Establishment profile
CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, INC.
NORTH PLANT 924 N RT. 32, CERRO GORDO, IL, 61818
424510 — Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, INC. has accumulated 13 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 16 years of recorded history, with $28,243 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 95th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 298 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety record 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, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 6 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. 12 distinct standards shown · 13 citations in this view · $28,243 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0272 M04 | 2 | 2 | $1,667 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 C04 I | 1 | 1 | $9,376 | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 L01 I | 1 | 1 | $3,745 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0140 C11 I | 1 | 1 | $3,745 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0028 B03 II | 1 | 1 | $3,010 | Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $1,925 | Aug 2012 | Aug 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 D02 | 1 | 1 | $1,925 | Aug 2012 | Aug 2012 |
| 29 CFR 1926.0501 B01 | 1 | 1 | $1,500 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1053 B01 | 1 | 1 | $750 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 IVD | 1 | 1 | $600 | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I | 1 | 1 | — | Jun 2023 | Jun 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1926.1060 A | 1 | 1 | — | Nov 2009 | Nov 2009 |
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 nearly every other employer in NAICS 4245 within IL. Peer group: 298 employers. This establishment has 13 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 71 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
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- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.
OSHA severe injury reports
Self-reported events under 29 CFR 1904.39 (24-hour notification of hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) · Dec 2018 – Jan 2023 · 1 in last 5 years
Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports (federal OSHA only; state-plan states like California, Oregon, and Washington maintain their own programs and do not consistently report into this feed).
Severe injury reports — events
Each row is a hospitalization, amputation, or eye-loss event the employer self-reported to OSHA under 29 CFR 1904.39. Narratives are written by the reporting employer.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2023 | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized | |
| Dec 14, 2018 | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, 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 CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, 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 CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
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). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CLARKSON GRAIN CO 307 E N · CERRO GORDO, IL, 61818 | Air | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | View → |
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
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-24 | Planned | 2 | 2 | $9,376 | |
| 2020-11-04 | Complaint | 3 | 3 | $10,500 | |
| 2012-03-29 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,925 | |
| 2012-03-29 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $1,925 | |
| 2009-10-20 | Complaint | 5 | 5 | $3,683 | |
| 2009-10-20 | Complaint | 1 | 1 | $834 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 13 violations and $28,242.5 in total penalties.
- How does CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, INC. operates in the grain and field bean merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.8. CLARKSON GRAIN COMPANY, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.