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EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC is a other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers employer in COLUMBIA, IL. Federal records show 1 OSHA inspection with 5 violations and $18,856 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.

Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 1, 2026.

EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC

1900 WESTGATE DR, COLUMBIA, IL, 62236

Parent: EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. - Columbia (1 locations)

424690 Top companies in Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers

98 employees

Federal Enforcement
1
OSHA inspection
5 violations
$18,856 in penalties
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues.

Industry Benchmark

Industry Avg TRIR
2.1
Industry Avg DART
1.2
Self-Reported DART
2.1
Self-Reported TRIR
3.2
Industry rates from BLS SOII 2024. Self-reported rates from OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported).
OSHA Inspections
1
OSHA Violations
5
Total Penalties
$18,856
Trend
STABLE
WHD Cases
0
Back Wages Owed
$0
Confidence
MEDIUM
SVEP Flag
No

Data Insights

History Span
4 years
Last Activity
4yr ago
Inspection Rate
0.3/yr
Violation Rate
1.3/yr
Violation Severity Mix
100% serious$3,771 avg per violation$18,856 avg per inspection
Active Agencies:
OSHANLRB$18,856 total across all agencies
TRIR vs Industry Avg
+1.1
Above industry average
DART vs Industry Avg
+0.9
Above industry average

Inspection Breakdown

Referral
1
Complaint and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
Violation rate: 100% of inspections

Peer Comparison

69%
Above average violations
vs 46 employers in same industry & state
Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty Percentile
89%

Labor Relations (NLRB)

Total Cases
1
Representation (Union)
1
National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases.

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Inspection History

No inspection records found.

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Industry context

Within the other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers industry in IL, EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC ranks in the 69th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 46 comparable establishments.

OSHA penalty totals rank in the 89th percentile of the same peer group.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 2.1 for the other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 1.2. EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.12, which is above the industry average.

Activity timeline

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in the past 24 months.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC's OSHA violation history?
EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 5 violations and $18,856 in total penalties.
How does EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC's safety record compare to its industry?
EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC operates in the other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC's self-reported DART rate is 2.12 compared to an industry average of 1.2.

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC of COLUMBIA, IL from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, NLRB labor relations cases, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, EPA, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 1, 2026. EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC resolves to the parent rollup EMCO Chemical Distributors, Inc. - Columbia.

This profile may be incomplete if EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INCoperates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.