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OSHA Injury Report: Yemassee Primate Center

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Yemassee Primate Center in 95 Castle Hall Rd, Yemassee, SC 29945 resulted in days away from work. Employee was behavior Technician in laboratory animal production (e.g., guinea pigs, mice, rats).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Yemassee Primate Center
Parent company
Alpha Genesis Incorporated
Street
95 Castle Hall Rd
City
Yemassee
State
SC
ZIP
29945
On-site location
YPC

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Catching animals in their enclosure.

What happened

One of the animals ran towards the employee and when they jerked back the employee 's hand was swung into a fence crossbar.

Injury or illness

Bruising and pain to right hand possible fracture.

Object or substance involved

Crossbar of fence.

Summary line

Contusion and possible fracture after hitting fence with hand

Employee and industry

Job description
Behavior Technician
SOC code
19-4013 — Food Science Technicians
NAICS code
112990 — Laboratory animal production (e.g., guinea pigs, mice, rats)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
128
Total hours worked
230888
EIN
541800459
Establishment ID
1456073
Employer case #
YPC-25-04

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
9:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27FEB26:21:10:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.