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Messer LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Cortez, Colorado · Industrial Gas Manufacturing · NAICS 325120

1inspections
14citation items
$20,000current penalties
Jun 24, 2025last inspection

Messer LLC has one OSHA inspection on record in Colorado.

OSHA opened it on Jun 24, 2025 as part of a related case, in Cortez.

From that inspection OSHA issued 14 citation items: 1 serious and 13 other-than-serious.

OSHA proposed $44,923 in penalties. After settlements and reviews the total is $20,000, down 55%.

Most often, OSHA cited 1910.120, hazardous waste operations and emergency response (10 items).

For context, across all manufacturing employers the median penalty per cited inspection since 2015 is $4,500. Messer LLC averages $20,000 over 1 cited inspection in that time.

Messer LLC: OSHA citation items per year, 2025 to 2025
Citation items per year, by inspection date.

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Inspection history

Inspection 348328865 OPENED JUN 24, 2025Closed

Unprogrammed related · Partial · Health · 4 employees at the site · Closed Nov 2, 2026

14207 County Rd G, Cortez, CO 81321 · Industrial Gas Manufacturing · OSHA's record · Phone and website on Google Maps

Citation and ruleTypeProposedCurrentIssuedStatus
Citation 1, item 1
OSH Act Section 5(a)(1) · General Duty Clause
 Serious$16,550$10,000Dec 16, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(iv) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
 Other-than-serious$11,823$5,000Dec 16, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(v) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 16, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2c
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(vii) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 16, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2d
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(viii) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 16, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2e
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(xi) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 16, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 2f
29 CFR 1910.165(d)(1) · Employee alarm systems
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 16, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3a
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iii) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
 Other-than-serious$16,550$5,000Dec 16, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3b
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(iv) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 16, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3c
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(v) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 16, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3d
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(3)(vi) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 16, 2025Final
Citation 1, item 3e
29 CFR 1910.120(q)(6) · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 16, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 2a
29 CFR 1910.134(c)(3) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 16, 2025Final
Citation 2, item 2b
29 CFR 1910.134(k) · Respiratory protection
 Other-than-serious$0$0Dec 16, 2025Final

The rules behind these citations

Current text from the Code of Federal Regulations. Some citations were issued under older wording.

29 CFR 1910.120 · Hazardous waste operations and emergency response

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(iv)

(iv) Safe distances and places of refuge.

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(v)

(v) Site security and control.

29 CFR 1910.120(q)(2)(vii)

(vii) Decontamination.

29 CFR 1910.134 · Respiratory protection

29 CFR 1910.165 · Employee alarm systems

OSH Act Section 5 · General Duty Clause

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