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OSHA Injury Report: Gulf Island - Fabrication Yard

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Gulf Island - Fabrication Yard in 583 Thompson Road, Houma, LA 70363 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was rigger in structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Gulf Island - Fabrication Yard
Parent company
Gulf Island Fabrication, Inc.
Street
583 Thompson Road
City
Houma
State
LA
ZIP
70363
On-site location
Fabrication Yard

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Employee was tasked with cutting a section of insulation off of a jumper using a (snap-off blade) utility knife.

What happened

While cutting into the insulation the employee had to firmly push down with his right hand on top of the knife and his left hand underneath the knife which provided support and also used as a guide to be able to penetrate the thick insulation on the jumper. As the employee was cutting in a horizontal motion a piece of the snap-off blade broke off causing the knife to slide towards his hand (left) that was underneath the blade cut through his glove and cause a laceration on his palm.

Injury or illness

Laceration to left palm.

Object or substance involved

Contact with utility knife blade.

Summary line

Summary: Laceration to left palm cutting jumper insulation with utility knife. |Nature of Injury: Laceration Cut |Type: Cut |Body Part: Hand - Left |Equipment: Hand Tools: Manual

Employee and industry

Job description
Rigger
SOC code
49-9096 — Riggers
NAICS code
332312 — Structural steel, fabricated, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
255
Total hours worked
609057
EIN
721461143
Establishment ID
1007058
Employer case #
IE-2308-00

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
22FEB24:15:45:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.