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GRAINCO FS INC.

4201 MBL DRIVE, OTTAWA, IL, 61350
Operated by GRAINCO FS, Inc · 1 of 7 establishments
325314Fertilizer (Mixing Only) Manufacturing
EIN 361315960

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OSHA inspections
2
over 13 years
Violations
1
$8,350 in penalties
Penalties
$8,350
$8,350 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

GRAINCO FS INC. has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 2 inspections over 13 years of recorded history, with $8,350 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 28th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 33 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 78th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 7 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

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

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.2 / yr · last 13 yrs
Violations
1
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$8,350
$8,350 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 2
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 2

50% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $8,350 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0111$8,350Sep 2019Sep 2019

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

28th

Below average violations in NAICS 3253 within IL. Peer group: 33 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
56th
peer median: $4,000
Inspection frequency
78th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
4.6
vs industry
+4.1
TRIR
4.6
vs industry
+3.2

Reported for 22 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
1.4
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.5
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
4.6
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
Referral
1

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) · Apr 2019

Reports
1
Hospitalizations
0
Amputations
1
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation

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.

DateEventBody partOutcome
Apr 24, 2019Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operationFingertip(s)Amputation

Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Apr 24, 2019Amputated,Amputation,Caught In,Fertilizer Mixing,Finger,Fingertip,Sealing Machine11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 7+ years. Most recent activity: 7 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 GRAINCO FS INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in IL — for GRAINCO FS, Inc, not this location alone

Violations
1
Assessed penalties
$100

Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other GRAINCO FS, Inc operations in the same state.

MSHA citations

Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 1 citation · 1 contractor · $100 proposed / $100 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
8747036
Wedron Plant
La Salle, IL
contractor: GRAINCO FS, INC
Jan 2014NoModNegligence$100$100

Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for GRAINCO FS 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 GRAINCO FS INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for GRAINCO FS 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). 3 facilities · 3 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
GRAINCO FS INC
4201 MBL DR · OTTAWA, IL, 61350
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →
GRAINCO FS INC.
3107 N STATE HWY 23 · OTTAWA, IL, 61350
00View →
GRAINCO FS, INC.
2540 NORTH IL ROUTE 23 · OTTAWA, IL, 61350
00View →

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.

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
1108740
Operation
A

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration — DOT-regulated carrier registration and fleet data.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for GRAINCO FS INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$54K
Awards
8
Top agency
Department of Defense
$40K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$40K
Department of Agriculture$14K
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    55 GL DRUMS OIL PRODUCTS FOR ILWW DURING THE FLOOD
    contract · Last action 2013-05-02
    $17,453
  • Department of Agriculture
    PASTURE GRASS SEED
    contract · Last action 2013-11-22
    $9,850
  • Department of Defense
    5000 GAL OF #2 OFF ROAD DIESEL FOR MV
    contract · Last action 2009-04-14
    $8,160
  • Department of Agriculture
    IGF::OT::IGF PASTURE SEEDS
    contract · Last action 2014-11-28
    $4,400
  • Department of Defense
    1200 GAL #2 DIESEL FUEL - WINTER BLEND FOR DRESDEN LOCK BOILER ON ILLINOIS RIVER
    contract · Last action 2014-02-03
    $4,142
  • Department of Defense
    1000 GAL #2 OFF ROAD DIESEL DRESDEN ISLAND LOCK AND DAM IN MORRIS ILLINOIS ON THE ILLINOIS RIVER
    contract · Last action 2014-03-10
    $3,741
  • Department of Defense
    EP220 SYNTHETIC GEAR OIL
    contract · Last action 2008-09-19
    $3,374
  • Department of Defense
    LP GAS BULK PURCHASE FOR MARSEILLES L/D
    contract · Last action 2014-02-06
    $3,116

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 424910 - FARM SUPPLIES MERCHANT WHOLESALERS. Last action: 2014-11-28. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2019-05-02Referral11$8,350
2012-07-24Complaint0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

GRAINCO FS INC. is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization GRAINCO FS, Inc.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of GRAINCO FS, Inc across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in fertilizer (mixing only) manufacturing within IL, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by GRAINCO FS, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on GRAINCO FS 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 GRAINCO FS, Inc, which operates 7 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.

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Frequently asked

What is GRAINCO FS INC.'s OSHA violation history?
GRAINCO FS INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $8,350 in total penalties.
How does GRAINCO FS INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
GRAINCO FS INC. operates in the fertilizer (mixing only) manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.4. GRAINCO FS INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 4.58 compared to an industry average of 0.5.