Houston, TX ·
OSHA Injury Report: Ellwood Texas Forge Houston
Respiratory condition · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , a respiratory condition at Ellwood Texas Forge Houston in 12500 Amelia Drive, Houston, TX 77045 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was utility Operator in drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Ellwood Texas Forge Houston
- Parent company
- Ellwood Texas Forge Houston
- Street
- 12500 Amelia Drive
- City
- Houston
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77045
- On-site location
- Processing Grind Stall
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Respiratory condition (code 3)
Before the incident
Setting up his work area and putting on PPE.
What happened
Employee was tasked with grinding titanium parts. He put on most of the PPE but did not put on his supplied air hood that is required. He chose to wear a face shield only and started grinding. He did not turn on the ventilation system and the booth started to fill with grinding dust.
Injury or illness
Employee inhaled some grinding dust.
Object or substance involved
Grinding dust
Summary line
Employee inhaled grinding dust from not wearing proper PPE Had a hard time breathing
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Utility Operator
- SOC code
- 51-4199: Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 332111: Drop forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2025 average)
- 154
- Hours worked at this establishment (2025 total)
- 344,491
- EIN
- 522076782
- Establishment ID
- 1432330
- Employer case #
- Y4HC58547
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 05:00
- Time of incident
- 07:15
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2026-01-20
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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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