29 CFR 1910.1027 · Wisconsin · FY2025
Cadmium (GI) in Wisconsin: FY2025 OSHA citations
1 citation item under 29 CFR 1910.1027 at inspected sites in Wisconsin, from 1 inspection.
From Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025, the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data record 1 citation item under 29 CFR 1910.1027 at inspected sites in Wisconsin, in 1 inspection. Among the 120 sections of 29 CFR parts 1904, 1910 and 1926 cited in Wisconsin that year (3,326 citation items in all), this one ranks 109th by items. These counts describe inspected establishments, not the whole industry.
Paragraphs of 29 CFR 1910.1027 cited in Wisconsin
| Paragraph | Items | Share of the 1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1910.1027(d)(1)(iii) | 1 | 100% |
“(iii) Eight-hour TWA exposures shall be determined for each employee on the basis of one or more personal breathing zone air samples reflecting full shift exposure on each shift, for each job classification, in each work area. Where several employees perform the same job tasks, in the same job classification, on the same shift, in the same work area, and the length, duration, and level of cadmium exposures are similar, an employer may sample a representative fraction of the employees instead of all employees in order to meet this requirement. In representative sampling, the employer shall sample the employee(s) expected to have the highest …”
The paragraph continues in the standard. Read 29 CFR 1910.1027
How the Wisconsin citations were classified
Of the 1 citation item: 0 serious, 0 willful, 0 repeat and 1 other-than-serious.
Who was inspected in Wisconsin
100% of the 1 inspection with a recorded headcount were at sites with 26 to 100 employees. The headcount is the inspected site's, not the employer's total.
| 26 to 100 | 1 |
| Manufacturing | 1 |
| Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 1 |
When the items were issued
By quarter of FY2025: Oct to Dec 2024: 0; Jan to Mar 2025: 0; Apr to Jun 2025: 1; Jul to Sep 2025: 0.
Who enforced in Wisconsin
Wisconsin has no OSHA-approved State Plan, so federal OSHA ordinarily enforces its standards at private workplaces there. All 1 of the items were recorded by federal OSHA offices. OSHA's list of State Plans.
Wisconsin against the other states
Wisconsin ranks 7th of the 9 states with items under 29 CFR 1910.1027 in this data. The most items: Tennessee 15; New Mexico 8; Florida 6; Illinois 4; Alabama 4. In all, the data record 43 citation items under 29 CFR 1910.1027; the 1 in Wisconsin are 2.3% of them. Penalty maximums: OSHA penalties in Wisconsin.
Next steps for a Wisconsin employer
- What the standard says: 29 CFR 1910.1027, Cadmium (GI)
- Free tool: Silica Exposure Calculator
- Free tool: Noise Exposure Calculator
- Free tool: PPE Selector
- Software: HazComFast SDS and chemical management
Counts by HazComFast from the Department of Labor's OSHA enforcement data, extracted Oct 13, 2026; deleted items left out, 29 CFR numbers only. They are not figures OSHA publishes for the state, and the live database can change them. Same data source and method as our HazCom enforcement study. Not legal advice.