State profile
Workplace enforcement
in Rhode Island.
Federal enforcement records for 22,423 employers across OSHA, WHD, MSHA, EPA, NLRB, SAM.gov, CMS, SEC, CPSC, and NHTSA — refreshed weekly to monthly per source.
Summary
Federal records show 22,423 employers in Rhode Island with at least one enforcement footprint — totaling 95,534 OSHA violations and $35,132,762 in assessed penalties. 241 fatality investigations are on record. Wage and Hour Division has opened 1,862 cases against in-state employers, recovering $18,668,581 in back wages.
State totals
Most-cited employers
Ranked by OSHA violation count. Click any employer for full cross-agency enforcement history.
| # | Employer | City / Industry | Violations | Penalties | Fatalities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GENERAL DYNAMICS ELECTRIC BOAT Parent: General Dynamics | North Kingstown Ship and Boat Building | 296 | $11,903 | — |
| 2 | ROBERT E. DERECKTOR OF RI, INC. | NEWPORT | 261 | $70,386 | — |
| 3 | ROBERT E DERECKTOR OF RHODE IS | Middletown | 193 | $8,962 | — |
| 4 | SEABOARD FOUNDRY INC | JOHNSTON | 188 | $13,105 | — |
| 5 | GORHAM DIV OF TEXTRON INC | Providence | 172 | $8,845 | — |
| 6 | F RONCI CO INC | NORTH PROVIDENCE | 157 | $6,129 | — |
| 7 | AMTROL INC. | WEST WARWICK All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 152 | $39,229 | — |
| 8 | COLLYER INSULATED WIRE | LINCOLN | 150 | $229,335 | — |
| 9 | EASTERN WIRE PRODUCTS COMPANY | PROVIDENCE Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing | 145 | $11,480 | — |
| 10 | BLOUNT MARINE CORPORATION | WARREN | 145 | $9,780 | — |
| 11 | REFINEMENT INTERNATIONAL INC | Mapleville | 142 | $14,460 | — |
| 12 | NEW ENGLAND PAPER TUBE CO INC | PAWTUCKET | 138 | $17,432 | — |
| 13 | PEASE & CURREN INCORPORATED | WARWICK Secondary Smelting, Refining, and Alloying of Nonferrous Metal (except Copper and Aluminum) | 136 | $11,130 | — |
| 14 | T P I COMPOSITES INC | WARREN | 135 | $61,388 | — |
| 15 | TACO, INC. Parent: Taco Inc | CRANSTON Heating Equipment (except Warm Air Furnaces) Manufacturing | 134 | $21,558 | — |
| 16 | DURASTONE CORPORATION | LINCOLN Brick, Stone, and Related Construction Material Merchant Wholesalers | 130 | $10,005 | — |
| 17 | MICROFIBRES INC. | PAWTUCKET All Other Miscellaneous Textile Product Mills | 128 | $32,354 | — |
| 18 | NEW ENGLAND STONE INDUSTRIES, INC. | ESMOND | 126 | $47,213 | — |
| 19 | COOLEY INC Parent: Cooley, Inc | PAWTUCKET Fabric Coating Mills | 126 | $11,135 | — |
| 20 | ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION Parent: General Dynamics | NORTH KINGSTOWN Ship Building and Repairing | 122 | $104,261 | 3 |
| 21 | NEWMAN CROSBY STEEL INC | PAWTUCKET | 122 | $2,470 | — |
| 22 | ASTRO PLATING WORK CORP | PROVIDENCE | 117 | $15,626 | — |
| 23 | C. J. PEARSON | BRISTOL | 117 | $5,480 | 2 |
| 24 | UNITED WIRE & SUPPLY CORP | Cranston | 116 | $4,100 | — |
| 25 | AMERICAN SHIPYARD CO., LLC | NEWPORT Ship Building and Repairing | 115 | $40,782 | — |
| 26 | WASHBURN WIRE CO | East Providence | 115 | $6,680 | — |
| 27 | R. I. REDUCTION CORP. | E. PROVIDENCE | 112 | $44,272 | — |
| 28 | LEVITON MFG CO INC | Warwick | 112 | $5,438 | — |
| 29 | IMPERIAL KNIFE CO INC | Providence | 112 | $1,990 | — |
| 30 | ITT ROYAL ELECTRIC DIV | Pawtucket | 111 | $3,240 | — |
| 31 | I. BROOMFIELD & SONS, INC. | PROVIDENCE | 105 | $4,779 | — |
| 32 | FLOCK TEX, INC. | WOONSOCKET | 104 | $39,395 | — |
| 33 | TILLOTSON-PEARSON INC. | WARREN | 102 | $9,989 | — |
| 34 | MILLER ELECTRIC CO | WOONSOCKET | 100 | $2,405 | — |
| 35 | INDUSTRIAL MACHINE CORP | Woonsocket | 100 | $1,805 | — |
| 36 | SWAROVSKI JEWELRY US LIMITED | CRANSTON | 98 | $21,563 | — |
| 37 | COLFAX, INC. | PAWTUCKET | 96 | $14,363 | — |
| 38 | NEW ENGLAND UNION CO., INC. | WEST WARWICK Iron Foundries | 96 | $11,693 | — |
| 39 | SENESCO MARINE, LLC | NORTH KINGSTOWN Ship Building and Repairing | 95 | $218,819 | 1 |
| 40 | AMERICAN HOECHST CORP | Coventry | 95 | $5,195 | — |
| 41 | UNION WADDING CO | Pawtucket | 95 | $2,800 | — |
| 42 | MULE BATTERY MFG CO INC | Providence | 94 | $4,910 | — |
| 43 | THE WORCESTER COMPANY | NORTH PROVIDENCE | 93 | $12,165 | — |
| 44 | WILLIAM BLOOM & SON, INC. | EAST PROVIDENCE | 93 | $8,805 | — |
| 45 | NEWPORT OFFSHORE, LTD. | NEWPORT | 92 | $6,758 | — |
| 46 | HASBRO INDUSTRIES | PAWTUCKET | 92 | $1,673 | — |
| 47 | R.I. REDUCTION, INC. | E. PROVIDENCE | 91 | $27,039 | — |
| 48 | BRADFORD DYEING ASSOCIATION INC | BRADFORD | 91 | $25,373 | — |
| 49 | ACS INDUSTRIES INC Parent: ACS Industries, Inc | WOONSOCKET | 91 | $5,190 | — |
| 50 | RHODE ISLAND DYEING & FINISHIN Parent: CAPITAL PROPERTIES INC | Woonsocket | 91 | $5,120 | — |
Fatality investigations
| Employer | City | Fatalities | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DERCO LLC D/B/A THE STATION | WEST WARWICK | 4 | 7 | $85,200 |
| ELECTRIC BOAT CORPORATION | NORTH KINGSTOWN | 3 | 122 | $104,261 |
| CARPIONATO CORP. | PAWTUCKET | 3 | 1 | $6,000 |
| C. J. PEARSON | BRISTOL | 2 | 117 | $5,480 |
| KEY CONTAINER CORPORATION | PAWTUCKET | 2 | 33 | $40,166 |
| RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL | PROVIDENCE | 2 | 13 | $3,448 |
| OILWELL LABOR CREWS & SERVICES | Davisville | 2 | 4 | $845 |
| ELMHURST OPERATOR LLC | PROVIDENCE | 2 | 3 | $9,557 |
| ADVANCED CONSTRUCTION, INC. | WEST WARWICK | 2 | 3 | $3,000 |
| V J PAOLINO CONST CO | Slatersville | 2 | 1 | $490 |
| SENESCO MARINE, LLC | NORTH KINGSTOWN | 1 | 95 | $218,819 |
| PROVIDENCE GRANITE CO INC | PROVIDENCE | 1 | 77 | $1,605 |
| JANNELL & SON BODY COMPANY | WOONSOCKET | 1 | 76 | $1,765 |
| NULCO MFG CORP | PAWTUCKET | 1 | 71 | $10,060 |
| FREEDOM YACHTS | MIDDLETOWN | 1 | 64 | $11,325 |
| CARROLL PRODUCTS INC | Wood River Junction | 1 | 63 | $3,715 |
| POINT JUDITH FISHERMAN'S COOPERATIVE ASS'N INC | NARRAGANSETT | 1 | 61 | $19,900 |
| CONRAD-JARVIS CORPORATION | PAWTUCKET | 1 | 49 | $2,470 |
| U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | PROVIDENCE | 1 | 46 | $579,987 |
| CHEMART COMPANY | LINCOLN | 1 | 46 | $24,494 |
Industries by violations
3-digit NAICS sectors ranked by OSHA violation totals within Rhode Island.
| NAICS | Industry | Employers | Violations | Penalties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238160 | Roofing Contractors | 984 | 2,427 | $5,808,801 |
| 236118 | Residential Remodelers | 474 | 1,147 | $1,230,179 |
| 236220 | Commercial and Institutional Building Construction | 590 | 1,015 | $863,481 |
| 238140 | Masonry Contractors | 260 | 744 | $584,795 |
| 238320 | Painting and Wall Covering Contractors | 201 | 640 | $428,705 |
| 326199 | All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing | 60 | 589 | $287,394 |
| 237110 | Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction | 232 | 464 | $906,498 |
| 336611 | Ship Building and Repairing | 14 | 456 | $395,533 |
| 332813 | Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring | 38 | 427 | $168,539 |
| 236115 | New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders) | 207 | 422 | $477,111 |
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About this data
Data sources: OSHA IMIS / OIS, DOL Wage & Hour Division, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, SAM.gov exclusions, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures. Data is refreshed weekly; aggregates are computed from the most recent sync. Methodology · Browse all states.