally made contact with an exposed, live electrical conductor. The contact resulted in electrical shock, causing burns and other internal injuries. Emergency services responded to the scene, and the employee was admitted to a hospital for treatment.
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1 29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3) · Electrical safety in construction |
Other-than-serious | $5,461 | $5,461 | Jan 26, 2021 | Final |
Inspection 331907162 OPENED JAN 31, 2012Closed
3622 S. State St, Chicago, IL 60609 · Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
| Citation and rule | Type | Proposed | Current | Issued | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citation 1, item 1a 29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i) · Electrical equipment on job sites |
Serious | $1,800 | $1,260 | Apr 19, 2012 | Final |
| Citation 1, item 1b 29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(b) · Job-site wiring |
Serious | $0 | $0 | Apr 19, 2012 | Final |
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.
Jul 30, 2020, Oak Park: Hospitalization · second degree electrical burns · multiple body parts, n.e.c.
An employee was walking between a transformer and wall-mounted, lead-jacketed secondary cable. His right shoulder brushed against the cable and his left elbow touched the transformer bracket, causing an arc flash. He suffered first- and second-degree burns to the left arm and the left chest area.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
29 CFR 1926.403 · Electrical equipment on job sites
29 CFR 1926.403(i)(2)(i)
(2) Guarding of live parts. (i) Except as required or permitted elsewhere in this subpart, live parts of electric equipment operating at 50 volts or more shall be guarded against accidental contact by cabinets or other forms of enclosures, or by any of the following means:
29 CFR 1926.405 · Job-site wiring
29 CFR 1926.405(a)(2)(ii)(b)
(B) Branch circuits shall originate in a power outlet or panelboard. Conductors shall be run as multiconductor cord or cable assemblies or open conductors, or shall be run in raceways. All conductors shall be protected by overcurrent devices at their ampacity. Runs of open conductors shall be located where the conductors will not be subject to physical damage, and the conductors shall be fastened at intervals not exceeding 10 feet (3.05 m). No branch-circuit conductors shall be laid on the floor. Each branch circuit that supplies receptacles or fixed equipment shall contain a separate equipment grounding conductor if the branch circuit is run as open conductors.
29 CFR 1926.416 · Electrical safety in construction
29 CFR 1926.416(a)(3)
(3) Before work is begun the employer shall ascertain by inquiry or direct observation, or by instruments, whether any part of an energized electric power circuit, exposed or concealed, is so located that the performance of the work may bring any person, tool, or machine into physical or electrical contact with the electric power circuit. The employer shall post and maintain proper warning signs where such a circuit exists. The employer shall advise employees of the location of such lines, the hazards involved, and the protective measures to be taken.
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Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.