Establishment profile
AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY INC.
1200 E. ERIE AVENUE, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19124
331222 — Steel Wire Drawing
EIN 232065104
Summary
AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY INC. has accumulated 21 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $36,595 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 170 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 61st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY 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
100% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $36,595 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 B01 | 1 | 1 | $9,054 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 I A | 1 | 1 | $6,467 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C03 | 1 | 1 | $5,174 | Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 IA | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,900 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 C01 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 F02 I | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 H01 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 I02 I | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jul 2012 | Jul 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 I01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C02 I B | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 2018 | Feb 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Sep 2012 | Sep 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 H02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2012 | Jul 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 F03 IA | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2012 | Jul 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2012 | Jul 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 I03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2012 | Jul 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2012 | Jul 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2012 | Jul 2012 |
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 in NAICS 3312 within PA. Peer group: 170 employers. This establishment has 21 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 165 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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)
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 · 38 violations · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Mar 2010 | 1 | 38 | — | — | — |
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 · 38 violations · $0 in backwages · 37 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2008 – Mar 2010 | Spring and Wire Product Manufacturing | FLSA | 38 | 37 | — | — |
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 AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in PA — for AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY INC., 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 AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY 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.). 1 case · 1 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-CA-034669 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2006 | Mar 2007 | Closed | Region 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 INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY INC.. 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 INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-08-11 | Planned | 5 | 5 | $20,695 | |
| 2012-03-23 | Referral | 4 | 4 | $5,000 | |
| 2012-03-22 | Complaint | 12 | 12 | $10,900 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY INC. has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 21 violations and $36,595 in total penalties.
- How does AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY INC. operates in the steel wire drawing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 4.3. AMERICAN CABLE COMPANY INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.9.