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
- Stolthaven - Braithewaite, LA
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 21
Before the incident
Performing welding and grinding activities from a shell buggy hanging on the side of a tank.
What happened
The chain on the shell buggy was tangled which would not allow the employee to move. The employee untangled the chain causing the shell buggy to begin moving he grabbed the shell of the tank to steady himself this put the employee 's hand in the path of the wheel of the shell buggy causing the buggy to roll over his thumb.
Injury or illness
Laceration to left thumb
Object or substance involved
Shell buggy
Summary line
Left Thumb
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
- 2012
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 616
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 1,550,781
- EIN
- 721410690
- Establishment ID
- 916926
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 09:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-08
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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