OSHA Injury Report: Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

The employee was performing a task to disengage the quick disconnect on the gas-head line for the [REDACTED] tundish on the far left side.

What happened

They were pushing the disconnect collar in a downward motion with their right hand whiling pulling the gas hose with their left. This activity is performed while standing on a diamond plate platform. The difficulty to release the disconnect lead the operator tugging on the hose. The tugging motion caused the operator 's footing to slip backwards. When falling backwards the operator 's right hand was wedged between the metal pipe and the tundish coil.

Injury or illness

The operator sustained a closed non displaced fracture of the shaft of the second metacarpal bone of the right hand.

Object or substance involved

Metal pipe and tundish coil.

Summary line

Closed nondisplaced fracture of the shaft of the second metacarpal bone of the right hand

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.