Gonzales, LA ·
OSHA Injury Report: Smith Tank & Steel, Inc.
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at Smith Tank & Steel, Inc. in 42422 Hwy 30, Gonzales, LA 70737 resulted in other recordable case. 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
- BWC Houston, TX
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Walking backwards pulling welding lead into the tank
What happened
Employee stepped on the edge of the sump while walking backwards and fell approximately 18 inches hitting his left arm side.
Injury or illness
Left arm pain
Object or substance involved
Sump inside tank
Summary line
Left Arm Side
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 #
- 3
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 16:15
- 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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