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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: 
$10,822,723
Number of records: 
137
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)Penalty TotalNumber of Records
environment-related offenses$8,257,35265
financial offenses$1,535,2353
safety-related offenses$911,15766
employment-related offenses$118,9793
Top 5 Primary Offense TypesPenalty TotalNumber of Records
environmental violation$8,257,35265
investor protection violation$1,500,0002
workplace safety or health violation$725,90748
railroad safety violation$110,00015
wage and hour violation$108,7002
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.

Links: 

Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

For an overview of assistance this company is receiving under the CARES Act, see its Covid Stimulus Watch summary page here.


Individual Penalty Records:

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Company Primary Offense Type Year Agency Penalty Amountsort icon
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
VENTURA FOODS, LLC workplace safety or health violation 2021 OSHA $18,315
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. workplace safety or health violation 2021 OSHA $8,290
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
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