Establishment profile
R&B GRINDING CO., INC.
1900 CLARK STREET, RACINE, WI, 53403
331221 — Rolled Steel Shape Manufacturing
EIN 391046248
Summary
R&B GRINDING CO., INC. has accumulated 63 OSHA violations across 10 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $85,225 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 39 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
R&B GRINDING CO., 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
90% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 32 citations in this view · $76,220 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 4 | 4 | $10,750 | Feb 2003 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 2 | 2 | $7,950 | Aug 2005 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 2 | 2 | $5,950 | Aug 1997 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A02 | 2 | 2 | $4,900 | Aug 1997 | Aug 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 A04 | 2 | 2 | $1,980 | Aug 1997 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 2 | 2 | $1,000 | Apr 1974 | Aug 1997 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I | 2 | 2 | $700 | Feb 2003 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 1997 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 E01 II | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 2003 | Jan 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B01 | 2 | 2 | — | Aug 1997 | Feb 2003 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 I | 1 | 1 | $9,200 | Jun 2018 | Jun 2018 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 A04 | 1 | 1 | $6,000 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G06 | 1 | 1 | $5,940 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D | 1 | 1 | $4,950 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $3,960 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $3,960 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $3,000 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Apr 2022 | Apr 2022 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0217 B03 I | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jan 2008 | Jan 2008 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 G05 | 1 | 1 | $1,980 | Jun 2011 | Jun 2011 |
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 3312 within WI. Peer group: 39 employers. This establishment has 63 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 96 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) · Mar 2018 – Oct 2021 · 1 in last 5 years
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2021 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 13, 2018 | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2021 | Compressed Air,Hand,Laceration,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Screw | 1 | 1 | — | |
| Mar 13, 2018 | Amputation,Finger,Grinder,Grinding Wheel | 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 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 R&B GRINDING CO., INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for R&B GRINDING CO., 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 R&B GRINDING CO., 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 R&B GRINDING CO., INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for R&B GRINDING CO., 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). 1 facility · 1 marked inactive.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R & B GRINDING CO INC 1900 CLARK ST · RACINE, WI, 53403 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 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 R&B GRINDING CO., INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-12 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-11-02 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | |
| 2018-03-20 | Referral | 1 | — | $9,200 | |
| 2011-01-07 | Referral | 7 | 2 | $5,940 | |
| 2010-12-28 | Planned | 19 | 18 | $44,710 | |
| 2007-09-28 | Complaint | 4 | 4 | $4,000 | |
| 2005-06-21 | Complaint | 5 | 4 | $10,225 | |
| 2003-02-05 | Planned | 7 | 6 | $2,650 | |
| 1997-06-12 | Planned | 14 | 9 | $6,475 | |
| 1974-03-27 | Planned | 5 | — | $25 |
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 R&B GRINDING CO., 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 R&B GRINDING CO., INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- R&B GRINDING CO., INC. has 10 OSHA inspections on record with 63 violations and $85,225 in total penalties.
- How does R&B GRINDING CO., INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- R&B GRINDING CO., INC. operates in the rolled steel shape manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.3. R&B GRINDING CO., INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 5.65 compared to an industry average of 1.8.