Establishment profile
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY
2202 S RED RIVER EXPRESSWAY, BURKBURNETT, TX, 76354
Operated by Helena Chemical Company · 1 of 11 establishments
424910 — Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 9 years of recorded history, with $17,383 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 64th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 75 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY 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
100% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $17,383 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 G02 I | 1 | 1 | $5,975 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 5A0001 | 1 | 1 | $5,975 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1904.0039 A02 | 1 | 1 | $5,432 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0303 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2017 | Mar 2017 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 4249 within TX. Peer group: 75 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 21 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 2016 – Mar 2018
Most frequent event: Engulfment in other collapsing material
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2018 | Fall on same level, n.e.c. | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized | |
| Oct 4, 2016 | Engulfment in other collapsing material | BODY SYSTEMS | 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 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 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 COMPANY. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY. 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 COMPANY. 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 COMPANY. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY. 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-10-19 | Referral | 4 | 2 | $17,383 |
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 COMPANY 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 employers in this industry and state
Other employers in farm supplies merchant wholesalers within TX, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- TRACTOR SUPPLY COMPANYBURLESON — 2 federal enforcement records
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY INCWHITEWRIGHT — 1 federal enforcement record
- WELLMARK INTERNATIONALDALLAS — 1 federal enforcement record
- PLAINS GRAIN COMPANYABERNATHY — 1 federal enforcement record
- POOLE CHEMICAL CO., INC.BORGER — 1 federal enforcement record
- WILBUR-ELLIS COMPANY LLCHART — 1 federal enforcement record
- THE NATURAL GARDENER, INC.DRIPPING SPRINGS — 1 federal enforcement record
- NORTHSIDE AG & RANCH, INC. DBA NORTHSIDE RANCH PETVICTORIA — 1 federal enforcement record
- OLNEY FERTILIZER CO., INC.OLNEY — 1 federal enforcement record
- Aggie Chick and Feed StoreDallas — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Helena Chemical Company, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- HELENA CHEMICAL CO.WEST HELENA, AR — 1 federal enforcement record
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY INCWHITEWRIGHT, TX — 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 COMPANYALAMO, TN — 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
- Farm Supplies Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in TXState-wide enforcement data
- Farm Supplies Merchant in TXIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY 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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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY's OSHA violation history?
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $17,383.2 in total penalties.
- How does HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY's safety record compare to its industry?
- HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY operates in the farm supplies merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. HELENA CHEMICAL COMPANY's self-reported DART rate is 4.59 compared to an industry average of 1.5.