OSHA Injury Report: Dow Chemical Company Plaquemine LA

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Placed pipe in jack stands to prep for weld

What happened

Employees were working in the Vinyl [REDACTED] fab shop fabricating a piece of 3 inch pipe for Glycol [REDACTED] The employees placed a piece of 3 inchX 8 foot long pipe in the jack stands to grind fit and weld The injured employee grabbed the tube of the jack stand with his right hand and loosened the adjustment screw with his left hand in an attempt to level the pipe At that time the collar did not hold and the tube slipped down with the weight of the pipe and smashed his right ring finger between the pivot point of the collar and the jack stand head resulting in a laceration and fracture to the tip of the right ring finger

Injury or illness

Fracture to right ring finger and laceration to right ring finger

Object or substance involved

Jack Stand

Summary line

Fracture to right ring finger and laceration to right ring finger

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.