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HOLSTON GASES INC

222 COUNCIL PLACE, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37920
Operated by HOLSTON GASES INC · 1 of 2 establishments
325120Industrial Gas Manufacturing
EIN 620598088

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OSHA inspections
3
over 29 years
Violations
5
$150 in penalties
Penalties
$150
$30 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

HOLSTON GASES INC has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 29 years of recorded history, with $150 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 53rd percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 65 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 75th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 13 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

HOLSTON GASES INC appears in OSHA workplace safety and MSHA mine safety records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, EPA environmental compliance, 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

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 29 yrs
Violations
5
0.2 / yr
Penalties
$150
$30 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · complaint
2 of 3
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 3

67% 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. 5 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $150 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 I11$150Oct 2012Oct 2012
29 CFR 1910.0134 C02 II11Oct 2012Oct 2012
29 CFR 1910.0178 Q0111Sep 1996Sep 1996
29 CFR 1910.0303 G01 II11Sep 1996Sep 1996
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 I11Sep 1996Sep 1996

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

53rd

Above average violations in NAICS 3251 within TN. Peer group: 65 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 4.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
38th
peer median: $1,000
Inspection frequency
75th
peer median: 1

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

No self-reported injury rates filed with OSHA's Injury Tracking Application for HOLSTON GASES INC. Verify directly with OSHA Injury Tracking Application

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
0.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
Not in OSHA ITA

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

Planned
1
Complaint
2

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 HOLSTON GASES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

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 HOLSTON GASES INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

Company-level in TN — for HOLSTON GASES INC, not this location alone

Violations
1
Assessed penalties
$100

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 HOLSTON GASES INC 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 · $100 proposed / $100 paid.

CitationMineDateSectionS&SNegligenceProposedPaid
8817490
Anderson Mine and Mill
Franklin, TN
contractor: Holston Gases
Apr 2015NoModNegligence$100$100

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 HOLSTON GASES 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 HOLSTON GASES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for HOLSTON GASES INC. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

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 · 1 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
HOLSTON GASES, INC
222 COUNCIL STREET · KNOXVILLE, TN, 37920
RCRANo Violation Identified00Apr 1988View →

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 HOLSTON GASES INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$10K
Awards
29
Top agency
Department of Defense
$8K
Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$8K
Department of Veterans Affairs$2K
Department of Agriculture$0
Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    FY10 CHI:ONE EA MILLER XMT 456 WELDER
    contract · Last action 2010-09-14
    $8,216
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    CART, OXYGEN, 6 E CYLINDERS
    contract · Last action 2008-06-02
    $493
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    OXYGEN E TANKS
    contract · Last action 2007-11-13
    $212
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    OXYGEN E TANKS
    contract · Last action 2008-02-27
    $114
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    OXYGEN E TANKS
    contract · Last action 2007-12-20
    $89
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    OXYGEN E TANKS
    contract · Last action 2008-02-27
    $86
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LIQUID NITROGEN
    contract · Last action 2008-04-08
    $78
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LIQUID NITROGEN
    contract · Last action 2008-05-15
    $75
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LIQUID NITROGEN
    contract · Last action 2008-05-23
    $56
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LIQUID NITROGEN
    contract · Last action 2008-01-29
    $55
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LIQUID NITROGEN
    contract · Last action 2008-01-03
    $48
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    OXYGEN E TANKS
    contract · Last action 2007-11-21
    $46
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SMALL PURCHASE DATA
    contract · Last action 2008-09-09
    $45
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SMALL PURCHASE DATA
    contract · Last action 2008-09-09
    $43
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LIQUID NITROGEN OXYGEN SIZE E TANKS
    contract · Last action 2008-06-27
    $43
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LIQUID NITROGEN
    contract · Last action 2008-05-15
    $43
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LIQUID NITROGEN
    contract · Last action 2008-04-08
    $43
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    OXYGEN E TANKS
    contract · Last action 2008-01-15
    $43
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SMALL PURCHASE DATA
    contract · Last action 2008-09-09
    $40
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SMALL PURCHASE DATA
    contract · Last action 2008-09-09
    $40
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SMALL PURCHASE DATA
    contract · Last action 2008-09-09
    $40
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    SMALL PURCHASE DATA
    contract · Last action 2008-09-09
    $40
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LIQUID NITROGEN OXYGEN SIZE E TANKS
    contract · Last action 2008-06-27
    $39
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LIQUID NITROGEN
    contract · Last action 2008-06-13
    $37
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    OXYGEN E TANKS
    contract · Last action 2008-04-21
    $37
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    LIQUID NITROGEN
    contract · Last action 2008-04-08
    $37
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    OXYGEN E TANKS
    contract · Last action 2008-03-20
    $36
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
    OXYGEN AND GAS CYLINDERS
    contract · Last action 2014-07-08
    $0
  • Department of Agriculture
    THIS BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA) IS BEING ISSUED FOR THE PURCHASE OF GASES AND THE RENTAL OF CANISTERS AS NEEDED PURSUANT TO THE BPA TERMS AND CONDITIONS. BPA TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE ATTACHED.
    contract · Last action 2011-01-04
    $0

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 333992 - WELDING AND SOLDERING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2014-07-08. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2012-08-03Complaint2$150
2006-08-24Complaint0$0
1996-09-12Planned3$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

HOLSTON GASES INC is one of 2 establishments rolled up under the parent organization HOLSTON GASES INC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of HOLSTON GASES INC across all 2 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in industrial gas manufacturing within TN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on HOLSTON GASES 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 HOLSTON GASES INC, which operates 2 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 HOLSTON GASES INC's OSHA violation history?
HOLSTON GASES INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $150 in total penalties.
How does HOLSTON GASES INC's safety record compare to its industry?
HOLSTON GASES INC operates in the industrial gas manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.2.