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BILLS ELECTRIC, INC.

1651 W. 7TH, JOPLIN, MO, 64801
Operated by Bill's Electric Inc · 1 of 23 establishments
238210Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors
EIN 440661886

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OSHA inspections
9
over 50 years
Violations
20
$585 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

BILLS ELECTRIC, INC. has accumulated 20 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $585 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 39,936 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 16 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

BILLS ELECTRIC, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
9
0.2 / yr · last 50 yrs
Violations
20
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$585
$29 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
9 of 9

78% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $585 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1926.0150 C01 I44$280Apr 1983Jul 1989
29 CFR 1903.0002 A0144Apr 1983Oct 1983
29 CFR 1926.0050 F33$280Apr 1983Sep 1984
29 CFR 1926.0400 H0122Apr 1983Sep 1983
29 CFR 1926.0450 A1011$25Apr 1976Apr 1976
29 CFR 1926.0059 H11Jul 1989Jul 1989
29 CFR 1926.0059 G0111Jul 1989Jul 1989
29 CFR 1926.0059 E0111Jul 1989Jul 1989
29 CFR 1926.0050 D0111Jun 1983Jun 1983
29 CFR 1926.0401 J0111Apr 1983Apr 1983
29 CFR 1926.0402 A1111Apr 1976Apr 1976

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

98th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer in NAICS 2382 within MO. Peer group: 39,936 employers. This establishment has 20 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
86th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
100th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.9
vs industry
−0.2
TRIR
2.6
vs industry
+0.9

Reported for 124 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.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
2.6
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
9

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jul 2017

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
1
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).

Severe injury reports — events

Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Jul 13, 2017Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 voltsMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Hospitalized

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
16 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 16+ years. Most recent activity: 16 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$41
Employees affected
1

Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.

Wage and hour breakdown by law

Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $41 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Davis-Bacon (federal construction)Mar 2010111$41

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.

Wage and hour cases

Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 1 violations · $41 in backwages · 1 worker affected

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Jul 2009 – Mar 2010Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation ContractorsDavis-Bacon11$41

Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for BILLS ELECTRIC, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MO — for Bill's Electric Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
4
Unfair labor practice
4

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Bill's Electric Inc locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 4 cases · 4 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
17-CA-019112Unfair labor practiceApr 1997Jul 2008ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-018787Unfair labor practiceAug 1996Jul 2008ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-018697Unfair labor practiceJun 1996Jul 2008ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
17-CA-018629Unfair labor practiceMay 1996Jul 2008ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 BILLS ELECTRIC, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for BILLS ELECTRIC, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for BILLS ELECTRIC, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$61K
Awards
5
Top agency
Department of Veterans Affairs
$56K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Veterans Affairs$56K
Department of the Interior$5K
Largest awards
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    STEAM TRAP MODIFICATION
    contract · Last action 2010-09-28
    $39,907
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    NEW PANEL T10
    contract · Last action 2010-09-29
    $9,420
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    PATIENT LIFT ELECTRICAL SERVICE
    contract · Last action 2010-09-24
    $6,955
  • Department of the Interior
    ADD ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO NEW PAVILLION ON NEOSHO NFH, NEOSHO MO
    contract · Last action 2010-11-03
    $3,100
  • Department of the Interior
    FURNISH AND INSTALL LABOR AND MATERIAL FOR COMMUNICATION GROUNDING AT SIX LOCATIONS ON NEOSHO NFH, NEOSHO MO
    contract · Last action 2010-11-03
    $2,000

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 238210 - ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS AND OTHER WIRING INSTALLATION CONTRACTORS. Last action: 2010-11-03. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
1989-06-19Planned4$0
1986-10-28Planned0$0
1986-03-19Planned0$0
1984-08-28Planned2$560
1983-09-28Planned1$0
1983-09-22Planned2$0
1983-05-27Planned4$0
1983-04-13Planned5$0
1976-04-20Planned2$25

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

BILLS ELECTRIC, INC. is one of 23 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Bill's Electric Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Bill's Electric Inc across all 23 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on BILLS ELECTRIC, 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Bill's Electric Inc, which operates 23 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is BILLS ELECTRIC, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
BILLS ELECTRIC, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 20 violations and $585 in total penalties.
How does BILLS ELECTRIC, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
BILLS ELECTRIC, INC. operates in the electrical contractors and other wiring installation contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. BILLS ELECTRIC, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.88 compared to an industry average of 1.1.