Establishment profile
DAIKIN AMERICA, INC.
905 STATE DOCKS ROAD, DECATUR, AL, 35601
325211 — Plastics Material and Resin Manufacturing
Summary
DAIKIN AMERICA, INC. has accumulated 14 OSHA violations across 9 inspections over 27 years of recorded history, with $231,334 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 80th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 26 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 100th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
DAIKIN AMERICA, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, 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
44% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 3 inspections producing serious-or-greater 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. 10 distinct standards shown · 14 citations in this view · $231,334 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5A0001 | 5 | 2 | $178,939 | Apr 2020 | Dec 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F01 III B | 1 | 1 | $10,835 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 III | 1 | 1 | $10,830 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G11 | 1 | 1 | $10,830 | Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 D01 | 1 | 1 | $6,300 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 E03 III | 1 | 1 | $6,300 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0119 F04 | 1 | 1 | $6,300 | Nov 1999 | Nov 1999 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0145 C03 | 1 | 1 | $1,000 | Sep 2006 | Sep 2006 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0134 D01 I | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | Dec 2021 |
| 29 CFR 1910.1200 G01 | 1 | 1 | — | Dec 2021 | Dec 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
Worse on violations than most other employers in NAICS 3252 within AL. Peer group: 26 employers. This establishment has 14 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.
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 438 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) · Feb 2016 – Sep 2018
Most frequent event: Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2018 | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation | |
| Feb 25, 2016 | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
OSHA accident events
Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.
| Date | Event | Injuries | Hospitalized | Fatalities | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 2021 | Chemical Exposure,Maintenance,Respiratory,Respiratory Tract,Shortness of breathFatality | 3 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mar 28, 2006 | CHEST,TRAFFIC ACCIDENT,STRUCK BY,TRACTOR TRAILER,TRACTOR--TRUCK,MOTOR VEHICLEFatality | 1 | — | 1 | |
| May 11, 1999 | BURN,FIRE,EXPLOSION,TOWERFatality | 4 | 1 | 3 |
Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.
Activity timeline
Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for DAIKIN AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for DAIKIN AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for DAIKIN AMERICA, 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 DAIKIN AMERICA, 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: Unknown.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DAIKIN AMERICA INC 905 STATE DOCKS RD · DECATUR, AL, 35601 | AirWaterRCRATRI | Unknown QNCR 3 | 31 | 0 | — | May 2026 | 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 DAIKIN AMERICA, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-09-11 | Follow-up | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2022-08-31 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2021-08-12 | Fatality/Catastrophe | 9 | 8 | $175,000 | |
| 2019-12-16 | Unprogrammed Related | 1 | 1 | $36,434 | |
| 2016-03-03 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-07-06 | Programmed Other | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2006-03-28 | Accident | 1 | — | $1,000 | |
| 2001-02-13 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1999-05-11 | Accident | 3 | 3 | $18,900 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
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About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on DAIKIN AMERICA, 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.
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Contact sales →Frequently asked
- What is DAIKIN AMERICA, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- DAIKIN AMERICA, INC. has 9 OSHA inspections on record with 14 violations and $231,334 in total penalties.
- How does DAIKIN AMERICA, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- DAIKIN AMERICA, INC. operates in the plastics material and resin manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 1.9. DAIKIN AMERICA, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0.27 compared to an industry average of 1.1.
- Has DAIKIN AMERICA, INC. had any workplace fatalities?
- Yes. Federal records show 6 fatality investigations involving DAIKIN AMERICA, INC..