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

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

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 job transfer or restriction. 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
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
34

Before the incident

Torquing bolts on a test flange.

What happened

The torquing tool started to come off of the bolt. One of the technicians reached up to reposition the tool as it realigned with the bolt.

Injury or illness

Finger Laceration

Object or substance involved

The tool rotated pinching the technicians right ring finger between the tool and a neighboring bolt.

Summary line

Finger Laceration

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 #
9

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
15:00:00.000
Time of incident
21:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
09FEB24:21:26:00

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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.