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CHS

803 US 212, LAUREL, MT, 59044
Operated by CHS Inc · 1 of 90 establishments
324110Petroleum Refineries
EIN 410251095

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OSHA inspections
7
over 19 years
Violations
23
$49,000 in penalties
Penalties
$49,000
$2,130 avg
Violations across 3 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

CHS has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 7 inspections over 19 years of recorded history, with $49,000 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 86th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 22 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 95th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 8 years ago.

Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CHS appears in OSHA workplace safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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
7
0.4 / yr · last 19 yrs
Violations
23
1.2 / yr
Penalties
$49,000
$2,130 avg / violation
30% serious70% other
Inspection trigger · referral
4 of 7
Inspection trigger · complaint
3 of 7

43% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 20 citations in this view · $49,000 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0119 J04 II11$7,000May 2014May 2014
29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 ID11$7,000Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0119 E0511$7,000Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11$4,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0147 C05 IID11$4,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0147 C02 II11$3,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II11$3,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0119 L0111$3,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0119 M0511$3,000Jul 2007Jul 2007
29 CFR 1910.0119 O0411$1,125Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 IB11$1,125Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0119 I02 II11$1,125Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0119 J0511$1,125Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0303 B01 III11$700Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0119 F0411$700Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0178 L03 IIF11$700Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0219 M01 I11$700Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0023 A0211$700Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311Feb 2008Feb 2008
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111Feb 2008Feb 2008

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Peer comparison

86th

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3241 within MT. Peer group: 22 employers. This establishment has 23 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
81st
peer median: $4,775
Inspection frequency
95th
peer median: 2

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
8.8
vs industry
+8.6
TRIR
11.7
vs industry
+11.3

Reported for 36 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
0.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
11.7
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
3
Referral
4

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 CHS. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 8+ years. Most recent activity: 8 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 CHS. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MT — for CHS Inc, not this location alone

Total cases
6
Unfair labor practice
5
Representation (union)
1

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 CHS Inc 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.). 6 cases · 5 ULP · 1 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
27-RC-389262Representation electionJun 2026OpenRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-261856Unfair labor practiceJun 2020Jun 2020ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-250681Unfair labor practiceOct 2019Jan 2020ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-117849Unfair labor practiceNov 2013Sep 2014ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-070427Unfair labor practiceDec 2011May 2012ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-CA-069010Unfair labor practiceNov 2011Aug 2012ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado

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 CHS. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
3
Quarters non-compliant
6
Formal actions
2
EPA penalties
$138,600

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: No 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 · $138,600 in assessed penalties · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
CHS INC
802 HIGHWAY 212 SOUTH · LAUREL, MT, 59044
WaterNo Violation Identified
QNCR 6
32$138,600Feb 2026View →
CHS INC.
803 HWY 212 SOUTH · LAUREL, MT, 59044
Water00View →

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.

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$550K
Disposition
Guilty Plea
Crime type
Environmental

First case: 2013-01-22. Most recent: 2013-01-22. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal prosecution case file

Federal corporate prosecution records from the University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry. DPA = Deferred Prosecution Agreement; NPA = Non-Prosecution Agreement; both are pre-trial settlements where the defendant accepts terms but avoids conviction. Monitor = court-appointed compliance oversight, usually 2-5 years. 1 case · 1 plea/conviction · $550,000 in penalties / restitution.

CaseDateDispositionCrimeJurisdictionTotal paymentMonitor
USA v. CHS, Inc
CHS, Inc. · CHSCP
Jan 2013pleaEnvironmentalMontana$550,000No

Source: University of Virginia Corporate Prosecution Registry (maintained by Prof. Brandon L. Garrett, Duke University). The registry has no state or jurisdiction-of-incorporation field on the company side, so same-name employers in different states may mis-attribute -- verify against the source case documents when precision matters.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2018-02-26Referral0$0
2013-12-13Referral11$7,000
2012-12-20Complaint0$0
2007-09-21Complaint166$22,000
2007-09-05Complaint0$0
2007-05-17Referral0$0
2007-01-17Referral6$20,000

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CHS is one of 90 establishments rolled up under the parent organization CHS Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of CHS Inc across all 90 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in petroleum refineries within MT, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by CHS Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

  • CHS, INC.SAINT THOMAS, ND — 2 federal enforcement records
  • CHS INCVALLEYFORD, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
  • CHS INCMANKATO, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
  • CHS INCBURLEY, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
  • CHS, INC.CALVIN, ND — 2 federal enforcement records
  • CHS INCFAIRMONT, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
  • CHS INCGRAND MEADOW, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
  • CHS INCKENNEDY, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
  • CHS, INC.GARRISON, ND — 2 federal enforcement records
  • CHS INCTRACY, MN — 2 federal enforcement records

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHS from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. 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 CHS Inc, which operates 90 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 CHS's OSHA violation history?
CHS has 7 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $49,000 in total penalties.
How does CHS's safety record compare to its industry?
CHS operates in the petroleum refineries industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.4. CHS's self-reported DART rate is 8.79 compared to an industry average of 0.2.