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CINCINNATI BELL INC

2120 DANA AVENUE, CINCINNATI, OH, 45207
Operated by Cincinnati Bell · 1 of 12 establishments
517311Wired Telecommunications Carriers

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OSHA inspections
2
over 46 years
Violations
0
Penalties
$0
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 fatality · 1 hospitalizations

Summary

CINCINNATI BELL INC has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 46 years of recorded history.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

CINCINNATI BELL 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

Inspections
2
0.0 / yr · last 46 yrs
Violations
0
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 2

Peer comparison

0th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 5173 within OH. Peer group: 12 employers. This establishment has 0 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.

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

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−1.3
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−1.8

Reported for 769 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.3
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Accident
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 CINCINNATI BELL INC. 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.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Sep 21, 2023Head,Heart Attack,Maintenance,Motor Vehicle,Natural Causes,Preexisting Condition,Struck Against,Underlying Medical Condition,UnresponsiveFatality11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
2 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

Cases
1
Back wages owed
$0

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 · 1 violation · $0 in backwages

StatutePeriodCasesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
FLSA — minimum wage & overtimeNov 201511

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 · 1 violations · $0 in backwages

Case periodIndustryStatutesViolationsWorkersBackwagesCivil penalty
Nov 2013 – Nov 2015All Other TelecommunicationsFLSA10

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 CINCINNATI BELL INC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in OH — for Cincinnati Bell, not this location alone

Total cases
11
Unfair labor practice
11

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 Cincinnati Bell 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.). 11 cases · 11 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
09-CA-297123Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Jul 2022ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-219915Unfair labor practiceMay 2018Jun 2025ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-190182Unfair labor practiceDec 2016Mar 2017ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-187943Unfair labor practiceNov 2016Aug 2020ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-090962Unfair labor practiceOct 2012Dec 2012ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-044895Unfair labor practiceApr 2009May 2009ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-044631Unfair labor practiceOct 2008Jun 2009ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-044572Unfair labor practiceAug 2008Apr 2009ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-044527Unfair labor practiceAug 2008Oct 2008ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-043769Unfair labor practiceAug 2007Sep 2007ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio
09-CA-043367Unfair labor practiceJan 2007Jan 2007ClosedRegion 09, Cincinnati, Ohio

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 CINCINNATI BELL INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CINCINNATI BELL INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CINCINNATI BELL INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2023-09-21Fatality/Catastrophe0$0
1980-05-13Accident0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CINCINNATI BELL INC is one of 12 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cincinnati Bell.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cincinnati Bell across all 12 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in wired telecommunications carriers within OH, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CINCINNATI BELL 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.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Cincinnati Bell, which operates 12 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is CINCINNATI BELL INC's OSHA violation history?
CINCINNATI BELL INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does CINCINNATI BELL INC's safety record compare to its industry?
CINCINNATI BELL INC operates in the wired telecommunications carriers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.8. CINCINNATI BELL INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.3.
Has CINCINNATI BELL INC had any workplace fatalities?
Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving CINCINNATI BELL INC.