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CHS, Inc.: OSHA inspections and violations

Superior, Wisconsin · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · NAICS 424510

7inspections
14citation items
$33,950current penalties
Jul 10, 2024last inspection

CHS, Inc. has 7 OSHA inspections on record in Wisconsin, the first in 2013.

OSHA's last visit started on Jul 10, 2024 as a planned inspection, in Superior.

Across those inspections OSHA issued 14 citation items: 10 serious and 4 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $55,300 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $33,950, down 39%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.23, ladders in general industry (3 items).

For context, across all wholesale employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $3,425. CHS, Inc. averages $7,333 over 3 cited inspections in that time.

CHS, Inc. also files yearly injury logs with OSHA, summarized below.

It reported 1 severe injury to OSHA since 2015.

CHS, Inc.: OSHA citation items per year, 2013 to 2024
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 347612640 OPENED JUL 10, 2024Closed

Planned · Complete · Health · 27 employees at the site · Closed Mar 24, 2025

41 Dock Street, Superior, WI 54880 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a Serious$8,619$6,034Nov 1, 2024Final

Inspection 347615288 OPENED JUL 10, 2024Closed

Planned · Complete · Safety · 27 employees at the site · Closed Sep 16, 2025

41 Dock Street, Superior, WI 54880 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 3 Serious$16,131$11,292Nov 25, 2024Final

Inspection 344815212 OPENED JUL 1, 2020Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 6 employees at the site · Closed Sep 30, 2020

461 W Madison St., Darien, WI 53114 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

No citations from this inspection.

Inspection 341096022 OPENED DEC 3, 2015Closed

Complaint · Partial · Health · 44 employees at the site · Closed Feb 29, 2016

41 Dock Street, Superior, WI 54880 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(ii) · Personal protective equipment, general requirements
Other-than-serious$4,675$2,337Jan 15, 2016Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii) · Hazard communication
Other-than-serious$4,675$2,337Jan 15, 2016Final

Inspection 339972135 OPENED SEP 26, 2014Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 15 employees at the site · Closed Nov 25, 2014

E9123 Mill Rd, Readfield, WI 54969 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(i) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 29, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2
29 CFR 1910.147(c)(6)(ii) · Lockout/tagout
Other-than-serious$0$0Oct 29, 2014Final

Inspection 339575482 OPENED FEB 4, 2014Closed

Complaint · Partial · Safety · 34 employees at the site · Closed Jul 28, 2014

41 Dock Street, Superior, WI 54880 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(5) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$2,550$1,275May 28, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.219(d)(1) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$4,250$2,125May 28, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.219(e)(1)(i) · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts
Serious$0$0May 28, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 3
29 CFR 1910.272(g)(1)(ii) · Grain handling facilities
Serious$3,400$1,700May 28, 2014Final
Citation 1, item 4
29 CFR 1910.303(b)(7)(iv) · Electrical equipment, general requirements
Serious$4,250$2,125May 28, 2014Final

Inspection 339300329 OPENED AUG 13, 2013Closed

Planned · Partial · Safety · 25 employees at the site · Closed Nov 14, 2013

41 Dock Street, Superior, WI 54880 · Grain and Field Bean Merchant Wholesalers · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1a
29 CFR 1910.23(a)(7) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$3,750$2,625Sep 30, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 1b
29 CFR 1910.23(c)(1) · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes
Serious$0$0Sep 30, 2013Final
Citation 1, item 2 Serious$3,000$2,100Sep 30, 2013Final

Injury and illness logs

From the Form 300A summaries employers file with OSHA each year. Rate = recordable cases per 100 full-time workers.

In 2025, the Superior site logged 0 recordable injuries or illnesses among about 19 workers: 0.0 per 100 full-time workers, against a median of 0.0 for its industry.

Site and yearWorkersCasesDays-away casesRateIndustry median
Superior (GG)
Superior · 2025
19 000.00.0
Superior GG
Superior · 2024
27 217.50.0
Readfield Grain/Liquid
Readfield · 2020
40 112.30.0
Superior (GM)
Superior · 2016
44 224.50.0

Severe injury reports

Employers must report any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization or loss of an eye to OSHA within 24 hours. 1 report on file.

May 16, 2024, Superior: Hospitalization · fractures · leg(s) unspecified

On May 16, 2024, at 3:25 PM, an employee was loading guardrail components onto the forks of a forklift in an outdoor area when he slipped and fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured left leg that required hospitalization and surgery.

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.1200 · Hazard communication

29 CFR 1910.1200(h)(3)(iii)

(iii) The measures employees can take to protect themselves from these hazards, including specific procedures the employer has implemented to protect employees from exposure to hazardous chemicals, such as appropriate work practices, emergency procedures, and personal protective equipment to be used; and,

29 CFR 1910.132 · Personal protective equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.132(d)(1)(ii)

(ii) Communicate selection decisions to each affected employee; and,

29 CFR 1910.147 · Lockout/tagout

29 CFR 1910.147(c)(5)(ii)(b)

(B) Standardized. Lockout and tagout devices shall be standardized within the facility in at least one of the following criteria: Color; shape; or size; and additionally, in the case of tagout devices, print and format shall be standardized.

29 CFR 1910.219 · Belts, pulleys and power-transmission parts

29 CFR 1910.23 · Guarding floor and wall openings and holes

29 CFR 1910.272 · Grain handling facilities

29 CFR 1910.303 · Electrical equipment, general requirements

29 CFR 1910.95 · Noise

29 CFR 1917.48 · Conveyors

Other grain and field bean merchant wholesalers employers in Wisconsin

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