Establishment profile
CARDINAL SYSTEMS, INC.
250 ROUTE 61 SOUTH, SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA, 17972
332322 — Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing
EIN 232078490
Summary
CARDINAL SYSTEMS, INC. has accumulated 68 OSHA violations across 16 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $63,870 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 981 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CARDINAL SYSTEMS, 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
69% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 10 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 · 36 citations in this view · $57,550 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 4 | 4 | $4,733 | Sep 1984 | Mar 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 3 | 3 | $16,216 | Feb 2017 | May 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 3 | 3 | $2,725 | Oct 1999 | Sep 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 3 | 3 | $2,085 | Sep 1984 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $8,700 | Jul 2008 | Mar 2024 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B02 | 2 | 2 | $2,608 | Jul 2008 | Mar 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 | 2 | 2 | $1,325 | Oct 1999 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $700 | May 1992 | Jul 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1903.0002 A01 | 2 | 2 | $600 | Sep 1984 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 2 | 2 | $150 | May 1992 | Oct 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 2 | 2 | $100 | Sep 1984 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 F01 V | 1 | 1 | $2,800 | Sep 2017 | Sep 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B01 I | 1 | 1 | $2,608 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2019 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C05 I | 1 | 1 | $2,500 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B03 I | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Oct 1999 | Oct 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 C01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Oct 1999 | Oct 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B07 VIII | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Oct 1999 | Oct 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 II | 1 | 1 | $1,800 | Oct 1999 | Oct 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C01 | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0036 B04 | 1 | 1 | $1,200 | May 1992 | May 1992 |
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 in NAICS 3323 within PA. Peer group: 981 employers. This establishment has 68 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.
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 171 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) · Dec 2016
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2016 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 17, 2020 | Airplane,Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Moving,Pneumatic,Steel Sheet,Thumb | 1 | 1 | — |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 CARDINAL SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CARDINAL SYSTEMS, 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 CARDINAL SYSTEMS, 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 CARDINAL SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CARDINAL SYSTEMS, 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). 2 facilities · 2 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CARDINAL SYSTEMS INC 250 RT 61 S · SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA, 17972 | — | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
CARDINAL SYSTEMS, INC. 250 ROUTE 61 S · SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, PA, 17972 | Water | — | 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.
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 CARDINAL SYSTEMS, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-11 | Planned | 1 | 1 | $8,000 | |
| 2020-11-19 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $9,216 | |
| 2018-12-10 | Planned | 9 | 7 | $7,824 | |
| 2018-01-05 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 2017-08-08 | Complaint | 2 | 1 | $2,800 | |
| 2017-01-09 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $7,500 | |
| 2013-08-15 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-08-31 | Planned | 2 | 1 | $2,025 | |
| 2008-10-24 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2008-06-06 | Planned | 11 | 11 | $6,125 | |
| 1999-09-28 | Planned | 21 | 17 | $12,000 | |
| 1992-12-03 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-03-05 | Complaint | 13 | 11 | $8,100 | |
| 1988-05-20 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1986-10-01 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1984-09-12 | Complaint | 5 | 2 | $280 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CARDINAL SYSTEMS, 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 CARDINAL SYSTEMS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CARDINAL SYSTEMS, INC. has 16 OSHA inspections on record with 68 violations and $63,870 in total penalties.
- How does CARDINAL SYSTEMS, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CARDINAL SYSTEMS, INC. operates in the sheet metal work manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. CARDINAL SYSTEMS, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.85 compared to an industry average of 1.9.