Establishment profile
CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY
306 COUNTY ROAD 7E, BRILLIANT, OH, 43913
Operated by Williams Companies · 1 of 109 establishments
221122 — Electric Power Distribution
EIN 341025410
Summary
CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY has accumulated 64 OSHA violations across 18 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $104,455 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 136 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY 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
67% 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 · 41 citations in this view · $104,455 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 6 | 6 | — | Jun 1973 | Nov 1984 |
| 5A0001 | 5 | 1 | $69,680 | Feb 1980 | Feb 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 4 | 4 | $18,230 | Jun 1973 | Apr 2007 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 4 | 4 | $900 | May 1974 | Apr 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 2 | 2 | $12,720 | Feb 1980 | Apr 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 050211 | 2 | 2 | $560 | May 1974 | Feb 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $135 | Jun 1973 | Jun 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 2 | 2 | $60 | Jun 1973 | Feb 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 1973 | Feb 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 1977 | Feb 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 A | 1 | 1 | $900 | Apr 1980 | Apr 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 B03 | 1 | 1 | $670 | Apr 1980 | Apr 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A02 | 1 | 1 | $480 | Feb 1980 | Feb 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Jun 1973 | Jun 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 J02 VIII | 1 | 1 | $30 | Jun 1973 | Jun 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H03 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Jun 1973 | Jun 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0029 B | 1 | 1 | $30 | Jun 1973 | Jun 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0096 D | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC | 1 | 1 | — | May 1985 | May 1985 |
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 2211 within OH. Peer group: 136 employers. This establishment has 64 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 279 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 CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 2007 | AMPUTATED,FINGER,ROLLER--MACH/PART,CONVEYOR,ARM,PULLEY | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Jun 15, 1984 | BURN,FUEL LINE,COAL DUST,EXPLOSION,ELEC UTILITY WORK,DUST INHALATIONFatality | 5 | 4 | 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 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 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 CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY. 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 CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-03-29 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $4,200 | |
| 1985-10-30 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-04-10 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-11-07 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-10-18 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-06-20 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-06-19 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1980-03-19 | Planned | 5 | 4 | $3,190 | |
| 1980-01-28 | Complaint | 26 | 7 | $96,720 | |
| 1977-07-12 | Complaint | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-01-16 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-11-06 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1975-11-06 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-07-25 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-07-16 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-05-21 | Complaint | 4 | — | $0 | |
| 1973-05-31 | Complaint | 11 | — | $225 | |
| 1973-05-30 | Planned | 3 | — | $120 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY is one of 109 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Williams Companies.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Williams Companies across all 109 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Related searches
- All Williams Companies locationsParent rollup
- Electric Power DistributionAll employers in this industry
- Employers in OHState-wide enforcement data
- Electric Power Distribution in OHIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARDINAL OPERATING 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 Williams Companies, which operates 109 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY has 18 OSHA inspections on record with 64 violations and $104,455 in total penalties.
- How does CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY operates in the electric power distribution industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0.31 compared to an industry average of 1.2.
- Has CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving CARDINAL OPERATING COMPANY.