OSHA Inspection: CARDENAS CONSTRUCTION LLC

Issued

Jul 22, 2025

Abate by

Aug 8, 2025

Penalty

Initial $478 · Current $478

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required.  (a) Citation 1, Item 1, a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2) with an abatement date of June 3, 2025.  (b) Citation 1, Item 4, a serious violation of 29 CFR 1926.503(c)(3) with an abatement date of June 3, 2025. (c) Citation 2, Item 2, a repeat other violation of 29 CFR 1926.503(b)(1) with an abatement date of May 27, 2025.  In accordance with 29 CFR 1903.19(d), abatement certification is required for this violation (using the CERFICATIONS OF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION WORKSHEET).

Issued

May 7, 2025

Abate by

Jun 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,902 · Current $3,902

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person(s).  (a) On or about April 15, 2025, the employer had not ensured frequent and regular inspections of the job site were conducted by a competent person to ensure hazardous conditions were found and corrected. Hazards identified included but were not limited to: Fall protection not being worn, employees not wearing eye protection while using pneumatic tools, and hardhats not used by employees working underneath overhead work.

Issued

May 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $3,121

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.100(a): Employees were not protected by protective helmets while working in areas where there was a possible danger of head injury from impact, or from falling or flying objects, or from electrical shock and burns.  (a) On or about April 15, 2025, employees performing clean up on the ground without a hard hat on while other employees were installing shingles and throwing debris from the roof above, exposing the employees to a struck-by hazard.

Issued

May 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,121 · Current $3,121

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): The employer did not ensure that each affected employee uses appropriate eye or face protection when exposed to eye or face hazards from flying particles, molten metal, liquid chemicals, acids or caustic liquids, chemical gases or vapors, or potentially injurious light radiation:  (a) On or about April 15, 2025, the employer did not ensure that eye protective equipment was used when employees were exposed to eye injury while using pneumatic nail guns.

Issued

May 7, 2025

Abate by

Jun 3, 2025

Penalty

Initial $3,902 · Current $3,902

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(c)(3): Inadequacies in an affected employee's knowledge or use of fall protection systems or equipment indicate that the employee has not retained the requisite understanding or skill.  (a) On or about April 15, 2025, the employer had not retrained and verified employees understood the proper methods of installing and utilizing fall protection equipment/systems. Exposing employees to fall hazards up to approximately 16 feet.

Issued

May 7, 2025

Penalty

Initial $27,308 · Current $27,308

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): Each employee(s) engaged in residential construction activities 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above lower levels were not protected by guardrail systems, safety net system, or personal fall arrest system, nor were employee(s) provided with an alternative fall protection measure under another provision of paragraph 1926.501 (b).  (a) On or about April 15, 2025, the employer had not ensured that employees performing clean up and shingle installation on the upper two-story residential property were protected from falling to the lower level, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 16.5 feet to the ground below.  (b) On or about April 15, 2025, the employer had not ensured that employees installing shingles on the lower garage roof were protected from falling to the lower level, exposing employees to a fall hazard of approximately 9 feet to the ground below.  Cardenas Construction LLC. was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1748462, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on July 24, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 252 Ponderosa Drive, Hartford, WI 53027.  Cardenas Construction LLC was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1779638, citation number 1, item number 1 and was affirmed as a final order on November 4, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 1261 Nature Trail Drive, Neenah, WI 54956.

Issued

May 7, 2025

Abate by

May 27, 2025

Penalty

Initial $1,560 · Current $1,560

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.503(b)(1): The employer did not verify compliance with paragraph (a) of this section by preparing a written (training) certification record including the name or other identity of the employee trained, the date(s) of the training, and the signature of the person who conducted the training or the signature of the employer.  (a) On or about April 15, 2025, located at 1136 West Wayland Drive, Oak Creek, WI 53154, the employer had not verified that employees had received fall protection training by preparing a written certification.  Cardenas Construction LLC, was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard, which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1748462, citation number 2, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on July 24, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 252 Ponderosa Drive, Hartford, WI 53027.