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 42422 Hwy 30, Gonzales, LA 70737 resulted in days away from work. Employee was welder 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
Fire-watching while welder welded hinges on a hatch on top of tank 27
What happened
After approximately 10 minutes of fire-watching the welder noticed smoke the tank became engulfed in flames causing the employees to fall in the tank both employees had 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
- Welder
- SOC code
- 51-4121: Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
- NAICS code
- 332420: Bulk storage tanks, heavy gauge metal, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 465
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 1,180,548
- EIN
- 721410690
- Establishment ID
- 916926
- Employer case #
- 2
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 13:54
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-01-10
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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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