Establishment profile
GFS CHEMICALS INC.
777 RIVER STREET, COLUMBUS, OH, 43222
Operated by GFS Chemicals, Inc · 1 of 2 establishments
325199 — All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing
EIN 314405875
Summary
GFS CHEMICALS INC. has accumulated 19 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 24 years of recorded history, with $27,577 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 87th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 128 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 87th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
GFS CHEMICALS INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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.
OSHA workplace safety
80% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 4 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. 17 distinct standards shown · 19 citations in this view · $27,577 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1904.0007 B04 | 2 | 1 | $350 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0029 B01 | 2 | 1 | — | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 F06 II | 1 | 1 | $10,427 | Dec 2025 | Dec 2025 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 M02 I | 1 | 1 | $3,500 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 H02 II | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 K01 | 1 | 1 | $3,150 | Apr 2016 | Apr 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 F01 I | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 L02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,750 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1025 D02 | 1 | 1 | $875 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 F02 | 1 | 1 | $525 | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0007 B03 | 1 | 1 | $350 | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 H02 VI | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 2016 | Apr 2016 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 L02 IIB2 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 L02 IIB1 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1027 M04 II | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2011 | Mar 2011 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2002 | Mar 2002 |
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 in NAICS 3251 within OH. Peer group: 128 employers. This establishment has 19 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 14 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) · Oct 2015
Most frequent event: Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 2015 | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for GFS CHEMICALS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for GFS CHEMICALS 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 GFS CHEMICALS 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 GFS CHEMICALS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
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 · $3,200 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GFS CHEMICALS INC 851 MCKINLEY AVE · COLUMBUS, OH, 43222 | WaterRCRATRI | No Violation Identified QNCR 3 | 1 | 2 | $3,200 | Feb 2023 | View → |
GFS CHEMICALS INC 879 MCKINLEY AVE · COLUMBUS, OH, 43222 | Air | No Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 1 | 0 | — | Jun 2022 | 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 GFS CHEMICALS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-14 | Referral | 1 | 1 | $10,427 | |
| 2016-02-04 | Complaint | 3 | 2 | $6,300 | |
| 2015-11-06 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2011-01-05 | Planned | 12 | 5 | $9,450 | |
| 2002-02-25 | Planned | 3 | 1 | $1,400 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
GFS CHEMICALS INC. is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization GFS Chemicals, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of GFS Chemicals, Inc across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- HAVERHILL CHEMICALS LLCHAVERHILL — 2 federal enforcement records
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- PERSTORP POLYOLS, INC.TOLEDO — 2 federal enforcement records
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- LIPO CHEMICALS, INC.VANDALIA — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by GFS Chemicals, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- GFS CHEMICALS, INC.COLUMBUS, OH — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GFS CHEMICALS 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 GFS Chemicals, Inc, which operates 2 establishments in our dataset.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is GFS CHEMICALS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- GFS CHEMICALS INC. has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 19 violations and $27,576.5 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.