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:
$10,674,461
Number of records:
130
| Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environment-related offenses | $8,143,647 | 62 |
| financial offenses | $1,535,235 | 3 |
| safety-related offenses | $876,600 | 62 |
| employment-related offenses | $118,979 | 3 |
| Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| environmental violation | $8,143,647 | 62 |
| investor protection violation | $1,500,000 | 2 |
| workplace safety or health violation | $701,350 | 46 |
| wage and hour violation | $108,700 | 2 |
| railroad safety violation | $100,000 | 13 |
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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Individual Penalty Records:
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| Company |
Primary Offense Type |
Year | Agency | Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2012 | PHMSA | $41,500 |
| JAYHAWK PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2013 | PHMSA | $82,400 |
| Ventura Foods, LLC | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $157,900 |
| National Cooperative Refinery Association | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $1,445,000 |
| Cenex Harvest States (CHS) | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | (*) $35,200 |
| Milk River Coop | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $550,400 |
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2015 | PHMSA | $43,200 |
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2006 | PHMSA | $43,000 |
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2005 | PHMSA | $25,000 |
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2004 | PHMSA | $5,000 |
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2003 | PHMSA | $67,000 |
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2003 | PHMSA | $13,400 |
| CHS MCPHERSON REFINERY INC. | environmental violation | 2002 | PHMSA | $5,000 |
| CENEX PIPELINE LLC | environmental violation | 2016 | PHMSA | $43,200 |
| VENTURA FOODS, LLC | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $86,836 |
| VENTURA FOODS LLC - ALBERT LEA DIVISION | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $34,554 |
| Ventura Foods | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $48,535 |
| Ventura Foods | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $51,100 |
| CHS Inc. | environmental violation | 2009 | EPA | $6,000 |
| CHS, Inc. | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $17,440 |
| ILLINOIS RIVER ENERGY LLC | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $69,399 |
| JAYHAWK PIPELINE, L.L.C. | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $325,500 |
| NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY ASSOC | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $1,108,214 |
| 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 | 2011 | EPA | $51,300 |
| CHS INC | environmental violation | 2018 | EPA | $80,000 |
| CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $461,876 |
| Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $20,500 |
| Cenex Pipeline | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $154,750 |
| CHS, Inc. | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $57,750 |
| Cenex (Laurel Refinery) | environmental violation | 2009 | EPA | $8,769 |
| CHS, Inc. Garretson | environmental violation | 2011 | EPA | $37,980 |
| Ventura Foods LLC | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | (*) $140,600 |
| Ventura Foods LLC | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $17,300 |
| Cenex Harvest States Cooperative | environmental violation | 2003 | EPA | $121,089 |
| CHS, Inc. - Primeland Cooperatives | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $5,120 |
| CHS Inc. Craigmont | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $7,440 |
| CHS Inc. Nez Perce | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $12,000 |
| CHS Inc. - Walla Walla | environmental violation | 2017 | EPA | $8,500 |
| National Cooperative Refinery Association | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $25,500 |
| National Cooperative Refinery Association | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $63,642 |
| National Cooperative Refinery Association | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $87,337 |
| National Cooperative Refinery Association | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | $17,963 |
| Ventura Foods, LLC | environmental violation | 2017 | AL-ENV | $50,000 |
| Ventura Foods, LLC | environmental violation | 2014 | AL-ENV | $26,000 |
| CHS Inc | environmental violation | 2020 | IA-ENV | $6,000 |
| CHS Inc | environmental violation | 2017 | IA-ENV | $10,000 |
| CHS Oilseed Processing | environmental violation | 2018 | MN-ENV | $6,720 |
| CHS Hallock | environmental violation | 2016 | MN-ENV | $14,625 |
| CHS Mankato | environmental violation | 2015 | MN-ENV | $10,250 |
| CHS Grain Bunker | environmental violation | 2015 | MN-ENV | $5,110 |
| CHS Inc dba Eastern Farmers Coop Jasper | environmental violation | 2008 | MN-ENV | $45,000 |
| CHS | environmental violation | 2018 | MT-ENV | $19,913 |
| CHS | environmental violation | 2018 | MT-ENV | $177,950 |
| CHS | environmental violation | 2017 | MT-ENV | $99,388 |
| CHS | environmental violation | 2016 | MT-ENV | $17,483 |
| CHS | environmental violation | 2016 | MT-ENV | $90,000 |
| CHS Inc. | environmental violation | 2007 | ND-ENV | $25,000 |
| VENTURA FOODS, LLC | environmental violation | 2015 | OR-ENV | $8,936 |
| CHS Inc | environmental violation | 2005 | TX-ENV | $7,200 |
| CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVE | environmental violation | 2001 | WI-ENV | $164,000 |
| CHS Inc. | investor protection violation | 2016 | CFTC | $1,000,000 |
| CHS, Inc. | investor protection violation | 2019 | CFTC | $500,000 |
| CHS Inc. | labor relations violation | 2010 | NLRB | $10,279 |
| CHS INC | motor vehicle safety violation | 2008 | FMCSA | $9,460 |
| CHS INC. | motor vehicle safety violation | 2005 | FMCSA | $6,530 |
| Chs Inc | motor vehicle safety violation | 2015 | FMCSA | $59,260 |
| CHS Inc. | railroad safety violation | 2010 | FRA | $6,000 |
| 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 |
| ILLINOIS RIVER ENERGY, LLC | railroad safety violation | 2009 | FRA | $5,000 |
| Cenex Harvest States | railroad safety violation | 2007 | FRA | $9,000 |
| Cenex Corporation | railroad safety violation | 2003 | FRA | $7,500 |
| Cenex Corporation | railroad safety violation | 2005 | FRA | $7,500 |
| CHS, INC. | railroad safety violation | 2017 | FRA | $5,500 |
| CHS, INC. | railroad safety violation | 2017 | FRA | $8,500 |
| CHS, INC. | railroad safety violation | 2017 | FRA | $8,500 |
| Ventura Foods, LLC | tax violations | 2013 | CT-AG | $35,235 |
| CHS INC. | wage and hour violation | 2011 | WHD | $101,173 |
| CHS Lake Erie, Inc. | wage and hour violation | 2010 | WHD | $7,527 |
| CHS INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2004 | OSHA | $5,625 |
| AGRO DISTRIBUTION | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | OSHA | $7,500 |
| CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVE | workplace safety or health violation | 2002 | OSHA | $8,800 |
| VENTURA FOODS, LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $10,750 |
| CENEX PIPELINE, LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $19,750 |
| CHS, INC, | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | OSHA | $20,000 |
| VENTURA FOODS | workplace safety or health violation | 2005 | OSHA | $6,615 |
| CHS INC. DBA PRIMELAND COOPERATIVES | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | OSHA | $8,050 |
| VENTURA FOODS LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | OSHA | $9,600 |
| CHS, INC, | workplace safety or health violation | 2007 | OSHA | $22,000 |
| UNITED HARVEST LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $13,800 |
| UNITED HARVEST LLC | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $8,400 |
| NATIONAL COOPERATIVE REFINERY ASSOCIATION | workplace safety or health violation | 2008 | OSHA | $35,000 |
| CHS SUNFLOWER | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | OSHA | $6,500 |
| CHS,INC. DBA UNITED PLAINS AG | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $40,000 |
| CHS | workplace safety or health violation | 2011 | OSHA | $8,475 |
| CHS SPRINGDALE, INC. DBA HOME AT TAYLOR POINTE | workplace safety or health violation | 2010 | OSHA | $7,497 |
