GFS CHEMICALS INC. is a all other basic organic chemical manufacturing employer in COLUMBUS, OH. Federal records show 5 OSHA inspections with 17 violations and $26,177 in penalties. All data sourced from public federal enforcement records.
Data sourced from OSHA, DOL WHD, MSHA, EPA ECHO, NLRB, FMCSA, OFLC, BLS, SAM.gov, CMS, USAspending, CPSC, NHTSA, and the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. Last updated: May 2, 2026.
GFS CHEMICALS INC.
777 RIVER STREET, COLUMBUS, OH, 43222
Parent: GFS Chemicals, Inc. (2 locations)
325199 — Top companies in All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
EIN: 314405875
14 employees
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Part of a larger organization
GFS CHEMICALS INC. is one of 2 establishments in our dataset that roll up under the parent organization GFS Chemicals, Inc..
Federal enforcement records on GFS CHEMICALS INC. represent activity at this specific establishment. The full enforcement footprint of GFS Chemicals, Inc. across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other establishments operated by GFS Chemicals, Inc.
- GFS CHEMICALS, INC. — COLUMBUS, OH — 1 federal record
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- HAVERHILL CHEMICALS LLC — HAVERHILL — 2 federal records
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- DUBOIS CHEMICALS INC. — FAIRFIELD — 2 federal records
- GLYCERIN TRADERS LLC — DEFIANCE — 2 federal records
- PERSTORP POLYOLS, INC. — TOLEDO — 2 federal records
- RESEARCH ORGANICS, INC. — CLEVELAND — 1 federal record
- PMC SPECIALTIES GROUP, INC. — CINCINNATI — 1 federal record
Industry context
Within the all other basic organic chemical manufacturing industry in OH, GFS CHEMICALS INC. ranks in the 96th percentile of OSHA violation frequency across 125 comparable establishments. That places this employer among the highest-violation establishments in its peer set.
OSHA penalty totals rank in the 90th percentile of the same peer group. Inspection frequency ranks in the 93th percentile.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an industry-average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) of 1.4 for the all other basic organic chemical manufacturing sector, with a Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate of 0.8. GFS CHEMICALS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 8.26, which is above the industry average.
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- What is GFS CHEMICALS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- GFS CHEMICALS INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 17 violations and $26,177 in total penalties.
- How does GFS CHEMICALS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- GFS CHEMICALS INC. operates in the all other basic organic chemical manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. GFS CHEMICALS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 8.26 compared to an industry average of 0.8.
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GFS CHEMICALS INC. of COLUMBUS, OH from 17 federal data sources. Records were found in 3 sources: OSHA workplace safety inspections, EPA ECHO environmental compliance, and BLS industry safety benchmarks. The remaining 14 sources were checked and found no matching records: WHD, MSHA, NLRB, OFLC, OFCCP, FMCSA, USAspending, SAM.gov, CMS, CPSC, NHTSA, UVA, SEC enforcement, SEC facts.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. The dataset was last refreshed on May 2, 2026. GFS CHEMICALS INC. resolves to the parent rollup GFS Chemicals, Inc., which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
This profile may be incomplete if GFS CHEMICALS INC.operates under multiple legal names, files under variations our entity-matching rules don't yet cover, or maintains records below current matching thresholds. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.