Louisiana Chemical Dismantling Company, Inc.

Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified — Fractures — DE KALB, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Louisiana Chemical Dismantling Company, Inc. in DE KALB, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Louisiana Chemical Dismantling Company, Inc. Report ID 2023098323
Address 5934 Highway 493 City, State ZIP DE KALB, MISSISSIPPI 39328
Event Date September 8, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Metal plates, metal panels
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.77000, -88.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cutting plate steel into smaller pieces with a cutting torch. The employee was struck by a falling steel plate after it was cut from another plate. They sustained fractures to the right leg.

Incident Summary

On September 8, 2023, a worker at Louisiana Chemical Dismantling Company, Inc. in DE KALB, MISSISSIPPI suffered fractures to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified, with metal plates, metal panels identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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