Summary
WASHBURN WIRE CO has accumulated 115 OSHA violations across 8 inspections over 51 years of recorded history, with $6,680 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 10,552 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 46 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
WASHBURN WIRE CO appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
63% 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 · 32 citations in this view · $6,015 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 3 | 2 | $900 | Jan 1976 | May 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 3 | 2 | — | Jan 1976 | May 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 2 | 2 | $265 | Jan 1976 | Mar 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 2 | 2 | $130 | Jan 1976 | Mar 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1976 | Oct 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 B 040001 | 2 | 2 | — | May 1976 | Oct 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 L03 I | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1976 | May 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 B 250114 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1976 | May 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 G06 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1976 | May 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 2 | 1 | — | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 B 071034 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Jan 1976 | Jan 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 B05 | 1 | 1 | $900 | Jan 1976 | Jan 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 A02 | 1 | 1 | $800 | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 C | 1 | 1 | $400 | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 A | 1 | 1 | $400 | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0094 D09 V | 1 | 1 | $350 | Oct 1979 | Oct 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C03 | 1 | 1 | $300 | Oct 1979 | Oct 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 C06 | 1 | 1 | $280 | Oct 1979 | Oct 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M03 | 1 | 1 | $225 | Jan 1976 | Jan 1976 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 A01 | 1 | 1 | $165 | Mar 1976 | Mar 1976 |
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 nearly every other employer. Peer group: 10,552 employers. This establishment has 115 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for WASHBURN WIRE CO. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 WASHBURN WIRE CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 46+ years. Most recent activity: 46 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 WASHBURN WIRE CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for WASHBURN WIRE CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for WASHBURN WIRE CO. 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 WASHBURN WIRE CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for WASHBURN WIRE CO. 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 · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WASHBURN WIRE CO 300 BOURNE AVE · EAST PROVIDENCE, RI, 02916 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 WASHBURN WIRE CO. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-09-06 | Follow-up | 6 | 5 | $930 | |
| 1979-02-22 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-01-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-05-05 | Follow-up | 7 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-04-15 | Follow-up | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-01-16 | Planned | 16 | 1 | $2,125 | |
| 1976-01-05 | Planned | 84 | 3 | $3,625 | |
| 1975-03-27 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on WASHBURN WIRE CO 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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- WASHBURN WIRE CO has 8 OSHA inspections on record with 115 violations and $6,680 in total penalties.