Smith Tank & Steel
Small-scale (limited) fire — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified — SAINT ROSE, Louisiana
| Employer | Smith Tank & Steel |
| Address | 11842 River Road |
| City, State ZIP | SAINT ROSE, Louisiana 70087 |
| Report ID | 2023042913 |
| Event Date | April 3, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Nonclassifiable |
| Event Type | Small-scale (limited) fire |
| Source of Injury | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space |
| Secondary Source | Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332312 |
| Inspection # | 1660994 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.93972, -90.32622 |
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Incident Narrative
Two employees were working on an empty above-ground 2,500-barrel crude oil tank. Employee 1 was welding while employee 2 was watching. Employee 1 saw fire behind the welding smoke and notified employee 2. Before they could get off the tank, they both fell in the tank and sustained burns from the fire.
Incident Summary
On April 3, 2023, a worker at Smith Tank & Steel in SAINT ROSE, Louisiana suffered heat (thermal) burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as small-scale (limited) fire, with tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 45 severe injury reports involving "Small-scale (limited) fire" incidents in our database. Browse all Small-scale (limited) fire injuries.
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