Establishment profile
BIG BEAM EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, INC.
290 EAST PRAIRIE STREET, CRYSTAL LAKE, IL, 60014
Summary
BIG BEAM EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, INC. has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 4 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $6,100 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 76,455 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 32 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
BIG BEAM EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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. 14 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $6,100 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C03 IVD | 1 | 1 | $875 | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $875 | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I | 1 | 1 | $800 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $800 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H02 II | 1 | 1 | $800 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $350 | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 L01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 L02 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1993 | Mar 1993 |
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 most other employers. Peer group: 76,455 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 21 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.
Inspection breakdown
Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for BIG BEAM EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 32+ years. Most recent activity: 32 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 BIG BEAM EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BIG BEAM EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for BIG BEAM EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, INC.. 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 BIG BEAM EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BIG BEAM EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, INC.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BIG BEAM EMERGENCY SYSTEMS INC 290 E PRAIRIE ST · CRYSTAL LAKE, IL, 60014 | AirWaterRCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2006 | 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.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BIG BEAM EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of DefenseFSC: 6230 NAME: LIGHT, EMERGEN PART NUMBER: 21L6S50-P2contract · Last action 2009-06-09$5,005
- Department of Veterans AffairsEMERGENCY LIGHTScontract · Last action 2008-05-16$2,069
- Department of DefenseFSC: 6230 NAME: LIGHT, EMERGEN PART NUMBER: 21L6S50-P2contract · Last action 2007-10-12$1,925
- Department of Veterans AffairsREPLACEMENT CONTROL BOARD FOR BIG BEAM EMERGENCY Lcontract · Last action 2007-12-27$92
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 335129 - OTHER LIGHTING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2009-06-09. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994-01-31 | Complaint | 9 | 6 | $4,000 | |
| 1993-05-07 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-04-14 | Monitoring | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-02-23 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $2,100 |
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 BIG BEAM EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, INC. 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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- What is BIG BEAM EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- BIG BEAM EMERGENCY SYSTEMS, INC. has 4 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $6,100 in total penalties.