Germantown, NY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Taconic Biosciences, Inc. Germantown Campus
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Taconic Biosciences, Inc. Germantown Campus in 273 Hover Avenue, Germantown, NY 12526 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was facilities Maintenance Technician in laboratory animal production (e.g., guinea pigs, mice, rats).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Taconic Biosciences, Inc. Germantown Campus
- Parent company
- Taconic Biosciences, Inc.
- Street
- 273 Hover Avenue
- City
- Germantown
- State
- NY
- ZIP
- 12526
- On-site location
- IBU23-2 HVACCompressor Stand.
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Decommissioning HVAC equipment
What happened
[REDACTED] Room 2 had an HVAC that has been turned off and missing a compressor and other components. It has no energized blowers. Employee was locking out and decommissioning it today around [REDACTED] when he punctured a line that still had refrigerant in it. Employee suffered refrigerant burns to his chest left arm part of his right arm some of his neck and the tip of his nose.
Injury or illness
Chemical Burn to Left and Right Arm Left and Right Chest Ribs Left Neck
Object or substance involved
Rs44b refrigerant
Summary line
Chemical Burn to Left and Right Arm Left and Right Chest Ribs Left Neck caused by Rs44b refrigerant
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Facilities Maintenance Technician
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 112990: Laboratory animal production (e.g., guinea pigs, mice, rats)
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 245
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 404,873
- EIN
- 141381104
- Establishment ID
- 809658
- Employer case #
- IN-2024110
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 13:30
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-29
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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