Establishment profile
PRAXAIR, INC.
175 EAST PARK DRIVE, TONAWANDA, NY, 14150
Operated by Praxair, Inc · 1 of 17 establishments
325120 — Industrial Gas Manufacturing
EIN 061249050
Summary
PRAXAIR, INC. has accumulated 4 OSHA violations across 2 inspections over 18 years of recorded history, with $4,150 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 54th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 77 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 51st percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 9 years ago.
Federal records were found in 3 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PRAXAIR, INC. appears in OSHA workplace safety, WHD wage enforcement, and NLRB labor relations records only. No matching records were found in MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, OFLC visa and labor certification, 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
50% of inspections at this establishment produced violations,
Peer comparison
Above average violations in NAICS 3251 within NY. Peer group: 77 employers. This establishment has 4 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.
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 1,036 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) · Sep 2015
Most frequent event: Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
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 18, 2015 | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
Source: OSHA Severe Injury Reports. Federal-OSHA jurisdiction only by default; some state-plan programs report voluntarily.
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 9+ years. Most recent activity: 9 years ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.
Wage & Hour Division (WHD)
Department of Labor Wage & Hour Division — minimum-wage, overtime, child-labor, FMLA, and prevailing-wage enforcement.
Wage and hour breakdown by law
Per-statute totals across all closed DOL Wage & Hour cases against this employer. Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; civil penalty is the separate fine where applicable. Some acts (Davis-Bacon, SCA, CWHSSA, H-2B, CCPA) don't carry a civil penalty field in DOL's data. 1 statute · 1 violation · $0 in backwages
| Statute | Period | Cases | Violations | Workers | Backwages | Civil penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FLSA — minimum wage & overtime | Sep 2016 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database, aggregated per statute. Lifetime totals. A case can cite multiple statutes — so the total here may exceed the case count in the table above.
Wage and hour cases
Closed DOL Wage & Hour Division cases (FLSA, FMLA, H-2B, MSPA, and related statutes). Backwages reflect amounts the agency assessed; final payment may differ. 1 case · $0 in backwages · 0 workers affected
| Case period | Industry | Backwages | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2014 – Sep 2016 | Industrial Gas Manufacturing | — | 0 |
Source: DOL WHD enforcement database. Cases shown reflect those the agency has closed and made public.
Mine safety (MSHA)
No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PRAXAIR, INC.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration →
Labor relations (NLRB)
Company-level in NY — for Praxair, Inc, not this location alone
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 Praxair, Inc locations in the same state.
Visa & labor certification (OFLC)
No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file for PRAXAIR, INC.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification →
Environmental compliance (EPA)
No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PRAXAIR, INC.. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency →
Federal criminal prosecution record
No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for PRAXAIR, INC.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-09-04 | Referral | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 2007-07-31 | Complaint | 4 | 2 | $4,150 |
Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.
In the news
Part of a larger organization
PRAXAIR, INC. is one of 17 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Praxair, Inc.
Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Praxair, Inc across all 17 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other employers in this industry and state
Other employers in industrial gas manufacturing within NY, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- AIR PRODUCTS INCGLENMONT — 1 federal enforcement record
- AIRGAS EASTSYRACUSE — 1 federal enforcement record
- LINDE GROUPBUFFALO — 1 federal enforcement record
- AUDUBON MACHINERY CORPORATIONAMHERST — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRAXAIR, INC.WATERFORD — 1 federal enforcement record
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Praxair, Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PRAXAIR, INC.CARSON, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAXAIR INCIRVINE, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAXAIRENFIELD, NY — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAXAIR, INC.CHOWCHILLA, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAXAIR INCSIGNAL HILL, CA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAXAIR, INC.SAN ANTONIO, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAXAIR, INC.SAN ANTONIO, TX — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAXAIR INCBIG SPRING, TX — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRAXAIRLONG BEACH, CA — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRAXAIR, INC.WATERFORD, NY — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Praxair, Inc locationsParent rollup
- Industrial Gas ManufacturingAll employers in this industry
- Employers in NYState-wide enforcement data
- Industrial Gas Manufacturing in NYIndustry × state cross-filter
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Contact sales →About this data
This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PRAXAIR, 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 Praxair, Inc, which operates 17 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.
Frequently asked
- What is PRAXAIR, INC.'s OSHA violation history?
- PRAXAIR, INC. has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 4 violations and $4,150 in total penalties.
- How does PRAXAIR, INC.'s safety record compare to its industry?
- PRAXAIR, INC. operates in the industrial gas manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 0.2. PRAXAIR, INC.'s self-reported DART rate is 0 compared to an industry average of 0.1.