Winamac, IN —
OSHA Injury Report: Plymouth Tube Company
Respiratory condition · Days away from work
At a glance
On , a respiratory condition at Plymouth Tube Company in Winamac, IN 46996 resulted in days away from work. Employee was cold Draw Maintenance in tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Plymouth Tube Company
- Parent company
- Plymouth Tube Company
- Street
- 572 IN-14
- City
- Winamac
- State
- IN
- ZIP
- 46996
- On-site location
- Sulfuric Acid Bulk Tank
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Respiratory condition (code 3)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
Obtaining a tota for acid storage from the building next door.
What happened
Employee was putting acid inot the tote when the acid mixed with some thing that was inside the tote. The mixture caused a fume to come out and the employee inhaled it.
Injury or illness
Irritated Lungs
Object or substance involved
Sulfuric Acid
Summary line
Employee was instructed to drain baulk acid tank into tote. The tote already had liquid in it and with the mix of acid it put off fumes. That’s when employee inhaled the fumes witch irritated his throat and lungs.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Cold Draw Maintenance
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 331210 — Tube (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 120
- Total hours worked
- 269643
- Establishment ID
- 943219
- Employer case #
- 1-Dec
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 11:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 15FEB24:21:03:00
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.