OSHA Inspection: CARDONA CONSTRUCTION

Issued

Feb 9, 2026

Abate by

Mar 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,553 · Current $2,553

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not initiate and maintain effective programs which provided for frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials and equipment to be made by a competent person:  (a)Cardona Construction at 3505 East 25th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57103: On or about and at times prior to August 25, 2025, the employer did not ensure an effective accident prevention program was developed and implemented for the work environment to include regular inspections of the jobsite, materials, and equipment; conducted by a competent person.  Employees were exposed to fall hazards from an improperly adjusted ladder, lack of fall protection and/or correctly utilizing fall protective systems, and not utilizing eye protection, while operating pneumatic nail guns when conducting residential roofing activities. This condition exposed employees to a variety of hazards identified on site.

Issued

Feb 9, 2026

Abate by

Mar 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $2,553 · Current $2,553

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)Cardona Construction at 3505 East 25th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57103: On or about and at times prior to August 25, 2025, the employer did not ensure that all employees wore appropriate eye and face protection while operating pneumatic nail guns conducting residential siding operations.  This condition exposed employees to struck-by hazards associated flying debris.

Issued

Feb 9, 2026

Abate by

Mar 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $5,958 · Current $5,958

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.501(b)(13): The employer did not ensure that 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)Cardona Construction at 3505 East 25th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57103: On or about and at times prior to August 25, 2025, the employer did not ensure employees were protected from falls while conducting roofing activities on a residential home.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.

Issued

Feb 9, 2026

Abate by

Mar 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

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)Cardona Construction at 3505 East 25th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57103: On or about and at times prior to August 25, 2025, the employer did not ensure employees were adequately trained on fall hazards while conducting roofing  activities on a residential property.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards greater than six feet.

Issued

Feb 9, 2026

Abate by

Mar 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $17,023 · Current $17,023

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1053(b)(1): The employer did not ensure that where portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and the ladder's length allows, the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (.9 m) above the upper landing surface being accessed:  (a)Cardona Construction at 3505 East 25th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57103: On or about and at times prior to August 25, 2025, the employer did not ensure that the ladder the employees were using was extended at least three feet above the upper landing surface of the east eave of a single-family residential roof.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards.  Cardona Construction was previously cited for a violation of this occupational safety and health standard or its equivalent standard 29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1), which was contained in OSHA inspection number 1715945, citation number 1, item number 1, and was affirmed as a final order on April 9, 2024, with respect to a workplace located at 738 West 10th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57104.

Issued

Feb 9, 2026

Abate by

Mar 12, 2026

Penalty

Initial $0 · Current $0

General-duty citation text

29 CFR  1926.1060(a):The employer did not provide a training program for each employee using ladders, as necessary, which would enable each employee to recognize hazards related to ladders and train each employee in the procedures to be followed to minimize these hazards:  (a)Cardona Construction at 3505 East 25th Street, Sioux Falls, SD 57103:  On or about and at times prior to August 25, 2025, the employer did not ensure employees were provided a training program prior to employees utilizing the Multiuse Ladder for access to the roof of the residential property to conduct roofing activities.  This condition exposed employees to fall hazards.  Abatement Note:  The employer shall ensure that each employee has been trained by a competent person in the following areas, as applicable:  (a)	The nature of fall hazards in the work area; (b)	The correct procedures for erecting, maintaining, and disassembling the fall protection systems to be used; (c)	The proper construction, use, placement, and care in handling of all stairways and ladders; (d)	The maximum intended load-carrying capacities of ladders; and (e)	The standards contained in this subpart.