Cleveland, TX —
OSHA Injury Report: Western Forge & Flange Company, LLC.
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Western Forge & Flange Company, LLC. in Cleveland, TX 77327 resulted in days away from work. Employee was forge Shop Helper in forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Western Forge & Flange Company, LLC.
- Parent company
- LPW Group Holdings, Inc.
- Street
- 687 County Road 2201
- City
- Cleveland
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77327
- On-site location
- Forge Shop
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 180
Before the incident
Working on the blacksmith hammer
What happened
While hammering the flange in on the anvil a piece of hot material flew and hit him in the abdomen which entered his left lower quadrant causing a large laceration and internal injury leaving the shrapnel inside his lower intestinal area.
Injury or illness
Lower quadrant in the abdomen that traveled into his right lower quadrant region causing internal perforation and bleeding. The metal also lacerated across his abdomen from left to right leaving a two to three inch opening.
Object or substance involved
Hot metal shard - shrapnel
Summary line
Laceration puncture to left abdomen from piece of material while forging
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Forge Shop Helper
- SOC code
- 51-9198 — Helpers--Production Workers
- NAICS code
- 332111 — Forgings made from purchased iron or steel, unfinished
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 143
- Total hours worked
- 316645
- EIN
- 843497865
- Establishment ID
- 46254
- Employer case #
- 1
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 7:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 27FEB26:19:48:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.