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Establishment profile

CHS INC

3500 MERIDIAN ST., BELLINGHAM, WA, 98225
Operated by CHS Inc · 1 of 90 establishments
311119Other Animal Food Manufacturing
EIN 410251095

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OSHA inspections
1
over 2 years
Violations
1
Penalties
$0
$0 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

CHS INC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 2 years of recorded history.

The establishment sits in the 12th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 34 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 2 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 16 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

CHS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.5 / yr · last 2 yrs
Violations
1
0.5 / yr
Penalties
$0
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 1

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,

Peer comparison

12th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 3111 within WA. Peer group: 34 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
0th
peer median: $500
Inspection frequency
0th
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
0.0
vs industry
−2.7
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−3.5

Reported for 19 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
3.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.7
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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 CHS INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 2+ years. Most recent activity: 2 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 INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in WA — 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.

Visa & labor certification (OFLC)

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for CHS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CHS INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-03-06Complaint1$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

CHS INC 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 other animal food manufacturing within WA, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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

  • CHSLAUREL, MT — 3 federal enforcement records
  • CHS INCFAIRMONT, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
  • CHS INCMANKATO, MN — 2 federal enforcement records
  • CHS INCBURLEY, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
  • CHS, INC.SAINT THOMAS, ND — 2 federal enforcement records
  • CHS, INC.CALVIN, ND — 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 INCVALLEYFORD, WA — 2 federal enforcement records

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CHS INC 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.

Frequently asked

What is CHS INC's OSHA violation history?
CHS INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $0 in total penalties.
How does CHS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
CHS INC operates in the other animal food manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.5. CHS INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 2.7.