Workplace Safety Rankings in Rhode Island 2026
Rhode Island has 2,841 OSHA violations across 2,745 inspections. The employer with the worst safety record is General Dynamics (Safety Score: 26/100).
192 Rhode Island employers appear in the federal OSHA enforcement dataset, ranked below by the LakeQuality safety-score composite. The composite weights violation rate vs industry baseline (40%), serious-and-willful violation ratio (25%), repeat-violation share (20%), and penalty per inspection (15%).
Top-of-list employers typically combine clean inspection histories with below-industry-average violation rates. Bottom-of-list employers carry recurring enforcement attention — usually a combination of serious violations, repeat citations, and elevated per-inspection penalties. Each employer below links to a full inspection history with citation details, penalty amounts, and per-inspection narratives.
Top 20 of 192 Employers by Safety Record
| # | Employer | Violations | Serious | Penalties | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Dynamics | 16 | 11 | $463K | F (26) |
| 2 | Bridgestone Retail Operations | 6 | 5 | $150K | F (27) |
| 3 | Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation | 15 | 10 | $448K | F (29) |
| 4 | Cintas | 10 | 5 | $300K | F (29) |
| 5 | Modine Manufacturing Company | 9 | 7 | $182K | F (29) |
| 6 | Builders Firstsource | 18 | 11 | $466K | F (30) |
| 7 | Stericycle INC. | 16 | 9 | $436K | F (30) |
| 8 | Electric Boat | 10 | 5 | $300K | F (30) |
| 9 | Imia LLC | 7 | 5 | $152K | F (30) |
| 10 | Clean Harbors | 5 | 3 | $122K | F (30) |
| 11 | Cargill INC. | 27 | 18 | $648K | F (31) |
| 12 | 3M Company | 10 | 5 | $300K | F (31) |
| 13 | SavATree LLC | 5 | 3 | $122K | F (32) |
| 14 | Frito-Lay, INC. | 46 | 25 | $1.1M | F (33) |
| 15 | Aramark | 10 | 4 | $286K | F (33) |
| 16 | Dematic Corp. | 7 | 4 | $138K | F (33) |
| 17 | Motion Industries, INC. | 6 | 4 | $137K | F (33) |
| 18 | TruGreen | 11 | 5 | $301K | F (34) |
| 19 | J.b. Hunt Transport Services, INC. | 8 | 5 | $153K | F (34) |
| 20 | Eg America, LLC | 5 | 3 | $122K | F (34) |
Workplace safety data for Rhode Island is sourced from the OSHA Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), which records all federal OSHA inspections and violations.
Frequently Asked Questions
General Dynamics has the worst safety record in Rhode Island with a Safety Score of 26/100 (Grade F), 16 violations, and $463K in fines.
Rhode Island has 2,841 recorded OSHA violations across 2,745 workplace inspections.
The Safety Score (0-100) evaluates employer safety records based on violation rate vs. industry average (40%), serious/willful violation ratio (25%), repeat violation ratio (20%), and penalty per inspection (15%). Lower scores indicate worse safety records.
Safety Score: violation rate vs. industry avg (40%), serious/willful ratio (25%), repeat violation ratio (20%), penalty per inspection (15%). Lower scores = worse records.