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GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC.

19 BOBRICK DRIVE, JACKSON, TN, 38301
Operated by General Cable · 1 of 17 establishments

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OSHA inspections
10
over 24 years
Violations
48
$17,725 in penalties
Penalties
$17,725
$369 avg

Summary

GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC. has accumulated 48 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $17,725 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 93rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 28 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 93rd percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
10
0.4 / yr · last 24 yrs
Violations
48
2.0 / yr
Penalties
$17,725
$369 avg / violation
35% serious65% other
Inspection trigger · planned
5 of 10
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 10

90% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 24 citations in this view · $16,850 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 I22$2,575Jan 2004Nov 2007
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0122$2,500Jul 2005Nov 2007
29 CFR 9000.722$150May 2002Jan 2004
29 CFR 1910.1200 F05 II22Jan 2004Nov 2007
29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I11$2,560Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$2,450Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II11$1,920Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0095 G0611$900Sep 2008Sep 2008
TDLWD RULE 800-01-03-.05(1)(A)211$800Apr 2019Apr 2019
29 CFR 1910.0243 C0411$800Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11$350Jan 2004Jan 2004
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0111$320Oct 2017Oct 2017
29 CFR 1910.0037 B0211$300Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0211$175Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IV11$175Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11$175Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 9000.60211$175Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.1030 G02 IV11$175Feb 2013Feb 2013
29 CFR 1910.0157 G0411$175Jun 2008Jun 2008
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0311$175Jun 2008Jun 2008

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

93rd

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3314 within TN. Peer group: 28 employers. This establishment has 48 OSHA violations; peer median is 8.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
85th
peer median: $3,519
Inspection frequency
93rd
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.0
vs industry
−2.0
TRIR
0.7
vs industry
−2.1

Reported for 140 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
2.8
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.7
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

Planned
5
Complaint
2
Referral
3

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 GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, 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
Mar 26, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Caught By,Finger,Partial Amputation1

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
7 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC.. 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 GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$71.6M
Disposition
NP
Crime type
FCPA

First case: 2016-12-22. Most recent: 2016-12-22. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-04-10Referral1$800
2017-09-06Planned54$4,800
2013-02-01Referral0$0
2013-01-23Planned141$1,975
2008-06-10Referral43$900
2008-05-28Planned41$2,975
2007-09-25Complaint31$875
2005-06-03Planned102$2,450
2003-10-23Complaint65$2,800
2002-05-03Planned1$150

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC. is one of 17 establishments rolled up under the parent organization General Cable.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of General Cable across all 17 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by General Cable, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, 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 General Cable, which operates 17 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 GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 48 violations and $17,725 in total penalties.