Establishment profile
AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC
900 DELAWARE AVENUE, PALMERTON, PA, 18071
Operated by Airgas Specialty Products · 1 of 7 establishments
424690 — Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 202529374
Summary
AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 13 years of recorded history, with $6,120 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 65th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 53 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC appears in OSHA workplace safety, MSHA mine safety, and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.
OSHA workplace safety
100% of inspections at this establishment produced 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 4 citations in this view · $6,120 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0111 B09 V | 1 | 1 | $3,060 | May 2013 | May 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I D | 1 | 1 | $3,060 | May 2013 | May 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D03 I B | 1 | 1 | — | May 2013 | May 2013 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F03 | 1 | 1 | — | May 2013 | May 2013 |
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
Above average violations in NAICS 4246 within PA. Peer group: 53 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 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.
Reported for 23 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
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- 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) · Oct 2023
Most frequent event: Struck by discharged object or substance
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.
| Date | Event | Body part | Outcome | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 2023 | Struck by discharged object or substance | Jaw, chin | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 13+ years. Most recent activity: 13 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
Company-level in PA — for Airgas Specialty Products, not this location alone
Mine Safety & Health Administration — citations issued at mining operations. MSHA records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Airgas Specialty Products operations in the same state.
MSHA citations
Mine Safety and Health Administration citations. S&S (significant and substantial) marks violations that could reasonably contribute to a serious injury. Negligence rating is MSHA’s operator-culpability assessment (none, low, moderate, high, or reckless disregard). Proposed = assessed at issuance; Paid = post-settlement / appeal. 1 citation · 1 contractor · $143 proposed / $0 paid.
| Citation | Mine | Date | Section | S&S | Negligence | Proposed | Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9715597 | Hercules Cement LP Northampton, PA contractor: Airgas Specialty Products | Feb 2023 | — | No | LowNegligence | $143 | — |
Source: MSHA citation database. “Contractor” annotations indicate the cited party was on-site at the mine but not the mine’s operator -- responsibility attaches to the contractor LLC, not the mine’s owner. Section codes reference 30 CFR (the Mine Safety and Health regulations).
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board →
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 AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation Identified.
EPA-registered facilities
Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS 900 DELAWARE AVENUE · PALMERTON, PA, 18071 | WaterTRI | Violation Identified QNCR 1 | 5 | 0 | — | Feb 2025 | View → |
Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-11-07 | Complaint | 4 | 1 | $6,120 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC is one of 7 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Airgas Specialty Products.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Airgas Specialty Products across all 7 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
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- CORCO CHEMICAL CORPORATIONFAIRLESS HILLS — 2 federal enforcement records
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- AMEX TRANSPORT, INC.ALLENPORT — 2 federal enforcement records
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Airgas Specialty Products, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTSEL CENTRO, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTSRIVERSIDE, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC.HANFORD, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INCWAXAHACHIE, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Airgas Specialty Products locationsParent rollup
- Other Chemical and Allied Products Merchant WholesalersAll employers in this industry
- Employers in PAState-wide enforcement data
- Other Chemical and in PAIndustry × state cross-filter
About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC 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.
Establishments are matched across agencies using normalized employer name, state, and ZIP code. This establishment resolves to the parent rollup Airgas Specialty Products, which operates 7 establishments in our dataset.
OSHA citations typically appear 3–8 months after the inspection, so very recent enforcement actions may not yet be reflected. Profiles may be incomplete if the establishment operates under multiple legal names or files under variations our entity-matching rules don’t yet cover. To report a missing record or correction, email corrections@fastdol.com.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC's OSHA violation history?
- AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $6,120 in total penalties.
- How does AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC's safety record compare to its industry?
- AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC operates in the other chemical and allied products merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. AIRGAS SPECIALTY PRODUCTS INC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 1.2.