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THERMO KING

1951 OLD HIGHWAY 8 NW, ST PAUL, MN, 55112
Operated by Trane Technologies · 1 of 131 establishments
333415Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing
EIN 464716676

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OSHA inspections
1
over 17 years
Violations
1
$315 in penalties
Penalties
$315
$315 avg
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.

Summary

THERMO KING has accumulated 1 OSHA violation across 1 inspection over 17 years of recorded history, with $315 in total assessed penalties.

The establishment sits in the 15th percentile for violations within its industry-state peer group of 94 employers. The most recent enforcement activity was recorded 17 years ago.

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

Agency coverage

THERMO KING appears in OSHA workplace safety, NLRB labor relations, and NHTSA vehicle recalls 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, or CPSC product recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
1
0.1 / yr · last 17 yrs
Violations
1
0.1 / yr
Penalties
$315
$315 avg / violation
100% serious0% other
Inspection trigger · planned
1 of 1

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. 1 distinct standard shown · 1 citation in this view · $315 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 5205.089011$315May 2009May 2009

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

15th

Fewer violations than most other employers in NAICS 3334 within MN. Peer group: 94 employers. This establishment has 1 OSHA violation; peer median is 5.

Fewer violationsMore violations
Penalty percentile
24th
peer median: $2,093
Inspection frequency
0th
peer median: 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.

DART rate
0.3
vs industry
−0.8
TRIR
1.1
vs industry
−1.0

Reported for 663 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
2.1
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.1
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
1.1
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
1

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 THERMO KING. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

Activity timeline

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

No federal enforcement activity has been recorded against this establishment in 17+ years. Most recent activity: 17 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 THERMO KING. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for THERMO KING. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

Company-level in MN — for Trane Technologies, not this location alone

Total cases
6
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 Trane Technologies 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.). 6 cases · 5 ULP

Case numberTypeFiledClosedStatusRegion
18-CA-202299Unfair labor practiceJul 2017Aug 2017ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-180787Unfair labor practiceJul 2016Sep 2016ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-142273Unfair labor practiceDec 2014Feb 2015ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-142263Unfair labor practiceDec 2014Feb 2015ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-CA-060744Unfair labor practiceJun 2011Oct 2012ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota
18-UC-000390UCAug 2003Oct 2003ClosedRegion 18, Minneapolis, Minnesota

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 THERMO KING. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

No EPA inspections or formal enforcement actions on file for THERMO KING. Verify directly with Environmental Protection Agency

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for THERMO KING. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

NHTSA vehicle & equipment recalls

Total campaigns
8
Last 5 years
1
Last 12 months
0
Units affected
143,403

Most-recalled component: EQUIPMENT. Most recent campaign: 2024-05-31. Source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, matched on manufacturer name.

NHTSA campaign roster

Every NHTSA recall campaign issued for this manufacturer, most-recent first. Component column shows the primary system cited (airbags, brakes, electrical, fuel system, etc.). FMVSS column shows the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard cited, if any. Potentially affected = NHTSA’s estimate of vehicles in the recall scope. 8 campaigns shown · 28,322 units potentially affected · 3 distinct components.

CampaignDateComponentVehiclesFMVSSAffected
24E042000May 2024EQUIPMENTTHERMO KING1,503
14E055000Aug 2014EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICALTHERMO KING1,621
14E020000May 2014STRUCTURETHERMO KING9,513
13E036000Jul 2013EQUIPMENTTHERMO KING689
13E015000Mar 2013EQUIPMENTTHERMO KING8,330
12E043000Oct 2012EQUIPMENTTHERMO KING3,720
12E041000Oct 2012EQUIPMENTTHERMO KING1,964
12E023000Jun 2012EQUIPMENTTHERMO KING982

Source: NHTSA recall database. Each campaign typically covers multiple model years and trims; the Vehicles column shows the distinct makes affected (model lists collapse in this view to keep the row scannable).

Federal contracts

No federal contracts are recorded to this specific location.

Company-wide — TRANE U.S. INC. (across 132 entities)
Obligated (5-yr)
$278.3M
Obligated (all-time)
$743.3M
Awards (all-time)
4,922

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

Federal contract activity for the parent corporation. Source: USAspending.gov, net obligations. Recipient address is the SAM registration / HQ address, not necessarily the worksite.

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2009-04-22Planned11$315

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

In the news

Part of a larger organization

THERMO KING is one of 131 establishments rolled up under the parent organization Trane Technologies.

Federal enforcement records on this page represent activity at this specific establishment only. The full enforcement footprint of Trane Technologies across all 131 of its tracked locations is viewable on the parent profile.

Other employers in this industry and state

Other employers in air-conditioning and warm air heating equipment and commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing within MN, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

Other locations under this parent

Other establishments operated by Trane Technologies, ordered by federal enforcement volume:

About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on THERMO KING 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 Trane Technologies, which operates 131 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 THERMO KING's OSHA violation history?
THERMO KING has 1 OSHA inspection on record with 1 violation and $315 in total penalties.
How does THERMO KING's safety record compare to its industry?
THERMO KING operates in the air-conditioning and warm air heating equipment and commercial and industrial refrigeration equipment manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 2.1. THERMO KING's self-reported DART rate is 0.3 compared to an industry average of 1.1.