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Charter Communications: OSHA inspections and violations

Duluth, Minnesota · Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing · NAICS 334220

2inspections
3citation items
$1,990current penalties
Aug 7, 2015last inspection

OSHA has inspected Charter Communications 2 times in Minnesota since 2006.

The latest one began on Aug 7, 2015 after a complaint, in Rochester.

Those inspections ended with 3 citation items: 3 other-than-serious.

Penalties were first proposed at $3,700 and now stand at $1,990, 46% lower after settlements or reviews.

How that compares: the median penalty per cited inspection for manufacturing employers since 2015 is $3,600, and Charter Communications averages $490 (1 cited inspection).

Charter Communications also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

Charter Communications: OSHA citation items per year, 2006 to 2015
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 318008133 OPENED AUG 7, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 547 employees at the site · Closed Sep 21, 2015

5720 Bandel Road Nw, Rochester, MN 55901 · Wired and Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1 Other-than-serious$700$490Aug 25, 2015Closed

Inspection 310361860 OPENED OCT 3, 2006Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 4 employees at the site · Closed Mar 8, 2007

Lake View Drive & Snively Road, Duluth, MN 55804 · Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1926.100(a) · Hard hats in construction
Other-than-serious$1,200$600Oct 26, 2006Final
Citation 1, item 2 Other-than-serious$1,800$900Oct 26, 2006Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2023, the Rochester site logged 1 recordable injury or illness among about 413 workers: 0.2 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.5 for its industry. Those cases cost 12 days away from work.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
MN_Rochester_5720 Bandel Road NW_call ctr_62118000
Rochester · 2023
413 110.20.5

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.141 · Sanitation

29 CFR 1910.141(a)(3)(i)

(3) Housekeeping. (i) All places of employment shall be kept clean to the extent that the nature of the work allows.

29 CFR 1926.100 · Hard hats in construction

29 CFR 1926.100(a)

(a) Employees working in areas where there is a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns, shall be protected by protective helmets.

29 CFR 5207.100

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement data. A citation is OSHA's allegation; employers can contest it, and the status column shows where each item stands. Something wrong on this page? Tell us.