Since 2014, OSHA inspectors have visited Evest LLC in Illinois 3 times.
The most recent inspection opened on Dec 20, 2019 on a referral, in Waukegan.
In all, OSHA issued 6 citation items: 5 serious and 1 other-than-serious.
The proposed penalties came to $8,800; today they stand at $6,000, 32% less.
The rule cited most here is 1910.147 (lockout/tagout), 5 times.
Among staffing, cleaning and waste services employers, the typical cited inspection since 2015 ends with a $2,200 penalty. Evest LLC averages $2,000 across 1 cited inspection.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Inspection 344524434 OPENED DEC 20, 2019Closed
Referral · Partial · Safety · 1 employee at the site · Closed Jan 8, 2020
625 Public Service Road, Waukegan, IL 60085 · Other Grocery and Related Products Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Dec 18, 2019: Employee burns hands and arms while inspecting live receptac
At 5:00 p.m. on December 18, 2019, an employee working for a grocery products wholesaler was attempting to install a piece of equipment in the facility. This involved moving the equipment into place and plugging it into a receptacle. The employee moved the equipment into place and realized the plug and receptacle did not match. The employee took the receptacle off the wall to inspect the wiring. While examining the receptacle, an arc occurred. The employee burned his hands and arms requiring hospitalization.
No citations from this inspection.
Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.
Dec 20, 2019, Waukegan: Hospitalization · electrical burns, unspecified · hand(s), unspecified
An employee was installing a piece of equipment in the facility that involved moving the equipment into place and plugging it into a receptacle. The employee realized the plug and the receptacle did not match. When the employee removed the receptacle from the wall to inspect the wiring an arc flash occurred and burned the employee's hands.
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
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.
