LaPorte, TX —
OSHA Injury Report: HTC LaPorte
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at HTC LaPorte in LaPorte, TX 77571 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mechanic in tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), long-distance.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- HTC LaPorte
- Parent company
- Highway Transport Chemical
- Street
- 520 S 16th Street
- City
- LaPorte
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77571
- On-site location
- La Porte Terminal
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 6
Before the incident
prepping top of trailer
What happened
He lost his breathe and became dizzy. After carefully climbing down the trailer ladder he got nauseated and threw up.
Injury or illness
chemical exposure
Object or substance involved
chemical product
Summary line
When opening the valve on the vaper recovery a white mist sprayed in his face breathing it in.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Mechanic
- SOC code
- 49-3031 — Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
- NAICS code
- 484230 — Tanker trucking (e.g., chemical, juice, milk, petroleum), long-distance
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 150
- Total hours worked
- 194974
- EIN
- 262324647
- Establishment ID
- 362842
- Employer case #
- 187
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 10:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 28FEB2025:20:16:00
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.