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OSHA Injury Report: Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Port Manatee Facility

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Port Manatee Facility in 2525 Inland Transport St., Palmetto, FL 34221 resulted in days away from work. Employee was welding Tech in heat exchangers manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.- Port Manatee Facility
Parent company
Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
Street
2525 Inland Transport St.
City
Palmetto
State
FL
ZIP
34221
On-site location
Finishing

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1

Before the incident

Welder (IP) working in a scissor lift outside of girth weld on mandrel with Auto Welder [REDACTED] with another technician at ground level. The technician was cleaning the weld as the welder was welding.

What happened

Water pump for the coolant to weld head failed causing the head to overheat. The heat caused it to smoke. The IP used a fire extinguisher.

Injury or illness

Inhalation injury

Object or substance involved

Smoke and fire extinguishing agent

Summary line

Smoke Inhalation

Employee and industry

Job description
Welding Tech
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
NAICS code
332410 — Heat exchangers manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
318
Total hours worked
677861
EIN
231274455
Establishment ID
301945
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
20:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
09FEB24:20:36:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.