Establishment profile
RIO GRANDE CO
123 SANTA FE DRIVE, Denver, CO, 80223
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,603 establishments
EIN 840303990
Summary
RIO GRANDE CO has accumulated 25 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 53 years of recorded history, with $375 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 24,959 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 86th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 53 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RIO GRANDE CO 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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 · 20 citations in this view · $375 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $55 | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D02 | 1 | 1 | $55 | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1000 C | 1 | 1 | $30 | Sep 1973 | Sep 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 1 | 1 | $30 | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 1 | 1 | $30 | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H03 | 1 | 1 | $25 | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $25 | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0179 B05 | 1 | 1 | $25 | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H01 | 1 | 1 | $25 | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B03 | 1 | 1 | $25 | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 1 | 1 | $25 | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 020003 | 1 | 1 | $25 | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A | 1 | 1 | — | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H04 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0025 D01 I | 1 | 1 | — | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 D03 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 037015 | 1 | 1 | — | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 C03 VI | 1 | 1 | — | May 1973 | May 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0141 D | 1 | 1 | — | May 1973 | May 1973 |
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: 24,959 employers. This establishment has 25 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
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 56 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 RIO GRANDE CO. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 53+ years. Most recent activity: 53 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 RIO GRANDE CO. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RIO GRANDE CO. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for RIO GRANDE CO. 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 RIO GRANDE CO. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RIO GRANDE CO. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.
Federal contracts
No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973-08-29 | Complaint | 1 | — | $30 | |
| 1973-04-04 | Complaint | 24 | — | $345 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
RIO GRANDE CO is one of 1,603 establishments rolled up under the parent organization BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC across all 1,603 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
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- RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITALMCALLEN, TX — 4 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLEMACON, GA — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLESOUTH GATE, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.BERLIN, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
- ACME BRICK COMPANYMALVERN, AR — 3 federal enforcement records
- SEE'S CANDIES, INC.SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- PCC AIRFOILS, LLCDOUGLAS, GA — 3 federal enforcement records
- TITANIUM METALS CORPORATIONHENDERSON, NV — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.ETOWAH, TN — 3 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC locationsParent rollup
- Employers in COState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RIO GRANDE CO from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC, which operates 1,603 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is RIO GRANDE CO's OSHA violation history?
- RIO GRANDE CO has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 25 violations and $375 in total penalties.