Establishment profile
CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP
ALMA POWER PLANT-UNIT NO6, Alma, WI, 54610
Operated by Cherne Contracting Corporation · 1 of 14 establishments
EIN 272251557
Summary
CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP has accumulated 30 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 49 years of recorded history, with $1,790 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 98th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 35,316 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th 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
CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP 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
60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 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 · 25 citations in this view · $1,790 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1926.0500 B06 | 2 | 2 | $560 | May 1978 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0401 I | 2 | 2 | $300 | May 1978 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0500 B08 | 2 | 2 | $140 | May 1978 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0250 A03 | 2 | 2 | $140 | May 1978 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0500 B05 | 2 | 2 | $140 | May 1978 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0450 A10 | 1 | 1 | $350 | May 1979 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0028 A | 1 | 1 | $160 | May 1978 | May 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0500 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1979 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0251 C03 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1979 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0300 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1979 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0350 A09 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1979 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0350 J | 1 | 1 | — | May 1979 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0401 J02 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1979 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0025 A | 1 | 1 | — | May 1979 | May 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0102 A01 | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1978 | Oct 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0150 C01 VIII | 1 | 1 | — | Oct 1978 | Oct 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0152 G09 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1978 | May 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0401 J01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1978 | May 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0351 E | 1 | 1 | — | May 1978 | May 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0152 E04 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1978 | May 1978 |
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: 35,316 employers. This establishment has 30 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 30 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.
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 CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP. 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 CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP. 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 CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979-08-29 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-01-02 | Planned | 13 | 1 | $1,470 | |
| 1978-09-28 | Follow-up | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-04-04 | Planned | 15 | 2 | $320 | |
| 1977-04-22 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP is one of 14 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Cherne Contracting Corporation.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Cherne Contracting Corporation across all 14 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Cherne Contracting Corporation, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- CHERNE CONTRACTING CORPORATIONCARSON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- CHERNE CONTRACTING CORPORATIONMARTINEZ, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- CHERNE CONTRACTING CORPRed Wing, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHERNE CONTRACTING CORPORATIONROSEMOUNT, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHERNE CONTRACTING CORPRothschild, WI — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHERNE CONTRACTING CORPORATIONDULUTH, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
- CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP.BECKER, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Cherne Contracting Corporation locationsParent rollup
- Employers in WIState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Cherne Contracting Corporation, which operates 14 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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- What is CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP's OSHA violation history?
- CHERNE CONTRACTING CORP has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 30 violations and $1,790 in total penalties.