Establishment profile
TACO, INC.
1160 CRANSTON STREET, CRANSTON, RI, 02920
Operated by Taco Inc · 1 of 3 establishments
333414 — Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing
Summary
TACO, INC. has accumulated 134 OSHA violations across 13 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $21,558 in total assessed penalties.
The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
TACO, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), 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, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
85% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 7 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 · 48 citations in this view · $12,339 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A03 II | 5 | 5 | $963 | Feb 1974 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 4 | 4 | $10,151 | Oct 1976 | Jan 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 025045 | 3 | 2 | $70 | Oct 1976 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0132 A | 3 | 3 | — | Oct 1976 | Jun 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 H04 | 3 | 3 | — | Feb 1974 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 2 | 2 | $850 | Feb 1974 | Jul 2005 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0309 A 011017 | 2 | 2 | $125 | Oct 1976 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0242 B | 2 | 2 | $70 | Jan 1978 | Jun 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A02 | 2 | 2 | $70 | Oct 1976 | Jan 1978 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0107 B09 | 2 | 2 | $40 | Oct 1976 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 F | 2 | 2 | — | Jun 1983 | Nov 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0252 A02 IVC | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1979 | Nov 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1974 | Jun 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 G10 | 2 | 2 | — | Feb 1974 | Jun 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 B | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1979 | Jun 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1979 | Jun 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 2 | 2 | — | Dec 1979 | Jun 1983 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 A01 | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 1976 | Jun 1980 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C03 | 2 | 2 | — | Jan 1978 | Dec 1979 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0213 B03 | 2 | 2 | — | Oct 1976 | Dec 1979 |
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.
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 363 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for TACO, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 TACO, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for TACO, 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 TACO, INC.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical
Office of Foreign Labor Certification — labor condition applications for H-1B, H-2A, H-2B visa programs. Wage ratio = offered / prevailing wage. Historical data only: DOL ended OFLC Performance Data Disclosure publication in 2026, so the figures above reflect filings through the last ingested cycle and are not being refreshed. Treat as a historical snapshot, not a current signal.
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for TACO, INC.. 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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TACO INC. 1160 CRANSTON STREET · CRANSTON, RI, 02920 | WaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | May 1993 | 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 TACO, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Federal contracts
This location
- Department of StatePUMPS AND MOTOR FOR EMBASSY WATER SUPPLYcontract · Last action 2012-08-08$8,562
Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333911 - PUMP AND PUMPING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2012-08-08. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-22 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $10,151 | |
| 2022-05-06 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $6,857 | |
| 2005-07-05 | Referral | 3 | 3 | $1,913 | |
| 2004-01-21 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $813 | |
| 1986-11-03 | Planned | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-05-17 | Planned | 36 | 2 | $240 | |
| 1980-03-19 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-12-12 | Planned | 4 | 1 | $300 | |
| 1979-11-19 | Planned | 30 | 9 | $700 | |
| 1978-01-09 | Complaint | 12 | — | $210 | |
| 1976-11-22 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1976-10-05 | Planned | 27 | — | $205 | |
| 1974-02-19 | Planned | 15 | — | $170 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
TACO, INC. is one of 3 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Taco Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Taco Inc across all 3 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in heating equipment (except warm air furnaces) manufacturing within RI, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- MODINE MANUFACTURING COMPANYWEST KINGSTON — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Taco Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TACO, INC.FALL RIVER, MA — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Taco Inc locationsParent rollup
- Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in RIState-wide enforcement data
- Heating Equipment (except in RIIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on TACO, 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 Taco Inc, which operates 3 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is TACO, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- TACO, INC. has 13 OSHA inspections on record with 134 violations and $21,557.9 in total penalties.
- How does TACO, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- TACO, INC. operates in the heating equipment (except warm air furnaces) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. TACO, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.2.