GreenPoint Ag Holdings, LLC

Explosion, n.e.c. - Fractures - DECATUR, Alabama

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at GreenPoint Ag Holdings, LLC in DECATUR, Alabama
Employer GreenPoint Ag Holdings, LLC
Address 800 Market Street NE
City, State ZIP DECATUR, Alabama 35601
Report ID 2022054520
Event Date May 24, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Explosion, n.e.c.
Source of Injury Plowing, planting, and fertilizing machinery, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 424910
Inspection # 1599933
GPS Coordinates 34.60947, -86.97506

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Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing to move a 24-volt battery operated fertilizer diverter conveyor system and valve. He removed an electrical cord used to charge the internal battery charger for the two 12-volt batteries when an internal spark caused an explosion within the battery box. The employee sustained a broken left hand and lacerations to the forehead.

Incident Summary

On May 24, 2022, a worker at GreenPoint Ag Holdings, LLC in DECATUR, Alabama suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as explosion, n.e.c., with plowing, planting, and fertilizing machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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