Gonzales, LA —
OSHA Injury Report: Smith Tank & Steel, Inc.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Smith Tank & Steel, Inc. in Gonzales, LA 70737 resulted in days away from work. Employee was foreman in bulk storage tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Smith Tank & Steel, Inc.
- Parent company
- Smith Tank & Steel, Inc.
- Street
- 42422 Hwy 30
- City
- Gonzales
- State
- LA
- ZIP
- 70737
- On-site location
- IMTT St. Rose - Tank 27
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 180
Before the incident
Welding hinges on a hatch on top of tank 27
What happened
After approximately 10 minutes of welding employee noticed smoke he raised his welding hood and saw flames. The tank quickly engulfed in flames causing the employees to fall inward and having to climb out of the tank.
Injury or illness
Burns to the body
Object or substance involved
Fire
Summary line
Burns to the body from tank explosion
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Foreman
- SOC code
- 51-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
- NAICS code
- 332420 — Bulk storage tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 465
- Total hours worked
- 1180548
- EIN
- 721410690
- Establishment ID
- 916926
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 13:54:00.000
- Submitted
- 10JAN24:15:53:00
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.