Establishment profile
HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, INC.
1421 CHANNEL AVENUE, MEMPHIS, TN, 38113
424910 — Farm Supplies Merchant Wholesalers
Summary
HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, INC. has accumulated 23 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $4,300 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 94th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 51 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 88th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 3 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, 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
83% 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 · $4,300 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1917.0026 F | 2 | 2 | $180 | Jan 2004 | Jul 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0026 D | 2 | 1 | $180 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0064 L03 | 1 | 1 | $1,020 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0062 A02 | 1 | 1 | $1,020 | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0048 J03 | 1 | 1 | $315 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0112 B01 | 1 | 1 | $315 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 H03 III | 1 | 1 | $280 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0095 C | 1 | 1 | $225 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0093 A | 1 | 1 | $225 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0019 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0045 I02 | 1 | 1 | $180 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0048 F | 1 | 1 | $180 | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0026 D07 | 1 | 1 | — | Jul 2023 | Jul 2023 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0097 E01 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G02 III | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 J02 V | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G08 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1918.0097 D07 | 1 | 1 | — | Mar 2015 | Mar 2015 |
| 29 CFR 1917.0026 B | 1 | 1 | — | Jan 2004 | Jan 2004 |
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 4249 within TN. Peer group: 51 employers. This establishment has 23 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 20 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
No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, INC.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 3+ years. Most recent activity: 3 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 HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, 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 HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, 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 HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, 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: 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). 1 facility · $71,213 in assessed penalties.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, INC. 1421 CHANNEL AVENUE · MEMPHIS, TN, 38113 | AirTRI | Violation Identified QNCR 2 | 5 | 3 | $71,213 | Jun 2025 | 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 HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-06-12 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-02-24 | Planned | 2 | — | $0 | |
| 2015-02-24 | Planned | 6 | 2 | $2,040 | |
| 2004-01-13 | Referral | 3 | 2 | $505 | |
| 2003-10-02 | Planned | 10 | 9 | $1,755 | |
| 1993-07-15 | Complaint | 0 | — | $0 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, INC. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 23 violations and $4,300 in total penalties.
- How does HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, INC. operates in the farm supplies merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.2. HELM FERTILIZER TERMINAL, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.5.