RBI CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, RBI CONSTRUCTION GROUP, INC. — a framing contractors facility located at EXECUTIVE DRIVE, MERRIMACK, NH 03054 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 4 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $22,806.00. The inspection case was opened on 2019-05-23.

DOL records document workplace safety violations warranting formal citation under the OSH Act. While classified at the standard enforcement level, all OSHA citations require corrective action and may indicate areas where workplace safety programs should be strengthened.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 2.8 per 100 full-time workers — 4% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 9.6 per 100,000 workers.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $22,806.00 is more than 6.3× the national average of $3,609.14 for facilities in the Construction sector (NAICS 238130). This sector encompasses 532,749 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $1,922.8M.

State Context: Within NH, this facility's penalty places it at the 98th percentile among 12,674 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $3,397.44.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 4 citations spanning 3 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 4 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning August 16, 2019 with the latest abatement deadline set for September 12, 2019. Of the 4 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $22,806.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $5,701.50 falls within the standard penalty range.

RBI Construction Group’s enforcement profile from this 2019 inspection reveals a high-risk operational environment characterized by a fundamental disregard for vertical access and fall protection safety. The citation under 1926.502(d)(15), carrying a maximum gravity rating of 10 and a substantial $9,282 penalty, indicates a critical failure in anchor point integrity. By failing to ensure that lifelines and lanyards were attached to supports capable of sustaining 5,000 pounds, management exposed workers to catastrophic fall hazards where the safety equipment itself would likely have failed during a fall event. This deficiency, coupled with a cluster of violations regarding ladders and stairways (1926.1051 and 1926.1053), demonstrates a systemic collapse of basic site safety protocols rather than an isolated oversight. The penalty total of $22,806 for only four citations is significantly higher than the industry average for small-to-midsize framing contractors (NAICS 238130), signaling that OSHA inspectors identified egregious non-compliance. Specifically, the violations for improper ladder use and lack of designated break-in-elevation access points suggest a workplace where employees were forced to improvise vertical movement, a leading cause of traumatic injury in residential construction. The uniformity of the ladder-related penalties indicates that these hazards were pervasive across the job site. For EHS professionals, this record serves as a textbook example of a "high-gravity" site where the absence of qualified person oversight led to multiple life-threatening conditions.