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AIRGAS USA, LLC

14207 COUNTY RD G, CORTEZ, CO, 81321
Operated by Airgas USA, LLC · 1 of 32 establishments
312113Ice Manufacturing
EIN 560732648

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OSHA inspections
1
Violations
6
$23,643 in penalties
Penalties
$23,643
$3,941 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

AIRGAS USA, LLC has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 1 inspection, with $23,643 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 81st percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 127 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 12 months 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
Violations
6
Penalties
$23,643
$3,941 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · referral
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. 6 distinct standards shown · 6 citations in this view · $23,643 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0120 Q0111$16,550Dec 2025Dec 2025
29 CFR 1910.1200 E01 I11$7,093Dec 2025Dec 2025
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0311Dec 2025Dec 2025
29 CFR 1910.0165 B0511Dec 2025Dec 2025
29 CFR 1910.1200 E0211Dec 2025Dec 2025
29 CFR 1910.1200 H0111Dec 2025Dec 2025

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

81st

Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3121 within CO. Peer group: 127 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 1.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
95th
peer median: $0
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
1.9
vs industry
−0.1
TRIR
3.8
vs industry
+1.7

Reported for 55 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
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
2.0
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
3.8
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

Referral
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

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
12 months ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 12 months 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 CO — for Airgas USA, LLC, not this location alone

Total cases
2
Representation (union)
2

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.). 2 cases · 2 representation

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
27-RC-103905Representation electionApr 2013May 2013ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado
27-RC-103262Representation electionApr 2013Apr 2013ClosedRegion 27, Denver, Colorado

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
2025-06-24Referral6$23,643

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 32 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 32 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in ice manufacturing within CO, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Airgas USA, LLC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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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 32 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 6 violations and $23,643 in total penalties.
How does AIRGAS USA, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
AIRGAS USA, LLC operates in the ice manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. AIRGAS USA, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 1.92 compared to an industry average of 2.