Establishment profile
OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION
5290 CONCOURSE DRIVE SOUTH, ROANOKE, VA, 24019
Operated by OPTICAL CABLE CORP · 1 of 3 establishments
335921 — Fiber Optic Cable Manufacturing
EIN 541237042
Summary
OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION has accumulated 9 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $8,650 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 82nd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 40 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
50% 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. 9 distinct standards shown · 9 citations in this view · $8,650 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VS 16VAC25-220-40.G | 1 | 1 | $2,975 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 D | 1 | 1 | $825 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $825 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0253 B04 III | 1 | 1 | $825 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M07 | 1 | 1 | $825 | Apr 2001 | Apr 2001 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $375 | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Feb 1994 | Feb 1994 |
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 most other employers in NAICS 3359 within VA. Peer group: 40 employers. This establishment has 9 OSHA violations; peer median is 0.
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 208 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 OPTICAL 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3, 2022 | Infectious Disease | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Infectious DiseaseFatality | 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 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION. 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 OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OPTICAL CABLE CORP 5290 CONCOURSE DR NW · ROANOKE, VA, 24019 | RCRA | No Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 1 | 0 | — | May 2024 | 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 OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 334220 - RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2024-06-18. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-01-03 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-12-29 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $2,975 | |
| 2004-06-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2001-03-21 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $3,300 | |
| 2000-08-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-02-08 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $2,375 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization OPTICAL CABLE CORP.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of OPTICAL CABLE CORP across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by OPTICAL CABLE CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATIONSWANNANOA, NC — 1 federal enforcement record
- OPTICAL CABLE CORP.SALEM, VA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All OPTICAL CABLE CORP locationsParent rollup
- Fiber Optic Cable ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in VAState-wide enforcement data
- Fiber Optic Cable in VAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on OPTICAL 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup OPTICAL CABLE CORP, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
- OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 9 violations and $8,650 in total penalties.
- How does OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
- OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION operates in the fiber optic cable manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 0.96 compared to an industry average of 1.3.
- Has OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving OPTICAL CABLE CORPORATION.