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AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANY

501 MONSANTO AVENUE, SAUGET, IL, 62201
Operated by NEWMARKET CORP · 1 of 6 establishments
324191Petroleum Lubricating Oil and Grease Manufacturing
EIN 430925088

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OSHA inspections
1
over 19 years
Violations
0
Penalties
$0
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANY has accumulated 0 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 19 years of recorded history.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 19 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANY appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 19 yrs
Violations
0
0.0 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 1

Peer comparison

0th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 3241 within IL. Peer group: 92 employers. This establishment has 0 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
0.5
vs industry
−0.7
TRIR
1.3
vs industry
−0.1

Reported for 344 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.3
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Complaint
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
19 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 19+ years. Most recent activity: 19 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for NEWMARKET CORP, not this location alone

Total cases
9
Unfair labor practice
9

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other NEWMARKET CORP locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 9 cases · 9 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
14-CA-369975Unfair labor practiceJul 2025Apr 2026ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-340252Unfair labor practiceApr 2024Mar 2026ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-334162Unfair labor practiceJan 2024Apr 2025ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-334160Unfair labor practiceJan 2024Apr 2025ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-323533Unfair labor practiceAug 2023Oct 2023ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-236312Unfair labor practiceFeb 2019Mar 2019ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-218320Unfair labor practiceApr 2018Jul 2018ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-175364Unfair labor practiceMay 2016Jul 2016ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri
14-CA-028784Unfair labor practiceOct 2006Oct 2008ClosedRegion 14, Saint Louis, Missouri

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
9
Quarters non-compliant
3
Formal actions
3
EPA penalties
$63,065

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 2 facilities · $63,065 in assessed penalties.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATION
501 MONSANTO AVENUE · SAUGET, IL, 62201
AirWaterRCRATRIViolation Identified
QNCR 3
73$63,065Oct 2024View →
AFTON CHEMICAL
500 MONSANTO · SAUGET, IL, 62201
Water20Dec 2021View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2006-10-13Complaint0$0

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANY is one of 6 establishments rolled up under the parent organization NEWMARKET CORP.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of NEWMARKET CORP across all 6 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in petroleum lubricating oil and grease manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by NEWMARKET CORP, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANY from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup NEWMARKET CORP, which operates 6 establishments in our dataset.

OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.

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Frequently asked

What is AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANY has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 0 violations and $0 in total penalties.
How does AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANY operates in the petroleum lubricating oil and grease manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. AFTON CHEMICAL COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 0.53 compared to an industry average of 1.2.