Establishment profile
CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION
175 HERCULES DRIVE, COLCHESTER, VT, 05446
335929 — Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing
Summary
CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION has accumulated 66 OSHA violations across 14 inspections over 42 years of recorded history, with $26,254 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 13 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 6 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and OFLC visa and labor certification (historical) records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
93% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 8 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 · 32 citations in this view · $26,254 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 3 | 3 | $13,814 | Jun 1989 | Jun 2020 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 3 | 3 | $600 | Jan 1987 | Jul 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 | 3 | 3 | $160 | Dec 1985 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 3 | 3 | — | Jan 1987 | Apr 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 2 | 2 | $675 | May 1993 | Jul 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1987 | May 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1983 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1983 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | May 1993 | May 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Jul 2004 | Jul 2004 |
| 29 CFR 3003.3 A | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | $900 | May 1993 | May 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $900 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H | 1 | 1 | $900 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F04 I | 1 | 1 | $700 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
| 29 CFR 3022.3 A | 1 | 1 | $700 | Dec 1985 | Dec 1985 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $675 | May 1993 | May 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 1 | 1 | $480 | Jan 1987 | Jan 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Feb 1990 | Feb 1990 |
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 3359 within VT. Peer group: 13 employers. This establishment has 66 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 155 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 CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2019 | Amputated,Amputation,Arm,Cable,Caught By,Caught In,Elderly,Hand,Instantaneous amputation,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Manual Mat Handling,Mech Mat Handling,Rotating Parts,Trapped,Traumatic Amputation | 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 6+ years. Most recent activity: 6 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 CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in VT — for CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION, 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 CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION 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.). 5 cases · 5 ULP
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-CA-385477 | Unfair labor practice | Apr 2026 | May 2026 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-367751 | Unfair labor practice | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-295029 | Unfair labor practice | May 2022 | Jun 2022 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-288745 | Unfair labor practice | Jan 2022 | Feb 2022 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
| 03-CA-251575 | Unfair labor practice | Nov 2019 | Nov 2019 | Closed | Region 03, Buffalo, New York |
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
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CHAMPLAIN CABLE 175 HERCULES DRIVE · COLCHESTER, VT, 05446 | RCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Nov 1994 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-12-20 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 2 | 2 | $11,934 | |
| 2007-01-23 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2004-05-17 | Planned | 8 | 5 | $1,300 | |
| 2002-10-10 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2002-10-10 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $2,000 | |
| 1999-03-04 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1998-11-18 | Complaint | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-04-19 | Planned | 6 | 5 | $4,500 | |
| 1989-08-30 | Accident | 11 | 9 | $4,700 | |
| 1989-06-08 | Complaint | 1 | — | $480 | |
| 1988-03-22 | Complaint | 1 | — | $160 | |
| 1987-01-05 | Planned | 17 | 1 | $480 | |
| 1985-06-19 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $700 | |
| 1983-11-22 | Planned | 7 | — | $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 CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION 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 CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION has 14 OSHA inspections on record with 66 violations and $26,254 in total penalties.
- How does CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION operates in the other communication and energy wire manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.8. CHAMPLAIN CABLE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 1.5 compared to an industry average of 0.5.