Establishment profile
QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC.
10 MAPLE STREET, WARE, MA, 01082
335929 — Other Communication and Energy Wire Manufacturing
EIN 042577341
Summary
QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC. has accumulated 28 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 46 years of recorded history, with $7,260 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 90th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 63 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 10 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and FMCSA motor carrier registration 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), SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
71% 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $7,260 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,666 | Oct 1982 | May 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 1982 | May 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0335 B02 | 1 | 1 | $2,695 | Feb 2016 | Feb 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | May 2011 | May 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 1 | 1 | $1,250 | May 2011 | May 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 1 | 1 | $160 | Aug 1979 | Aug 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Aug 1979 | Aug 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B03 | 1 | 1 | $120 | Aug 1979 | Aug 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1987 | Mar 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 III | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1987 | Mar 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B05 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1987 | Mar 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B10 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1987 | Mar 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1987 | Mar 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 D03 IIB | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1987 | Mar 1987 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1982 | Oct 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1982 | Oct 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1982 | Oct 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1982 | Oct 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0184 E02 II | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1982 | Oct 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1979 | Aug 1979 |
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 MA. Peer group: 63 employers. This establishment has 28 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 95 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
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Jan 2016
Most frequent event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2016 | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 10+ years. Most recent activity: 10 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 QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., 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 QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., 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 QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC.. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE 10 MAPLE STREET · WARE, MA, 01082 | AirWaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 2010 | 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.
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of DefenseCABLE,SPECIAL PART NUMBER: 08990contract · Last action 2019-05-01$27,103
- Department of DefenseCABLE,SPECIAL PART NUMBER: 08990contract · Last action 2019-06-07$20,900
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 335929 - OTHER COMMUNICATION AND ENERGY WIRE MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2019-06-07. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-01-13 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $2,695 | |
| 2011-04-13 | Planned | 4 | 4 | $4,165 | |
| 1987-01-13 | Planned | 6 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-10-26 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-10-20 | Planned | 7 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-10-02 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-07-31 | Planned | 10 | 4 | $400 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in other communication and energy wire manufacturing within MA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- EIS WIRE AND CABLESOUTH HADLEY — 3 federal enforcement records
- AFC CABLE SYSTEMS, INC.NEW BEDFORD — 2 federal enforcement records
- TYCO ELECTRONICS/MADISON CABLE CORP.WORCESTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- GENERAL WIRE PRODUCTS, INC.WORCESTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- HORIZON WIRE & CABLE DIVISIONLEOMINSTER — 1 federal enforcement record
- United Utility CorporationAmesbury — 1 federal enforcement record
- TECH ETCH, INCORPORATEDFALL RIVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- TECH-ETCH, INCORPORATEDFALL RIVER — 1 federal enforcement record
- BELDEN, INC.LEOMINSTER — 0 federal enforcement records
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC. has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 28 violations and $7,260 in total penalties.
- How does QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC. operates in the other communication and energy wire manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.8. QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.07 compared to an industry average of 0.5.