OSHA Injury Report: Dow Chemical Company Plaquemine LA

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Adjusting the pipe wrench to fit the turnbuckle to hold back up

What happened

A crew working in reactor S [REDACTED] was tasked with lowering a vertical 60 inch riser pipe approximately 6 8 inches to make a fit up on the previously cut out portion of riser pipe below The riser pipe was inserted tightly into a sleeve above and secured by 3 engineered 1 inch cable and turnbuckle supports that were fastened to the shell of the reactor In an attempt to lower the 60 inch riser pipe the crew used rigging to relieve pressure on the turnbuckles to allow the turnbuckles to be loosened Two of the three turnbuckles were loosened without incident Tension remained on the third turnbuckle The crew then made the two loose turnbuckles taut to assist in distributing the weight of the riser pipe While the injured employee was preparing to hold back up with a pipe wrench on the third and final turnbuckle support the pipe wrench unexpectedly propelled forward striking the employee in the left side of his face causing injury

Injury or illness

Laceration left side of face under eye

Object or substance involved

Pipewrench

Summary line

Laceration left side of face under eye

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.