AIR LIQUIDE ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC.

According to U.S. Department of Labor enforcement records, AIR LIQUIDE ADVANCED MATERIALS, INC. — a industrial gas manufacturing facility located at 17526 HIGH SPRINGS MAIN STREET, HIGH SPRINGS, FL 32643 — was the subject of a formal OSHA inspection that resulted in 13 citation(s) and cumulative proposed penalties of $134,485.00. The inspection case was opened on 2023-05-05.

Cumulative penalties significantly exceed the national median for OSHA enforcement actions. The penalty amount suggests multiple high-gravity citations, indicating conditions that presented a substantial probability of death or serious physical harm to employees.

BLS Injury Data: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2022), this industry sector has an occupational injury rate of 3.3 per 100 full-time workers — 22% above the national average of 2.7. The sector fatality rate is 2.3 per 100,000 workers.

EPA Environmental Record: regulated under: Clean Water Act. Source: EPA ECHO database.

Industry Benchmark: The total penalty of $134,485.00 is more than 16.0× the national average of $8,414.32 for facilities in the Manufacturing sector (NAICS 325120). This sector encompasses 52,095 inspected facilities nationwide with aggregate penalties totaling $438.3M.

State Context: Within FL, this facility's penalty places it at the 100th percentile among 80,682 inspected facilities. The statewide average penalty is $2,815.86.

Citation Analysis: The inspection produced 13 citations spanning 2 distinct OSHA regulatory standards. The citation breakdown includes: 12 serious — A workplace hazard that could cause death or serious physical harm exists, and the employer knew or should have known about the condition. 1 other-than-serious — The violation has a direct relationship to job safety and health but is unlikely to cause death or serious physical harm.

Enforcement Timeline: Citations were issued beginning November 3, 2023 with the latest abatement deadline set for December 1, 2023. Of the 13 total citations, 0 (0%) have been marked as abated in DOL records, which may indicate ongoing compliance gaps requiring further regulatory attention.

Penalty Assessment: The cumulative penalty of $134,485.00 reflects OSHA's gravity-based penalty calculation methodology, which considers the severity of potential injury, the probability of occurrence, the employer's size, good faith, and violation history. The per-citation average of $10,345.00 falls within the standard penalty range.

The enforcement profile for Air Liquide Advanced Materials, Inc. reveals a systemic breakdown in Process Safety Management (PSM) and electrical safety protocols within a high-hazard industrial gas manufacturing environment. The concentration of violations under 29 CFR 1910.119 indicates that the facility failed to maintain the fundamental pillars of process safety, specifically regarding Process Safety Information (PSI), Process Hazard Analysis (PHA),