Establishment profile
HELENA CHEMICAL CO.
101 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DR., WEST HELENA, AR, 72390
Operated by Helena Chemical Company · 1 of 11 establishments
Summary
HELENA CHEMICAL CO. has accumulated 44 OSHA violations across 11 inspections over 52 years of recorded history, with $6,785 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 99th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 17,225 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 28 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HELENA CHEMICAL CO. 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
64% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 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. 20 distinct standards shown · 22 citations in this view · $6,785 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0151 C | 2 | 2 | $200 | Apr 1989 | May 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 F03 | 2 | 2 | $30 | Jun 1974 | Apr 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0304 F04 | 1 | 1 | $4,500 | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $1,125 | Jun 1998 | Jun 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 M12 I | 1 | 1 | $420 | Apr 1989 | Apr 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 D01 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Apr 1989 | Apr 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0178 E02 | 1 | 1 | $210 | Apr 1989 | Apr 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0027 F | 1 | 1 | $30 | Jun 1974 | Jun 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0219 E03 I | 1 | 1 | $30 | Jun 1974 | Jun 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0023 C01 | 1 | 1 | $30 | Jun 1974 | Jun 1974 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0002 A | 1 | 1 | — | May 1998 | May 1998 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1989 | Apr 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 II | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1989 | Apr 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 G06 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1989 | Apr 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1989 | Apr 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 E05 I | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1989 | Apr 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0095 K02 | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1989 | Apr 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0020 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Apr 1989 | Apr 1989 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B02 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1986 | Jan 1986 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 B08 | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 1986 | Jan 1986 |
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. Peer group: 17,225 employers. This establishment has 44 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 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.
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 HELENA CHEMICAL CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 28+ years. Most recent activity: 28 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 HELENA CHEMICAL CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HELENA CHEMICAL CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for HELENA CHEMICAL CO.. 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 HELENA CHEMICAL CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HELENA CHEMICAL CO.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
First case: 2015-04-14. Most recent: 2015-04-14. 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 · $225,000 in penalties / restitution.
| Case | Date | Disposition | Crime | Jurisdiction | Total payment | Monitor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
USA v. Helena Chemical Company Helena Chemical Co. | Apr 2015 | plea | Environmental | Oklahoma - Northern | $225,000 | 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-04-07 | Referral | 2 | 1 | $5,625 | |
| 1998-04-07 | Referral | 2 | — | $200 | |
| 1995-08-04 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-08-24 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1989-02-07 | Planned | 12 | 4 | $840 | |
| 1985-11-05 | Accident | 3 | — | $0 | |
| 1985-05-23 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1983-02-02 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1979-11-26 | Complaint | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1978-10-10 | Planned | 1 | — | $0 | |
| 1974-05-07 | Planned | 23 | — | $120 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
HELENA CHEMICAL CO. is one of 11 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Helena Chemical Company.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Helena Chemical Company across all 11 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Helena Chemical Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANYALAMO, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANYHASKELL, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COLubbock, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANYALAMO, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COConroe, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY INCWHITEWRIGHT, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANYBURKBURNETT, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANYCOLLIERVILLE, TN — 0 federal enforcement records
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANYHONDO, TX — 0 federal enforcement records
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANYHUMBOLDT, TN — 0 federal enforcement records
Related searches
- All Helena Chemical Company locationsParent rollup
- Employers in ARState-wide enforcement data
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HELENA CHEMICAL CO. 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 Helena Chemical Company, which operates 11 establishments in our dataset.
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- What is HELENA CHEMICAL CO.'s OSHA violation history?
- HELENA CHEMICAL CO. has 11 OSHA inspections on record with 44 violations and $6,785 in total penalties.