Laplace, LA —
OSHA Injury Report: Fire and Safety Commodities Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Fire and Safety Commodities Inc. in Laplace, LA 70068 resulted in days away from work. Employee was apprentice in fire extinguisher sales combined with rental and/or service, merchant wholesalers.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Fire and Safety Commodities Inc.
- Street
- 245 Woodland Drive
- City
- Laplace
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70068
- On-site location
- Fire extinguisher maintenance shop
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 180
Before the incident
EE was discharging a system tank.
What happened
EE was loosening the connection fitting a half turn to feel hear if any pressure was still in the line. EE did not hear any pressure which according to them is normal and as the EE continued to unscrew the fitting the hose whipped back towards EE 's face and contacted left eye.
Injury or illness
EE received an injury to his left eye.
Object or substance involved
The CO2 hose
Summary line
injury to left eye
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Apprentice
- SOC code
- 41-4010 — Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing
- NAICS code
- 423990 — Fire extinguisher sales combined with rental and/or service, merchant wholesalers
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 192
- Total hours worked
- 254908
- Establishment ID
- 1327534
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 6:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 21FEB2025:20:31:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.