Establishment profile
RIO GRANDE INDUSTRIES INC.
CARR.955 KM 5.4 PALMER, RIO GRANDE, PR, 00745
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,594 establishments
Summary
RIO GRANDE INDUSTRIES INC. has accumulated 50 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $4,345 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 23,346 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 97th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 25 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RIO GRANDE INDUSTRIES INC. 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
80% 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 · 26 citations in this view · $4,345 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 D01 | 2 | 2 | $800 | Nov 1973 | Jul 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 2 | 1 | $440 | Dec 1995 | Dec 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 1982 | Sep 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B02 | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 1973 | Sep 1990 |
| SPECRULE 1 | 2 | 2 | — | Jul 1982 | Sep 1990 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 2 | 2 | — | Nov 1973 | Jul 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 D01 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Dec 1995 | Dec 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 C01 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Dec 1995 | Dec 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | $440 | Dec 1995 | Dec 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0138 A | 1 | 1 | $265 | Dec 1995 | Dec 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jul 1982 | Jul 1982 |
| SPECRULE 1VI 11 | 1 | 1 | $90 | Dec 1995 | Dec 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 D02 | 1 | 1 | $85 | Nov 1973 | Nov 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVA0 | 1 | 1 | $55 | Nov 1973 | Nov 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B06 | 1 | 1 | $40 | Nov 1973 | Nov 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 B01 | 1 | 1 | $40 | Nov 1973 | Nov 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0157 A02 | 1 | 1 | $40 | Nov 1973 | Nov 1973 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 L01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1995 | Dec 1995 |
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: 23,346 employers. This establishment has 50 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for RIO GRANDE INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application →
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 INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 25+ years. Most recent activity: 25 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 INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RIO GRANDE INDUSTRIES 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 RIO GRANDE INDUSTRIES 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 RIO GRANDE INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RIO GRANDE INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for RIO GRANDE INDUSTRIES INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-03-19 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-10-09 | Planned | 13 | 12 | $2,985 | |
| 1990-07-06 | Planned | 17 | — | $0 | |
| 1982-05-05 | Planned | 12 | 4 | $450 | |
| 1973-10-19 | Planned | 8 | 1 | $910 |
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 INDUSTRIES INC. is one of 1,594 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 1,594 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:
- RIO GRANDE REGIONAL HOSPITALMCALLEN, TX — 4 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLEMACON, GA — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLE, INC.BERLIN, NJ — 3 federal enforcement records
- JOHNS MANVILLESOUTH GATE, CA — 3 federal enforcement records
- UNION TANK CAR CO.MARION, OH — 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 PRState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RIO GRANDE INDUSTRIES 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.
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 1,594 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is RIO GRANDE INDUSTRIES INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- RIO GRANDE INDUSTRIES INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 50 violations and $4,345 in total penalties.