GENERAL CABLE CORP is a metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers employer in DES PLAINES, IL. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 3 violations and $2,023 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.
GENERAL CABLE CORP
1780 BIRCHWOOD AVE., DES PLAINES, IL, 60018
423510 — Top companies in Metal Service Centers and Other Metal Merchant Wholesalers
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Data aggregated from public federal enforcement and program records (OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA) plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Employer profiles matched by name and location — matching errors may occur. Risk scores computed by FastDOL, not official government assessments. OSHA citations typically appear 3-8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Data provided as-is. Report a data error.
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Industry context
Within the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry in IL, GENERAL CABLE CORP ranks in the 69th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 121 comparable establishments.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 61th percentile of the same peer group.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 3.3 for the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 2.5.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 14 years.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is GENERAL CABLE CORP's OSHA violation history?
- GENERAL CABLE CORP has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 3 violations and $2,023 in total penalties.
- How does GENERAL CABLE CORP's safety record compare to its industry?
- GENERAL CABLE CORP operates in the metal service centers and other metal merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL CABLE CORP of DES PLAINES, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 4 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 13 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026.
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