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OSHA Injury Report: Empire Steel Erectors, L.P.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Empire Steel Erectors, L.P. in 2227 Wilson Rd, Humble, TX 77396 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was ironworker in erecting structural steel.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Empire Steel Erectors, L.P.
Parent company
Empire Steel Erectors, L.P
Street
2227 Wilson Rd
City
Humble
State
TX
ZIP
77396
On-site location
on a scissor lift on the west side of the first floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
1

Before the incident

employee was welding while standing in the platform of a MEWP.

What happened

the employee fail to clear the debris of the MEWP he was using as a platform while welding overhead. the slag(molten steel) ignited an improperly dispose live powder actuated cartridge causing a small explosion that lounged a small fragment of the cartridge casing into his leg

Injury or illness

puncture wound

Object or substance involved

powder actuated tool casing

Summary line

puncture wound to the left inner thigh just above the knee

Employee and industry

Job description
ironworker
SOC code
47-2221 — Structural Iron and Steel Workers
NAICS code
238120 — Erecting structural steel
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
218
Total hours worked
396658
EIN
760640280
Establishment ID
545783
Employer case #
4

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
16:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
26JAN24:15:51:00

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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.