Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Parent Company Name:
CHS Inc.
Ownership Structure:
cooperative
Headquartered in:
Minnesota
Major Industry:
agribusiness
Specific Industry:
agribusiness
Penalty total since 2000:
$10,788,933
Number of records:
134
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environment-related offenses | $8,250,167 | 64 |
| financial offenses | $1,535,235 | 3 |
| safety-related offenses | $884,552 | 64 |
| employment-related offenses | $118,979 | 3 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environmental violation | $8,250,167 | 64 |
| investor protection violation | $1,500,000 | 2 |
| workplace safety or health violation | $699,302 | 46 |
| railroad safety violation | $110,000 | 15 |
| wage and hour violation | $108,700 | 2 |
Notes:
Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.
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| Company | Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY ASSOCIATION | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $1,850,000 |
| NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY ASSOCIATION | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | (*) $1,446,678 |
| National Cooperative Refinery Association | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $1,445,000 |
| NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY ASSOC | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $1,108,214 |
| CHS Inc. | investor protection violation | 2016 | CFTC | $1,000,000 |
| Milk River Coop | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $550,400 |
| CHS, Inc. | investor protection violation | 2019 | CFTC | $500,000 |
| CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $461,876 |
| JAYHAWK PIPELINE, L.L.C. | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $325,500 |
| CHS | environmental violation | 2018 | MT-ENV | $177,950 |
| CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVE | environmental violation | 2001 | WI-ENV | $164,000 |
| Ventura Foods, LLC | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $157,900 |
| Cenex Pipeline | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $154,750 |
| Ventura Foods LLC | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | (*) $140,600 |
| Cenex Harvest States Cooperative | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $121,089 |
| CENEX HARVEST STATES, INC. (AKA CHS INC.) | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | OSHA | $120,000 |
| CHS INC. | wage and hour violation | 2011 | WHD | $101,173 |
| CHS | environmental violation | 2017 | MT-ENV | $99,388 |
| CENEX HARVEST STATES, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $90,600 |
| CHS | environmental violation | 2016 | MT-ENV | $90,000 |
| National Cooperative Refinery Association | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $87,337 |
| VENTURA FOODS, LLC | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $86,836 |
| JAYHAWK PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2013 | PHMSA | $82,400 |
| CHS INC | environmental violation | 2018 | EPA | $80,000 |
| ILLINOIS RIVER ENERGY LLC | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $69,399 |
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2003 | PHMSA | $67,000 |
| National Cooperative Refinery Association | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $63,642 |
| Chs Inc | motor vehicle safety violation | 2015 | FMCSA | $59,260 |
| CHS, Inc. | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $57,750 |
| CENEX HARVEST STATES OILSEED PROCESSING & REFINING | environmental violation | 2001 | EPA | $56,520 |
| NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY ASSOCIATION | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $51,300 |
| Ventura Foods | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $51,100 |
| Ventura Foods, LLC | environmental violation | 2017 | AL-ENV | $50,000 |
| PATRIOT RENEWABLE FUELS LLC | environmental violation | 2016 | IL-ENV | $50,000 |
| Ventura Foods | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $48,535 |
| CHS Inc dba Eastern Farmers Coop Jasper | environmental violation | 2008 | MN-ENV | $45,000 |
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2015 | PHMSA | $43,200 |
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2016 | PHMSA | $43,200 |
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2006 | PHMSA | $43,000 |
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2012 | PHMSA | $41,500 |
| CHS,INC. DBA UNITED PLAINS AG | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $40,000 |
| CHS, Inc. Garretson | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $37,980 |
| Ventura Foods, LLC | tax violations | 2013 | CT-AG | $35,235 |
| Cenex Harvest States (CHS) | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | (*) $35,200 |
| NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY ASSOCIATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $35,000 |
| VENTURA FOODS LLC - ALBERT LEA DIVISION | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $34,554 |
| Ventura Foods, LLC | environmental violation | 2014 | AL-ENV | $26,000 |
| National Cooperative Refinery Association | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $25,500 |
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2005 | PHMSA | $25,000 |
| CHS Inc. | environmental violation | 2007 | ND-ENV | $25,000 |
| CHS, INC, | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | OSHA | $22,000 |
| Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $20,500 |
| CHS, INC, | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | OSHA | $20,000 |
| CHS | environmental violation | 2018 | MT-ENV | $19,913 |
| CENEX PIPELINE, LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $19,750 |
| VENTURA FOODS LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $19,560 |
| National Cooperative Refinery Association | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $17,963 |
| CHS | environmental violation | 2016 | MT-ENV | $17,483 |
| CHS, Inc. | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $17,440 |
| Ventura Foods LLC | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $17,300 |
| WESTERN FEED LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $16,100 |
| VENTURA FOODS, LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2020 | OSHA | $15,976 |
| CENEX HARVEST STATES, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $15,800 |
| CHS Hallock | environmental violation | 2016 | MN-ENV | $14,625 |
| UNITED HARVEST LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $13,800 |
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2003 | PHMSA | $13,400 |
| CHS - GRAINLAND | workplace safety or health violation | 2018 | OSHA | $13,194 |
| CHS COOPERATIVES, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2017 | OSHA | $12,094 |
| CHS Inc. Nez Perce | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $12,000 |
| CENEX HARVEST STATES, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $11,400 |
| VENTURA FOODS, LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $10,750 |
| CHS Inc. | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $10,279 |
| CHS Mankato | environmental violation | 2015 | MN-ENV | $10,250 |
| VENTURA FOODS, LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $10,022 |
| CHS Inc | environmental violation | 2017 | IA-ENV | $10,000 |
| CHS, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $10,000 |
| VENTURA FOODS LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | OSHA | $9,600 |
| CHS INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2016 | OSHA | $9,500 |
| CHS INC | motor vehicle safety violation | 2008 | FMCSA | $9,460 |
| Cenex Harvest States | railroad safety violation | 2007 | FRA | $9,000 |
| VENTURA FOODS, LLC | environmental violation | 2015 | OR-ENV | $8,936 |
| CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVE | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | OSHA | $8,800 |
| CENEX HARVEST STATES, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $8,800 |
| Cenex (Laurel Refinery) | environmental violation | 2009 | EPA | $8,769 |
| CENEX HARVEST STATES INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2013 | OSHA | $8,600 |
| CHS Inc. | railroad safety violation | 2014 | FRA | $8,500 |
| CENEX CORPORATION | railroad safety violation | 2014 | FRA | $8,500 |
| CENEX CORPORATION | railroad safety violation | 2014 | FRA | $8,500 |
| CENEX CORPORATION | railroad safety violation | 2014 | FRA | $8,500 |
| CENEX CORPORATION | railroad safety violation | 2014 | FRA | $8,500 |
| CHS, INC. | railroad safety violation | 2017 | FRA | $8,500 |
| CHS, INC. | railroad safety violation | 2017 | FRA | $8,500 |
| CHS Inc. - Walla Walla | environmental violation | 2017 | EPA | $8,500 |
| CHS | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | OSHA | $8,475 |
| UNITED HARVEST LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $8,400 |
| CHS INC - MYRTLE GROVE TERMINAL | workplace safety or health violation | 2020 | OSHA | $8,096 |
| VENTURA FOODS, LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2015 | OSHA | $8,060 |
| CHS INC. DBA PRIMELAND COOPERATIVES | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | OSHA | $8,050 |
| CHS Lake Erie, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2010 | WHD | $7,527 |
| Cenex Corporation | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $7,500 |
| Cenex Corporation | railroad safety violation | 2005 | FRA | $7,500 |
