Palmetto, FL —
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 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
- Submitted
- 09FEB24:20:36:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.