Wildwood, FL ·
OSHA Injury Report: Primus Pipe and Tube, Inc
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Primus Pipe and Tube, Inc in 241 West Clarke Street, Wildwood, FL 34785 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was industrial Mechanic in pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Primus Pipe and Tube, Inc
- Parent company
- Primus Pipe and Tube Inc.
- Street
- 241 West Clarke Street
- City
- Wildwood
- State
- FL
- ZIP
- 34785
- On-site location
- Mac-Hemp pipe straightener
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 85
Before the incident
The mechanic was replacing a sheared bolt in a small diameter drive shaft.
What happened
After completing the repair the mechanic started the machine to test. After deciding all was well he reached up and started to pull the machine guard down. When he pulled he placed his left hand against the rotating shaft. The shaft grabbed his glove spun his hand around the shaft and locked his hand in place on the still turning shaft. Others came to shut down and free his hand.
Injury or illness
Third degree friction burn to palm of left hand.
Object or substance involved
Small diameter drive shaft.
Summary line
Third degree friction burn to left palm from shaft.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Industrial Mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-9041: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 331210: Pipe (e.g., heavy riveted, lock joint, seamless, welded) made from purchased iron or steel
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 111
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 251,762
- EIN
- 223043216
- Establishment ID
- 1199369
- Employer case #
- 2319
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 07:00
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-01
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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