Establishment profile
PRAXAIR INC
200 LIBERTY STREET, KNOXVILLE, TN, 37919
Operated by Praxair Inc · 1 of 15 establishments
Summary
PRAXAIR INC has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 2 inspections over 31 years of recorded history, with $200 in total assessed penalties.
The establishment sits in the 24th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 23,338 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 68th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 29 years ago.
Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.
Agency coverage
PRAXAIR INC 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
50% 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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $200 in penalties.
| CFR section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 9001.102 B | 1 | 1 | $200 | Oct 1994 | Oct 1994 |
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
Below average violations. Peer group: 23,338 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; 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 32 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.
Inspection breakdown
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 PRAXAIR INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration →
Activity timeline
No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 29+ years. Most recent activity: 29 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 PRAXAIR INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division →
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 TN — 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.
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 · 3 ULP · 2 representation
| Case number | Type | Filed | Closed | Status | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26-CA-023484 | Unfair labor practice | Aug 2009 | Sep 2009 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 26-RD-001160 | Representation election | Feb 2009 | Mar 2009 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 26-CA-022993 | Unfair labor practice | Feb 2008 | Mar 2008 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 26-CA-022867 | Unfair labor practice | Sep 2007 | Nov 2007 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 26-RC-008530 | Representation election | Aug 2007 | Jan 2008 | Closed | Region 15, New Orleans, Louisiana |
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 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 →
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRAXAIR INC 200 LIBERTY ST · KNOXVILLE, TN, 37919 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Aug 1984 | 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 PRAXAIR INC. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry →
Inspection history
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-08-30 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1994-08-18 | Complaint | 1 | — | $200 |
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 15 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 15 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.
Other locations under this parent
Other establishments operated by Praxair Inc, ordered by federal enforcement volume:
- PRAXAIR INCFERNDALE, WA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAXAIR INC.BROOK PARK, OH — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAXAIR, INC.STOCKERTOWN, PA — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAXAIR INCMEMPHIS, TN — 2 federal enforcement records
- PRAXAIR INCNEW JOHNSONVILLE, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRAXAIRDANBURY, CT — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRAXAIR, INC.SUFFIELD, CT — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRAXAIR INCINVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN — 1 federal enforcement record
- PRAXAIR INCNORRIS, TN — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Praxair Inc locationsParent rollup
- Employers in TNState-wide enforcement data
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 15 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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- What is PRAXAIR INC's OSHA violation history?
- PRAXAIR INC has 2 OSHA inspections on record with 1 violation and $200 in total penalties.