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AIRGAS USA, LLC

853 ABBOTT STREET, SALINAS, CA, 93901
Operated by Airgas USA, LLC · 1 of 37 establishments
423830Industrial Machinery and Equipment Merchant Wholesalers
EIN 560732648

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OSHA inspections
1
over 4 years
Violations
4
$28,200 in penalties
Penalties
$28,200
$7,050 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 hospitalizations

Summary

AIRGAS USA, LLC has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 1 inspection over 4 years of recorded history, with $28,200 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 67th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 362 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 4 years ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

AIRGAS USA, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
1
0.3 / yr · last 4 yrs
Violations
4
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$28,200
$7,050 avg / violation
25% serious75% other
Inspection trigger · accident
1 of 1

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 · $28,200 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
3328(A)(2)11$18,000Dec 2021Dec 2021
3384(A)11$9,000Dec 2021Dec 2021
3203(A)11$600Dec 2021Dec 2021
3380(F)(1)11$600Dec 2021Dec 2021

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

67th

Above average violations in NAICS 4238 within CA. Peer group: 362 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
98th
peer median: $903
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
1.1
vs industry
+0.2
TRIR
3.4
vs industry
+1.9

Reported for 86 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

Industry avg TRIR
1.5
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.9
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.4
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

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

Accident
1

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for AIRGAS USA, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Jul 8, 2021Compressed Gas,Cylinder,Explosion,Hand,Head,Neck,Oxygen11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
4 years ago

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 4+ years. Most recent activity: 4 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 USA, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for AIRGAS USA, LLC. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for Airgas USA, LLC, not this location alone

Total cases
46
Unfair labor practice
38
Representation (union)
8

National Labor Relations Board — unfair labor practice charges and union representation cases. The NLRB records cases at the company/regional level (no worksite address), so these are matched by company name and state and may span other Airgas USA, LLC locations in the same state.

NLRB cases

National Labor Relations Board cases involving this employer. Includes unfair labor practice (ULP) filings and representation election proceedings. NLRB enforcement is process-driven; no per-case monetary penalty is assessed (remedies are case-by-case backpay orders, posting requirements, election re-runs, etc.). 46 cases · 38 ULP · 8 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
21-CA-370080Unfair labor practiceJul 2025OpenRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-298257Unfair labor practiceJun 2022Jul 2023ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-RD-282180Representation electionAug 2021Sep 2021ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-282294Unfair labor practiceAug 2021Feb 2022ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-280940Unfair labor practiceAug 2021Aug 2022ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-278680Unfair labor practiceJun 2021Aug 2021ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-278634Unfair labor practiceJun 2021Mar 2022ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-277822Unfair labor practiceMay 2021Mar 2022ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-272431Unfair labor practiceFeb 2021Jul 2021ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-272391Unfair labor practiceFeb 2021Jul 2021ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-269565Unfair labor practiceNov 2020Dec 2020ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-269558Unfair labor practiceNov 2020Dec 2020ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-264000Unfair labor practiceJul 2020Oct 2020ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-262257Unfair labor practiceJun 2020Aug 2021ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-260895Unfair labor practiceMay 2020OpenRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-260893Unfair labor practiceMay 2020Oct 2021ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-260863Unfair labor practiceMay 2020Jul 2022ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-260853Unfair labor practiceMay 2020Dec 2020ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-260200Unfair labor practiceMay 2020May 2020ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-260194Unfair labor practiceMay 2020May 2020ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-260147Unfair labor practiceMay 2020May 2020ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-260098Unfair labor practiceMay 2020May 2020ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-258850Unfair labor practiceApr 2020Oct 2021ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-257566Unfair labor practiceMar 2020Apr 2020ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-255343Unfair labor practiceJan 2020Aug 2021ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-252968Unfair labor practiceDec 2019Dec 2019ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-253062Unfair labor practiceDec 2019May 2020ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-251466Unfair labor practiceNov 2019May 2020ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-251265Unfair labor practiceNov 2019Aug 2020ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-251259Unfair labor practiceNov 2019Aug 2020ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-250429Unfair labor practiceOct 2019Oct 2021ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-249421Unfair labor practiceOct 2019Jan 2020ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-249546Unfair labor practiceOct 2019Nov 2019ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-249468Unfair labor practiceOct 2019Nov 2019ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
20-RM-247385Representation electionAug 2019Sep 2019ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
21-RC-246792Representation electionAug 2019Sep 2019ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
21-CA-245561Unfair labor practiceJul 2019Nov 2019ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-234473Unfair labor practiceJan 2019Oct 2021ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
20-CA-233949Unfair labor practiceJan 2019Jul 2019ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
31-CA-231728Unfair labor practiceNov 2018Oct 2021ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
20-RC-230860Representation electionNov 2018Dec 2018ClosedRegion 20, San Francisco, California
21-RC-227506Representation electionSep 2018Jan 2019ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-226568Unfair labor practiceAug 2018OpenRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RC-226362Representation electionAug 2018Oct 2018ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-RC-224348Representation electionJul 2018Sep 2018ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
21-RC-222426Representation electionJun 2018Jul 2018ClosedRegion 21, Los Angeles, California

Source: NLRB case files. Rows shown are those the agency has published. Region numbers (1–31) correspond to NLRB's geographic offices.

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 USA, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for AIRGAS USA, LLC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for AIRGAS USA, LLC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2021-07-09Accident41$28,200

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

In the news

Part of a larger organization

AIRGAS USA, LLC is one of 37 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Airgas USA, LLC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Airgas USA, LLC across all 37 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on AIRGAS USA, LLC 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 USA, LLC, which operates 37 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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Frequently asked

What is AIRGAS USA, LLC's OSHA violation history?
AIRGAS USA, LLC has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 4 violations and $28,200 in total penalties.
How does AIRGAS USA, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
AIRGAS USA, LLC operates in the industrial machinery and equipment merchant wholesalers industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.5. AIRGAS USA, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.12 compared to an industry average of 0.9.