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PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC

1245 MAIN ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46224
Operated by Praxair Surface Technologies · 1 of 4 establishments

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OSHA inspections
3
over 34 years
Violations
5
$487 in penalties
Penalties
$487
$97 avg

Summary

PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC has accumulated 5 OSHA violations across 3 inspections over 34 years of recorded history, with $487 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 66th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 59,155 employers. Inspection frequency runs at the 90th percentile. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 25 years ago.

Federal records were found in 1 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC appears in OSHA workplace safety record only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental compliance, NLRB labor relations, 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. Single-agency enforcement records typically indicate either a discrete incident-based inspection or a low-risk operational profile.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
3
0.1 / yr · last 34 yrs
Violations
5
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$487
$97 avg / violation
40% serious60% other
Inspection trigger · planned
3 of 3

33% 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. 4 distinct standards shown · 5 citations in this view · $487 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0215 B0921$487Aug 1995Aug 1995
29 CFR 1910.0022 D0111Aug 1995Aug 1995
29 CFR 1910.0037 Q0111Aug 1995Aug 1995
29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III11Aug 1995Aug 1995

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

66th

Above average violations. Peer group: 59,155 employers. This establishment has 5 OSHA violations; peer median is 3.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
81st
peer median: $0
Inspection frequency
90th
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
1.0
vs industry
TRIR
1.0
vs industry

Reported for 94 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

Planned
3

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 SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 25+ years. Most recent activity: 25 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 SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES 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 PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES 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 PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES 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). 3 facilities · 3 marked inactive.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC
1245 MAIN STREET · INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46224
RCRANo Violation Identified00Mar 2001View →
PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1415 MAIN ST. · INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46224
RCRANo Violation Identified00Mar 2001View →
PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
1555 MAIN ST. · SPEEDWAY, IN, 46224
RCRANo Violation Identified00View →

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 contracts

This location

Obligated (5-yr)
$0
Obligated (all-time)
$3.4M
Awards
191
Top agency
Department of Defense
$3.1M
Company-wide — LINDE INC. (across 66 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$11.9M
Obligated (all-time)
$220.2M
Awards (all-time)
4,971

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

Top agencies by obligation (this location)
Department of Defense$3.1M
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$229K
General Services Administration$72K

Federal contract dollars to this establishment. Primary NAICS: 332812 - METAL COATING, ENGRAVING (EXCEPT JEWELRY AND SILVERWARE), AND ALLIED SERVICES TO MANUFACTURERS. Last action: 2017-12-06. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2001-03-13Planned0$0
1995-08-15Planned52$487
1992-08-05Planned0$0

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC is one of 4 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Praxair Surface Technologies.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Praxair Surface Technologies across all 4 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Praxair Surface Technologies, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC from every major federal compliance and enforcement source. 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 Surface Technologies, which operates 4 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 PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC's OSHA violation history?
PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $487 in total penalties.