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ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION

10100 ARCHER AVENUE, WILLOW SPRINGS, IL, 60480
424690Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers

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OSHA inspections
5
over 17 years
Violations
7
$13,022 in penalties
Penalties
$13,022
$1,860 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations · 1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 2 OSHA follow-ups

Summary

ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION has accumulated 7 OSHA violations across 5 inspections over 17 years of recorded history, with $13,022 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 74th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 47 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 96th 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

ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and FMCSA motor carrier registration records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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
5
0.3 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
7
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$13,022
$1,860 avg / violation
57% serious43% other
Inspection trigger · complaint
4 of 5
Inspection trigger · referral
1 of 5

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. 7 distinct standards shown · 7 citations in this view · $13,022 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0134 F0211$5,647Nov 2024Nov 2024
29 CFR 1910.0303 B0111$4,517Sep 2024Sep 2024
29 CFR 1910.0132 A11$1,500Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0151 C11$858Nov 2008Nov 2008
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0111$500Sep 2011Sep 2011
29 CFR 1910.0134 M0111Nov 2024Nov 2024
29 CFR 1910.0134 M02 II11Nov 2024Nov 2024

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

74th

Above average violations in NAICS 4246 within IL. Peer group: 47 employers. This establishment has 7 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
78th
peer median: $2,080
Inspection frequency
96th
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
7.4
vs industry
+6.2
TRIR
9.2
vs industry
+7.1

Reported for 54 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
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.2
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
9.2
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
4
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) · May 2015 – May 2024 · 2 in last 5 years

Reports
3
Hospitalizations
4
Amputations
0
Eye losses
0

Most frequent event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode

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
May 23, 2024Other fall to lower level less than 6 feetHip joint(s)Hospitalized
May 10, 2021Inhalation of harmful substance-single episodeBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized
May 4, 2015NonclassifiableLower leg(s)Hospitalized

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
May 10, 2021Air Contamination,Chemical,Chemical Burn,Chemical Exposure,Chemical Reaction,Chemical Vapor,Chlorine,Contaminated,Evacuation,Filling,Inhalation,Leak,Lung,Non-PEL Overexposure,Open Valve,Overexposure,Poisoning,Storage Tank,Tank Truck,Valve22

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
1 year ago

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 ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in IL — for ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION, not this location alone

Total cases
19
Unfair labor practice
16
Representation (union)
3

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 19 cases · 16 ULP · 3 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
13-CA-362415Unfair labor practiceMar 2025Aug 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RD-362269Representation electionMar 2025Sep 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-350936Unfair labor practiceSep 2024Aug 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-350934Unfair labor practiceSep 2024Aug 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-340890Unfair labor practiceApr 2024Aug 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-340165Unfair labor practiceApr 2024Aug 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-339199Unfair labor practiceApr 2024Aug 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-338384Unfair labor practiceMar 2024Aug 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-334146Unfair labor practiceJan 2024Aug 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-334147Unfair labor practiceJan 2024Aug 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-323545Unfair labor practiceAug 2023Oct 2023ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-321932Unfair labor practiceJul 2023Aug 2025ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-318687Unfair labor practiceMay 2023Jul 2023ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RC-316684Representation electionApr 2023May 2023ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-315456Unfair labor practiceApr 2023Jan 2024ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-290047Unfair labor practiceFeb 2022Apr 2022ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-136384Unfair labor practiceSep 2014May 2015ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-CA-129363Unfair labor practiceMay 2014Dec 2014ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois
13-RC-129092Representation electionMay 2014Jul 2014ClosedRegion 13, Chicago, Illinois

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Motor carrier safety (FMCSA)

DOT number
237298
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 ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-08-07Complaint31$5,647
2024-08-07Complaint11$4,517
2021-07-22Referral0$0
2011-08-18Complaint21$2,000
2008-11-17Complaint11$858

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

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION 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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Frequently asked

What is ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION's OSHA violation history?
ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION has 5 OSHA inspections on record with 7 violations and $13,021.5 in total penalties.
How does ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION's safety record compare to its industry?
ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION operates in the other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. ROWELL CHEMICAL CORPORATION's self-reported DART rate is 7.37 compared to an industry average of 1.2.