Establishment profile
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
WANDA VISTA TOWER 381 E. WACKER DR., CHICAGO, IL, 60601
Operated by Otis Elevator · 1 of 1,160 establishments
238290 — Other Building Equipment Contractors
EIN 356202978
Summary
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $1,540 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 2,037 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and CPSC product recalls records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, 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, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 8 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $1,540 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1926.0500 D01 | 2 | 2 | $200 | Jan 1987 | Feb 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0028 A | 1 | 1 | $800 | Jul 1988 | Jul 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0500 F01 IV | 1 | 1 | $300 | Jul 1988 | Jul 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0500 B01 | 1 | 1 | $140 | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0350 A09 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jul 1988 | Jul 1988 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0500 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1987 | Feb 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0500 E01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1987 | Feb 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0025 A | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 2382 within IL. Peer group: 2,037 employers. This establishment has 9 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 91 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
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
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) · Apr 2018
Most frequent event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2018 | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2018 | Ankle,Dislocated,Foot,Fracture,Gantry Crane,Hoist,Struck By | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in IL — for Otis Elevator, not this location alone
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 Otis Elevator 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.). 10 cases · 10 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13-CA-153865 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2015 | Aug 2015 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-142448 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2014 | Jan 2015 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-135661 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2014 | Sep 2014 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-134320 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2014 | Sep 2014 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-131463 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2014 | Jul 2014 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 33-CA-015401 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2007 | Jun 2007 | Closed | Region 25, Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 13-CA-042971 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2005 | Nov 2005 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-042796 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2005 | Sep 2005 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-042462 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2005 | Apr 2005 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
| 13-CA-042294 | Unfair labor practice | Dec 2004 | Jun 2005 | Closed | Region 13, Chicago, Illinois |
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 OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
CPSC product recalls
Top hazard: Children can become entrapped in the space between the exterior landing (hoistway) door and the interior elevator car door or gate, and suffer serious injuries or death when the elevator is called to another floor.. Most recent recall: 2020-12-17. Source: Consumer Product Safety Commission, matched on company name.
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-04-25 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-10-12 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1988-05-27 | Unprogrammed Related | 3 | 1 | $1,200 | |
| 1986-12-09 | Planned | 5 | 1 | $140 | |
| 1986-12-04 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $200 | |
| 1979-07-30 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY is one of 1,160 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Otis Elevator.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Otis Elevator across all 1,160 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in other building equipment contractors within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- BARNHART CRANE & RIGGING COMPANYARROWSMITH — 3 federal enforcement records
- OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYCHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- MID-AMERICAN ELEVATOR CO., INC.CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- R & R GENERAL CONTRACTORS, INC.DECATUR — 2 federal enforcement records
- INDUSTRIAL FENCE, INC.CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORP.CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- KONE, INC.CHICAGO — 2 federal enforcement records
- PARKWAY ELEVATORS, INC.CHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
- FIRE SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS, INC.CHAMPAIGN — 1 federal enforcement record
- FIVE STAR FENCING INC.CHICAGO — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Otis Elevator, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- OTIS ELEVATOR CODETROIT, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- OTIS ELEVATORSharonville, OH — 3 federal enforcement records
- OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYDETROIT, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- OTIS ELEVATOR COAUBURN HILLS, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANYSAINT PAUL, MN — 3 federal enforcement records
- OTIS ELEVATORTRAVERSE CITY, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- OTIS ELEVATORGROSSE POINTE, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- OTIS ELEVATORBREVARD, NC — 3 federal enforcement records
- OTIS ELEVATOR COWEST BRANCH, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
- OTIS ELEVATOR COIRON MOUNTAIN, MI — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Otis Elevator locationsParent rollup
- Other Building Equipment ContractorsAll employers in this industry
- Employers in ILState-wide enforcement data
- Other Building Equipment in ILIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY 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 Otis Elevator, which operates 1,160 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $1,540 in total penalties.
- How does OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY operates in the other building equipment contractors industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.