By Walter F. Roche Jr.
An unidentified employee of US Nitrogen LLC was seriously injured in late June when a tankful of a volatile and highly reactive chemical slipped off a forklift striking him on the chest and leg and temporarily trapping him.
The accident at the ammonium nitrate plant in Midway Greene County was investigated by the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which has apparently closed its inquiry.
The accident was at least the second at the plant resulting in serious injury to an employee. In a 2016 incident an employee was seriously burned and had to be hospitalized.
In the June 20 incident a crew was attempting to move a tank of sodium hypochlorite with a forklift when the tank slid off the forklift striking the employee.
The employee suffered multiple fractures of the right arm and right leg. He was taken to the Johnson City Medical Center.
In a response to the state agency US Nitrogen said it had revised procedures to avert a recurrence. The company also told state officials it had revised training procedures and established protocols to avoid the overloading of forklifts.
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