OSHA Injury Report: Occidental (OxyChem) Geismar LA

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

EE repositioned his body and placed his left hand on the face of the tube sheet in approximately the [REDACTED] position and his other hand on the scaffold behind him to push himself up so he could stand and reevaluate removal of the channel head.

What happened

A Turner TSG crew of 4 was tasked with removing the channel head from [REDACTED] in the [REDACTED] unit. The work location was accessed by a scaffold approximately 8 high with two deck elevations. While maneuvering the channel head to the right of the exchanger and away from adjacent piping it rested between scaffolding and the existing piping. The injured employee was seated on the upper scaffold deck while guiding the channel head using a 3ft pry bar. All work was stopped so the crew could determine where the equipment was resting against. EE then repositioned his body and placed his left hand on the face of the tube sheet in approximately the [REDACTED] position and his other hand on the scaffold behind him to push himself up so he could stand and reevaluate removal of the channel head. This action caused movement to scaffold which then allowed the channel head it to become free and rotate towards the tube sheet. During this movement the channel head made contact with the left ring

Injury or illness

Fracture and laceration to left ring finger at first digit

Object or substance involved

Channel head

Summary line

Employee received a fracture and laceration to left ring finger at first digit when the scaffold tube sheet contacted his left hand.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

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