State enforcement profile · #40 of 56 by penalties · AT/BELOW-US
Rhode Island — lower-penalty enforcement profile
According to OSHA enforcement records (2010–2026), Rhode Island has 1,024 employers in the federal enforcement record, with 1,640 OSHA inspections and $6.4M in penalties assessed. The state's Wage and Hour Division has recovered $11.5M in back wages across 498 enforcement cases.
- 1,024
- Employers
- 1,640
- Inspections
- $6.4M
- OSHA penalties
- $11.5M
- Back wages
The state in one line
Rhode Island ranks #40 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 3,528 violations cited across 1,640 inspections and $11.5M in wages recovered for workers.
- #40
- of 56 states by penalties
- 2.15
- violations per inspection
- $6K
- avg penalty per employer
- 498
- WHD wage-theft cases
This rank counts 30% of the penalty dollars recorded for Rhode Island: only employers with at least two OSHA inspections or $1,000 or more in Wage & Hour back wages. On every recorded penalty dollar it would rank #39 of 56.
OSHA citation docket
State IMIS book RI · Rhode Island AT/BELOW-US · MID-PPE
#40/56 · 1,640 insp · $6.4M
- BOOK 1,024 employers
- INSP 1,640 inspections
- RANK #40 of 56
- PEN $6.4M
- RATE 2.15 viol/insp
- VS-US AT/BELOW-US
- WHD $11.5M
- PHOTO Montana
Nearest employer-book peer: Montana ($731K penalty gap)
Rhode Island ranks #40 of 56 U.S. jurisdictions by total OSHA penalties, with 3,528 violations cited across 1,640 inspections and $11.5M in wages recovered for workers. OSHA IMIS + DOL WHD citation stamps for this jurisdiction. Read with this state → · Worst-cited employer → · Similar-footprint state → · Compare employers →
Rhode Island in the OSHA-penalty neighbourhood
Total assessed OSHA penalties among this state and nearest employer-book peers
- NH
New Hampshire
$7,666,712 penalties
- WV
West Virginia
$7,045,836 penalties
- RI (this)
Rhode Island
$6,373,486 penalties
- MT
Montana
$5,642,557 penalties
- GU
Guam
$4,591,405 penalties
- VT
Vermont
$4,561,541 penalties
What this shows Rhode Island carries $6.4M in assessed OSHA penalties, ranked #40 of 56 jurisdictions.
Where Rhode Island ranks nationally
Average OSHA penalty per tracked employer, vs all 56 U.S. jurisdictions
$6,224 Top 45% most affordable more affordable than 55% of 56 U.S. jurisdictions
Each bar is a $2K-wide band; taller bars hold more U.S. jurisdictions. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Labor, OSHA enforcement extracts · 2026
Do more violations mean harsher penalties?
Each dot is one of the 56 U.S. jurisdictions with both violation and penalty data, placed by total violations cited and the average current penalty per violation. The highlighted dot is Rhode Island.
Top OSHA & wage enforcement actions in Rhode Island
Ranked by combined OSHA penalties and DOL Wage & Hour Division back wages. Some employers below have wage-theft cases with zero OSHA safety violations, or vice versa; check the Inspections/Violations columns before drawing safety conclusions.
| # | Employer | Inspections | Violations | Penalty + wages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent County Hospital Warwick | 0 | 0 | $1.0M |
| 2 | Los Andes Providence | 1 | 0 | $365K |
| 3 | Jacky's Waterplace & Sushi Bar Providence | 0 | 0 | $284K |
| 4 | Orchard View Manor Riverside | 0 | 0 | $254K |
| 5 | Birch Vocational Center and School Providence | 0 | 0 | $251K |
| 6 | Economy Cab Co., Inc. Johnston | 0 | 0 | $250K |
| 7 | Maher - Naval War College Newport | 0 | 0 | $238K |
| 8 | Summit Commons Rehabilitation & Health Center Providence | 0 | 0 | $210K |
| 9 | J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center Warwick | 0 | 0 | $196K |
| 10 | Psi Warwick | 0 | 0 | $188K |
| 11 | American Way G & R Construction INC. Woonsocket | 2 | 11 | $176K |
| 12 | Waterview Villa Rehabilitation & Health Care East Providence | 0 | 0 | $168K |
| 13 | Calise and Sons Bakery, Inc- Providence Depot Providence | 0 | 0 | $156K |
| 14 | N.E.S. Solutions Providence | 0 | 0 | $155K |
| 15 | Senesco Marine, LLC North Kingstown | 11 | 33 | $146K |
| 16 | Clean Harbors Environmental Services Inc. East Providence | 0 | 0 | $141K |
| 17 | Charlesgate Nursing Center Providence | 1 | 3 | $127K |
| 18 | Sasa Brothers, Inc. Johnston | 0 | 0 | $118K |
| 19 | Ocean House Westerly | 0 | 0 | $114K |
| 20 | Stone Depot of Rhode Island, INC. Cranston | 7 | 56 | $112K |
All employers in Rhode Island
Industries in Rhode Island
Enforcement and wage-compliance data broken out by industry sector within Rhode Island.
Top Cities in Rhode Island
The 20 cities with the most employers in the federal enforcement record within Rhode Island (of 31 total).
Nationwide states with similar OSHA penalties or violation rates
Two enforcement-record peer sets for Rhode Island: nearest jurisdictions by total assessed OSHA penalties and by violations per inspection. These are cross-state neighborhoods, not the employer-book peers above.
Similar total OSHA penalties
Lower-penalty jurisdictions nationwide with similar inspection-weighted violation rates to Rhode Island.
Similar violations per inspection
Nearest states by inspection-weighted violation rate (2.15 here).
Source: OSHA Enforcement Data, U.S. Department of Labor · Verify with OSHA establishment search →
Source: Wage & Hour Division Compliance Actions, U.S. Department of Labor · DOL WHD data →