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AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY

521 W. GLENWOOD AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19140

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OSHA inspections
7
over 42 years
Violations
82
$23,710 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY has accumulated 82 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $23,710 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 72,992 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 25 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
7
0.2 / yr · last 42 yrs
Violations
82
2.0 / yr
Penalties
$23,710
$289 avg / violation
66% serious34% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 7
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 7

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 5 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 40 citations in this view · $15,375 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 I33$2,100Apr 1996Dec 1999
29 CFR 1910.1025 F02 I32$600Feb 2000Apr 2001
29 CFR 1910.1025 I02 II22$3,150Feb 2000Apr 2001
29 CFR 1910.1025 C0122$2,700Feb 2000Apr 2001
29 CFR 1910.1025 H0122$1,200Feb 2000Apr 2001
29 CFR 1910.0147 C0122$875Apr 1996Dec 1999
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II22$850Dec 1999Dec 1999
29 CFR 1910.1025 J02 I22$600Feb 2000Apr 2001
29 CFR 1910.1025 E03 II21$600Apr 2001Apr 2001
29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I22$400Apr 1996Dec 1999
29 CFR 1910.1025 I04 III22Feb 2000Apr 2001
29 CFR 1910.1025 E05 I22Feb 2000Apr 2001
29 CFR 1910.1025 I03 II22Feb 2000Apr 2001
29 CFR 1910.1025 E0122Feb 2000Apr 2001
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0122Apr 1996Feb 2000
29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA22Dec 1999Dec 1999
29 CFR 1910.0305 B0222Apr 1996Dec 1999
29 CFR 1904.0002 A22Jan 1984Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0111$1,250Apr 1996Apr 1996
29 CFR 1910.1025 J03 I11$1,050Apr 2001Apr 2001

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

100th

Worse on violations than nearly every other employer. Peer group: 72,992 employers. This establishment has 82 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
100th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
99th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Inspection breakdown

Planned
2
Complaint
2
Referral
1
Follow-up
1

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 AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
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First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
25 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 25+ years. Most recent activity: 25 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 AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in PA — for AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY, not this location alone

Total cases
1
Unfair labor practice
1

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 AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
04-CA-034669Unfair labor practiceJun 2006Mar 2007ClosedRegion 04, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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 AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2000-12-12Other1$500
2000-12-06Follow-up199$8,910
1999-11-24Referral2318$5,100
1999-11-05Complaint76$2,250
1999-11-03Complaint159$2,500
1996-03-29Planned1612$4,450
1983-12-07Planned1$0

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 AMERICAN CABLE 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.

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What is AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 82 violations and $23,710 in total penalties.