Establishment profile
RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWER
2 MI WEST OF SANTA ROSA, Santa Rosa, TX, 78593
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,594 establishments
Summary
RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWER has accumulated 34 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 50 years of recorded history, with $1,870 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 113,793 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 99th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 44 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWER 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
67% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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 · 23 citations in this view · $1,870 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1926.0304 F | 3 | 1 | $200 | Dec 1981 | Jan 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 2 | 1 | $320 | Jan 1982 | Jan 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0180 C02 | 1 | 1 | $490 | Mar 1979 | Mar 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $200 | Jan 1982 | Jan 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 A | 1 | 1 | $200 | Apr 1979 | Apr 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 F03 III | 1 | 1 | $200 | Oct 1978 | Oct 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A05 | 1 | 1 | $160 | Oct 1978 | Oct 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $100 | Jan 1982 | Jan 1982 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1981 | Dec 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0106 E02 IIB2 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1981 | Dec 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1981 | Dec 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 E02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1981 | Dec 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 A02 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1981 | Dec 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1981 | Dec 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1981 | Dec 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1981 | Dec 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IID | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1981 | Dec 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1981 | Dec 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F05 V | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1981 | Dec 1981 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0400 H01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 1981 | Dec 1981 |
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: 113,793 employers. This establishment has 34 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.
Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)
No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWER. 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 VALLEY SUGAR GROWER. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 44+ years. Most recent activity: 44 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 VALLEY SUGAR GROWER. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWER. 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 VALLEY SUGAR GROWER. 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 VALLEY SUGAR GROWER. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWER. 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 VALLEY SUGAR GROWER. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982-03-29 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1981-11-10 | Planned | 19 | 7 | $820 | |
| 1979-02-21 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $490 | |
| 1979-02-21 | Complaint | 5 | 2 | $200 | |
| 1978-09-21 | Planned | 6 | 3 | $360 | |
| 1975-11-06 | Accident | 0 | — | $0 |
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 VALLEY SUGAR GROWER 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 TXState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWER 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWER's OSHA violation history?
- RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWER has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 34 violations and $1,870 in total penalties.
- Has RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWER had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 1 fatality investigation involving RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWER.