Louisiana Fertilizer Plant employee dies in accident

DONALDSONVILLE, La. (AP) — An employee at a Louisiana fertilizer plant has died after being injured in an accident at the facility, officials said Friday.

CF Industries said the incident happened around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday at its nitrogen fertilizer complex in Donaldsonville. The injured worker, who received initial treatment at the facility, was transported to a hospital where the worker later died, the company said.

The name of the worker and details of how the accident occurred have not been released.

“Our thoughts and prayers are with their family at this difficult time,” the company said in a statement. “We are committed to supporting the family and providing assistance to the Donaldsonville team.”

Ascension Parish Sheriff Bobby Webre told The Advocate that a forklift struck the man. Officials from the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration have opened an investigation from its office in Baton Rouge, a spokesman said.

The company described the accident as an “isolated incident with no associated operational issues or off-site impact.”

The facility, located on the Mississippi River in Ascension Parish, is the largest fertilizer complex in North America producing anhydrous ammonia, urea, urea ammonium nitrate and nitric acid – all key fertilizer ingredients.

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