OSHA has inspected Revcor Inc. 10 times in Illinois since 1976.
The latest one began on Apr 3, 2018 on a referral, in Carpentersville.
Those inspections ended with 28 citation items: 10 serious and 18 other-than-serious.
Penalties were first proposed at $32,898 and now stand at $23,835, 28% lower after settlements or reviews.
Mechanical power presses comes up most often in these citations: 7 items under 1910.217.
How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Revcor Inc. averages $15,000 (1 cited inspection).
Revcor Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.
It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.
Citation items per year, by inspection date.
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Referral · Partial · Safety · 304 employees at the site · Closed Aug 24, 2018
251 Edwards Ave., Carpentersville, IL 60110 · Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
Incident on Mar 24, 2018: Employee amputates finger in mechanical power press
At 1:30 p.m. on March 24, 2018, an employee was changing out a die on a Minster (SN 5-ELC-23-A) mechanical power press with part-revolution clutch/brake and placed his left hand under the ram to screw the die on. The employee stepped on the foot pedal and cycled the machine, amputating his left middle finger. Hospitalization was not required.
Planned · Partial · Safety · 200 employees at the site · Closed Sep 12, 2012
251 Edwards Ave, Carpentersville, IL 60110 · Ventilation, Heating, Air-Conditioning, and Commercial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps
From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.
In 2025, the Carpentersville site logged 14 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 255 workers: 5.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 2.4 for its industry.
Site and year
Workers
Cases
Days-away cases
Rate
Industry median
Revcor, Inc.
Carpentersville · 2025
255
14
0
5.2
2.4
Revcor Carpentersville
Carpentersville · 2021
281
6
1
16.8
2.3
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.
On March 24, 2018, an employee was changing a die on a punch press when the machine actuated, amputating the employee's right index finger. The press was not powered off at the time of the incident.
The rules behind these citations
Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.
(i) The spraying operations except electrostatic spraying operations shall be so designed, installed and maintained that the average air velocity over the open face of the booth (or booth cross section during spraying operations) shall be not less than 100 linear feet per minute. Electrostatic spraying operations may be conducted with an air velocity over the open face of the booth of not less than 60 linear feet per minute, or more, depending on the volume of the finishing material being applied and its flammability and explosion characteristics. Visible gauges or audible alarm or pressure activated devices shall be installed to indicate or insure that the required air velocity is maintained. Filter rolls shall be inspected to insure proper replacement of filter media.
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(2)
(2) Minimum separation. There shall be no open flame or spark producing equipment in any spraying area nor within 20 feet thereof, unless separated by a partition.
29 CFR 1910.107(c)(6)
(6) Wiring type approved. Electrical wiring and equipment not subject to deposits of combustible residues but located in a spraying area as herein defined shall be of explosion-proof type approved for Class I, group D locations and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part, for Class I, Division 1, Hazardous Locations. Electrical wiring, motors, and other equipment outside of but within twenty (20) feet of any spraying area, and not separated therefrom by partitions, shall not produce sparks under normal operating conditions and shall otherwise conform to the provisions of subpart S of this part for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations.
29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
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.
