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OSHA Injury Report: Decatur - Chemical

Respiratory condition · Other recordable case

On , a respiratory condition at Decatur - Chemical in DECATUR, AL 356018807 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was back Up Maker Operator.

Establishment
Decatur - Chemical
Parent company
3M Company
Street
1400 STATE DOCKS RD
City
DECATUR
State
AL
ZIP
356018807
On-site location
114065 - Decatur D5 Extr Ctd Film Makin
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)

During [REDACTED] start up on D5 operator was in the process of sending flow of [REDACTED] Urethane through the bypass neck of the melt train. Once flow was established through the bypass neck the operators began to detect odors and noticed a haze near the bypass dump neck. Employees notified supervisor and maintenance immediately. EHS and ERT responded to assess the work area. After assessing the area employees who were working in the area were evaluated by ERT. Investigation on-going. (Incident is directly related to INC-264194)

During [REDACTED] start up on D5 operator was in the process of sending flow of [REDACTED] Urethane through the bypass neck of the melt train. Once flow was established through the bypass neck the operators began to detect odors and noticed a haze near the bypass dump neck. Employees notified supervisor and maintenance immediately. EHS and ERT responded to assess the work area. After assessing the area employees who were working in the area were evaluated by ERT. Investigation on-going. (Incident is directly related to INC-264194)

Respiratory distress to - Respiratory system

Urethane Vapors

Respiratory distress to Respiratory system from [REDACTED]

Job description
Back Up Maker Operator
SOC code
51-4199 — Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
NAICS code
326113
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
690
Total hours worked
1379227
EIN
410417775
Establishment ID
197297
Employer case #
INJ-87382
Date of incident
Shift started
6:01
Time of incident
13:01
Filing year
2025
Submitted
18FEB26:21:16:00

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.