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RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC

434 ALLENS AVENUE, PROVIDENCE, RI, 02905
Operated by CAPITAL PROPERTIES INC · 1 of 112 establishments
423930Recyclable Material Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
5
over 11 years
Violations
27
$31,813 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 4 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 11 years of recorded history, with $31,813 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 37 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 81st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC 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

Inspections
5
0.5 / yr · last 11 yrs
Violations
27
2.5 / yr
Penalties
$31,813
$1,178 avg / violation
63% serious37% other
Inspection trigger · follow-up
3 of 5
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 5

60% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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 · 24 citations in this view · $31,813 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0321$2,400Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0157 C0122$1,593Jan 2019Dec 2019
29 CFR 1910.0157 E0122$1,251Jan 2019Dec 2019
29 CFR 1903.0019 C0122$719Oct 2015Feb 2019
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11$3,049Jan 2019Jan 2019
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0211$3,049Jan 2019Jan 2019
29 CFR 1915.0152 A11$2,800Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0180 D0411$2,800Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 II11$2,800Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1915.0074 A0111$2,800Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0106 E06 I11$2,000Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II B11$2,000Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0178 A0611$2,000Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1910.0110 F02 I11$1,600Jul 2015Jul 2015
29 CFR 1904.0040 A11$610Jan 2019Jan 2019
29 CFR 1910.0303 G0111$342Jan 2019Jan 2019
29 CFR 1910.0215 A0411Jan 2019Jan 2019
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0911Jan 2019Jan 2019
29 CFR 1903.0019 D0111Oct 2015Oct 2015
29 CFR 1910.0253 B02 IV11Jul 2015Jul 2015

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

94th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 4239 within RI. Peer group: 37 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
97th
peer median: $4,700
Inspection frequency
81st
peer median: 2

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.7
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Planned
1
Referral
1
Follow-up
3

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 RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC. 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 RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC. 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.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS
434 ALLENS AVENUE · PROVIDENCE, RI, 02905
AirWaterRCRANo Violation Identified00Feb 2012View →

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)

DOT number
1991938
Operation
A

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 RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-07-10Planned0$0
2022-06-06Follow-up0$0
2019-07-30Follow-up2$2,502
2018-12-18Follow-up94$7,711
2015-02-18Referral1613$21,600

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC is one of 112 establishments rolled up under the parent organization CAPITAL PROPERTIES INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of CAPITAL PROPERTIES INC across all 112 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC 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 CAPITAL PROPERTIES INC, which operates 112 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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Frequently asked

What is RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC's OSHA violation history?
RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $31,813 in total penalties.
How does RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
RHODE ISLAND RECYCLED METALS, LLC operates in the recyclable material merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.7.