Establishment profile
RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWERS, INC.
1300 HWY 107, SANTA ROSA, TX, 78593
Operated by BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC · 1 of 1,593 establishments
EIN 741672992
Summary
RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWERS, INC. has accumulated 27 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 41 years of recorded history, with $32,747 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 100th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 12 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWERS, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, 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
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 · 21 citations in this view · $31,397 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 2 | 2 | $3,713 | Mar 1994 | Jul 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0133 A01 | 1 | 1 | $3,510 | Jun 2010 | Jun 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1030 D03 I | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $2,362 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0176 B | 1 | 1 | $2,250 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 H01 | 1 | 1 | $2,000 | Jun 2010 | Jun 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0026 C03 III | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 IIIG | 1 | 1 | $1,350 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 1 | 1 | $1,300 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 D02 | 1 | 1 | $1,215 | Jun 2010 | Jun 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C03 | 1 | 1 | $1,147 | Jul 2010 | Jul 2010 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 A02 IIIF | 1 | 1 | $1,080 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $810 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | $810 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 1 | 1 | $810 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0254 D09 III | 1 | 1 | $810 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 1 | 1 | $810 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H04 | 1 | 1 | $810 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0038 A01 | 1 | 1 | $810 | Mar 1994 | Mar 1994 |
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 3113 within TX. Peer group: 12 employers. This establishment has 27 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 278 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 2016 – Mar 2022 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Contact with hot objects or substances
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 21, 2022 | Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c. | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Contact with hot objects or substances | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 2 statutes · 6 violations · $40 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Nov 2012 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $40 | — |
| MSPA (migrant farmworker protection) | Nov 2012 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty (CMP) is a separate fine levied on top, where the statute provides for one (FLSA / H-1B / H-2A / MSPA / FMLA / EPPA / FLSA Child Labor; other acts have no CMP column in DOL’s data). The Statutes column lists which laws each case cited. 1 case · 6 violations · $40 in backwages · 1 worker affected
| Case period | Industry | Statutes | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2010 – Nov 2012 | Sugarcane Farming | FLSAMSPA | 6 | 1 | $40 | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public. A violation count is the agency’s tally of cited violations (one violation can affect many workers); the workers column counts distinct employees the agency found to be affected.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWERS, 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 VALLEY SUGAR GROWERS, 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 VALLEY SUGAR GROWERS, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No Violation Identified.
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWERS 2.5 MILES WEST SANTA ROSA ON HWY 107 AT FM 1425 · SANTA ROSA, TX, 78593 | Water | No Violation Identified | 1 | 0 | — | Dec 2021 | 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 RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWERS, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-01-04 | Referral | 3 | 1 | $6,725 | |
| 2010-01-04 | Unprogrammed Related | 6 | 3 | $10,047 | |
| 1994-09-13 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-03-02 | Complaint | 18 | 12 | $15,975 | |
| 1985-05-14 | Planned | 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 GROWERS, INC. is one of 1,593 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 1,593 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in this industry within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWERS, INC.LA VILLA — 1 federal enforcement record
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
- NAICS 311All employers in this industry
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWERS, 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 1,593 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWERS, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- RIO GRANDE VALLEY SUGAR GROWERS, INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 27 violations and $32,747 in total penalties.