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OSHA Injury Report: Messer Cutting Systems Inc.

Respiratory condition · Other recordable case

On , a respiratory condition at Messer Cutting Systems Inc. in Menomonee Falls, WI 53051 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was field Service Engineer in sheet metal forming machines manufacturing.

Establishment
Messer Cutting Systems Inc.
Parent company
Messer Cutting Systems
Street
W141N9427 Fountain Blvd.
City
Menomonee Falls
State
WI
ZIP
53051
On-site location
Near the Messer Cutting table at the gas flow pipes Hensley Industries Mansfield TX
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Respiratory condition (code 3)

Maintenance work on Messer Cutting [REDACTED] requiring the replacement of various components.

The employee was working on gas drops. The gas cut off at the main cutoff valve was leaking. There was a build-up of Chemtane in the area.

The employee breathed in the Chemtane that was leaking causing difficulty breathing thinking and motor skills impairment.

Chemtane gas

Exposure to fumes difficulty breathing

Job description
Field Service Engineer
SOC code
17-2141 — Mechanical Engineers
NAICS code
333517 — Sheet metal forming machines manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
200
Total hours worked
396000
EIN
232888959
Establishment ID
1137639
Employer case #
23-02
Date of incident
Shift started
7:30:00.000
Time of incident
10:30:00.000
Submitted
27FEB24:14:34:00

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.