A contractor was killed in an accident at CF Industries Holding Inc.’s construction site at Donaldsonville, La., Dec. 4.
Sulzer Chemtech, his employer, issued a statement saying it was deeply saddened by the news. "We offer our deepest sympathies to the family members of our lost colleague and friend. We are committed to offering our full support and assistance to family members to assist them in their time of need. Sulzer Chemtech is presently investigating the facts surrounding this event."
According to the local press, the employee was found at the bottom of a completed tower that was over 100 feet high. More details as to how the accident happened were not available.
While work was reported to have immediately stopped in the vicinity of the accident, which was near a new nitric acid plant, construction continued at the rest of the site. All construction resumed Dec. 5.