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OSHA Injury Report: Linde

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Linde in 1500 Polco Street, Bldg 1245 & 1415, Indianapolis, IN 46222 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was operator Technician in coating metals and metal products for the trade.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Linde
Parent company
Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc.
Street
1500 Polco Street, Bldg 1245 & 1415
City
Indianapolis
State
IN
ZIP
46222
On-site location
Tribomet line 2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
62

Before the incident

Removing part from fixture

What happened

Two employees attempted to remove a part from the manipulator after it had been waxed. The insulator was stuck in the manipulator and when it freed it jerked out pulled the employee down and at the same time they bumped their side into the handle of the trolley. The employee immediately felt a severe burning pain and had to sit down.

Injury or illness

Hernia

Object or substance involved

Falling part and handle of the trolley.

Summary line

[REDACTED] from trying to catch a falling part

Employee and industry

Job description
Operator Technician
SOC code
19-4031 — Chemical Technicians
NAICS code
332812 — Coating metals and metal products for the trade
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
119
Total hours worked
251397
EIN
61249524
Establishment ID
1173929
Employer case #
2023-01

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
23:00:00.000
Time of incident
0:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
27FEB24:02:30:00

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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.