Establishment profile
PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC
1245 MAIN ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46224
Operated by Praxair Surface Technologies · 1 of 4 establishments
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
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 section | Citations | Inspections | Total penalty | First cited | Last cited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 CFR 1910.0215 B09 | 2 | 1 | $487 | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0022 D01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0037 Q01 | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1995 | Aug 1995 |
| 29 CFR 1910.0305 G01 III | 1 | 1 | — | Aug 1995 | Aug 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
Above average violations. Peer group: 59,155 employers. This establishment has 5 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 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
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
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.
| Facility | Permits | Status | Inspections | Formal actions | Penalties | Last inspected | ECHO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC 1245 MAIN STREET · INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46224 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2001 | View → |
PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1415 MAIN ST. · INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46224 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | Mar 2001 | View → |
PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1555 MAIN ST. · SPEEDWAY, IN, 46224 | RCRA | No Violation Identified | 0 | 0 | — | — | 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 contracts
This location
Consolidated across all USAspending recipient entities under this corporate parent — not attributable to this single location.
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
| Date | Trigger | Violations | Serious | Penalty | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-03-13 | Planned | 0 | — | $0 | |
| 1995-08-15 | Planned | 5 | 2 | $487 | |
| 1992-08-05 | Planned | 0 | — | $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:
- PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.BIDDEFORD, ME — 1 federal enforcement record
Related searches
- All Praxair Surface Technologies locationsParent rollup
- Employers in INState-wide enforcement data
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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- PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES INC has 3 OSHA inspections on record with 5 violations and $487 in total penalties.