OSHA Injury Report: Shell Chemical LP Geismar LA

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was operating the sand hopper to unload sand into the blast pot.

What happened

Employees were tasked with refilling a bulk abrasive blastpot with black beauty abrasive media using a portable hopper. The portable hopper was lifted above the bulk abrasive blastpot and held in position with an extended boom forklift during this process. Once the portable hopper was in place ON TOP the employee climbed up the ladder on the blast pot and opened the valve to allow the media to transfer. Once all media was transferred and the hopper was emptied the employee began to descend the fixed ladder. Simultaneously the forklift operator began to boom in. The employees left hand was still on the top rung of the ladder and the bottom of the valve handle pinched the the IEs left hand against the top rung between his ring finger and pinky finger which resulted in a laceration that required medical treatment.

Injury or illness

Laceration between ring and pinky finger

Object or substance involved

Sand hopper lever

Summary line

Laceration between ring and pinky finger

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.