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LINDE, LLC

10840 ALTAMONT PASS RD, LIVERMORE, CA, 94551
Operated by LINDE PLC · 1 of 140 establishments
325120Industrial Gas Manufacturing

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OSHA inspections
2
over 14 years
Violations
6
$2,100 in penalties
Penalties
$2,100
$350 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
1 National Emphasis Program inspections · 1 OSHA follow-up

Summary

LINDE, LLC has accumulated 6 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 14 years of recorded history, with $2,100 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 67th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 160 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 66th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 11 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

LINDE, LLC appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry 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, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
2
0.1 / yr · last 14 yrs
Violations
6
0.4 / yr
Penalties
$2,100
$350 avg / violation
Inspection trigger · planned
2 of 2

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 · $2,100 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
5189 F0411$700Jul 2012Jul 2012
3321 A11$560Jul 2012Jul 2012
4650(E)11$280Mar 2015Mar 2015
5189(D)(3)11$280Mar 2015Mar 2015
5189 J02 A11$280Jul 2012Jul 2012
5189 O11Jun 2012Jun 2012

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 3251 within CA. Peer group: 160 employers. This establishment has 6 OSHA violations; peer median is 2.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
62nd
peer median: $1,055
Inspection frequency
66th
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
0.0
vs industry
−0.1
TRIR
0.0
vs industry
−0.2

Reported for 29 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
0.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
0.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
0.0
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

Planned
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 LINDE, LLC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 11+ years. Most recent activity: 11 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 LINDE, LLC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

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

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in CA — for LINDE PLC, not this location alone

Total cases
5
Unfair labor practice
5

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 LINDE PLC 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.). 5 cases · 5 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
32-CA-088418Unfair labor practiceAug 2012May 2013ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
32-CA-083047Unfair labor practiceJun 2012Aug 2013ClosedRegion 32, Oakland, California
31-CA-063813Unfair labor practiceAug 2011Oct 2011ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-030230Unfair labor practiceMay 2011Jun 2011ClosedRegion 31, Los Angeles, California
31-CA-030229Unfair labor practiceMay 2011Jul 2011ClosedRegion 31, 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 LINDE, LLC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

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

Federal criminal prosecution record

Prosecutions
1
Total payments
$11.2M
Disposition
declination
Crime type
FCPA

First case: 2017-06-16. Most recent: 2017-06-16. Source: UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry — federal pleas, DPAs, and NPAs.

Federal contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$303K
Awards
1
Top agency
Department of Defense
$303K
Company-wide — LINDE AG (across 47 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$79K
Obligated (all-time)
$175.9M
Awards (all-time)
4,510

Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.

Largest awards
  • Department of Defense
    BJD 2000 EVAPORATION SYSTEM
    contract · Last action 2009-07-21
    $303,125

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 339113 - SURGICAL APPLIANCE AND SUPPLIES MANUFACTURING. Last action: 2009-07-21. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2014-12-17Planned2$560
2012-05-21Planned4$1,540

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

LINDE, LLC is one of 140 establishments rolled up under the parent organization LINDE PLC.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of LINDE PLC across all 140 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

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

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by LINDE PLC, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on LINDE, 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 LINDE PLC, which operates 140 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 LINDE, LLC's OSHA violation history?
LINDE, LLC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 6 violations and $2,100 in total penalties.
How does LINDE, LLC's safety record compare to its industry?
LINDE, LLC operates in the industrial gas manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.2. LINDE, LLC's self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.1.