Establishment profile
CHS INC
9000 NE MARX DR, PORTLAND, OR, 97220
Operated by CHS Inc · 1 of 90 establishments
EIN 410251095
Summary
CHS INC has accumulated 11 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 33 years of recorded history, with $1,620 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 66,834 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 98th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 29 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CHS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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
40% 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. 11 distinct standards shown · 11 citations in this view · $1,620 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0212 A01 | 1 | 1 | $480 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 A03 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $240 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0243 C03 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 C02 I | 1 | 1 | $150 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 1 | 1 | $150 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $150 | Feb 1993 | Feb 1993 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0308 B03 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 |
| 29 CFR 7020.16104 A | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 1996 | Mar 1996 |
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
Worse on violations than most other employers. Peer group: 66,834 employers. This establishment has 11 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 20 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.
Inspection breakdown
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
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 29+ years. Most recent activity: 29 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)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for CHS INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 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
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.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. CHS, Inc CHS, Inc. · CHSCP | Jan 2013 | plea | Environmental | Montana | $550,000 | No |
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-09-10 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1996-02-28 | Planned | 5 | 1 | $210 | |
| 1993-11-23 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1993-04-21 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1992-12-28 | Planned | 6 | 6 | $1,410 |
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 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
Related searches
- All CHS Inc locationsParent rollup
- Employers in ORState-wide enforcement data
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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CHS INC's OSHA violation history?
- CHS INC has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 11 violations and $1,620 in total penalties.