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Assumption Coroner: 60-year-old plant worker dies in industrial accident at Belle Rose plant

1 hour 53 minutes 57 seconds ago Monday, February 23 2026 Feb 23, 2026 February 23, 2026 8:29 AM February 23, 2026 in News
Source: WBRZ

BELLE ROSE — A 60-year-old plant worker in Belle Rose died after being struck by a loose hose, Assumption Parish Coroner Keith Landry told WBRZ on Monday. 

The plant worker, Keith Foreman, was one of three crew members performing a routine pressure test on a brine well at the GIE plant off Grand Bayou Road on Sunday when the equipment failed. Foreman and two others were struck by a loose hose following the failure. 

The two injured workers were transported to the hospital via AirMed. 

State Police Hazmat is investigating the "industrial accident," officials added.

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