Muskogee Dredge Metal/Non-Metal

Employee was performing maintenance on a v-belt and sheave assembly when EE's right thumb became entangled between the belt and sheave resulting in the right thumb being severed.

Employee was attempting to access the dredge via the skiff boat. He stepped over onto the skiff boat without realizing there was frost on the seat. Employee slipped on the frost and fell back and hit his head. This caused a laceration that required five staples.

Employee fell from walkway & fractured his left ring finger and received a laceration to his right leg.

EE was walking to the plant and soil caused with and caused him to trip and hurt knee was a first aid case until dr drained fluid off knee 2-14-05

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO START THE DREDGE ENGINE. THE SOLENOID ON THE STARTER STUCK CAUSING A SHORT WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO EXPLODE. THIS GOT A SMALL AMOUNT OF ACID INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S EYES WHICH WERE QUICKLY FLUSHED.

EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER WORKING ON A 988 CAT LOADER. A FOOT OF THE LADDER SANK IN THE SAND AND CAUSED THE LADDER TO LEAN. THE EE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE, SLID DOWN THE LADDER AND CUT HIS CHIN.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A SHAFT FROM AN OLD SEPARATOR WHEN AN OLD CONVEYOR FRAME FELL OVER AND STRUCK THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT ANKLE.

CLAIMS TO HAVE HURT HIS BACK LIFTING PARTS IN SHOP. DID NOT GO TO CO PHYSICAN UNTIL 10-19-98.

EE WAS CLEANING A SAND BUILD UP OFF THE GRATING OVER TO THE FINISH CONVEYOR ELEVATOR CHUTE WITH A PIECE OF PIPE. ANOTHER EE CAME UP AND ASKED OF QUESTION WHEN HE TURNED TO ANSWER THE PIPE CAUG HT A BUCKET ON THE ELEVATOR AND SMASHED HIS FINGEWR BETWEEN IT AND THE GRATE.

EMPLOYEE TRIED TO GET IN TEH MAIN BUCKET ON THE BOOM CRANE WHILE IT WAS IN THE TRAVEL POSITION. HE WENT FROM THE TRUCK BED TO THE BUCKET AND THE BUCKET SWUNG OUT CAUSING HIM TO FALL AND HURT H IS BACK.

EE WAS REMOVING PINS FROM AN 8" RIVER PUMP FLOAT. HE OVER REACHED WHILE SWINGING A SHOP HAMMER CAUSING A STRAIN TO ELBOW. DI NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 3-21-96.

EE WAS PICKING UP CUTTING EDGES FOR LOADER & WHILE CARRYING THEM TO THE SHOP HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING HIM TO LOSE HIS BALANCE & STRAIN HIS BACK.NOT REPORTED TO SUPERVISOR UNTIL 2/12/96.

EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO LIFT A PIECE OF PLATE METAL AND DROPPED IT ON HIS RIGHT MIDDLE FINGER.

EE HELPED LIFT A SCREEN FRAME AND LATER COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN AREA BELOW RIGHT RIB CAGE MAY HAVE A HIATUS HERNIA THAT IS NOT JOB RELATED. DID NOT GO TO DRILL UNTIL 1-24-96.

EMPLOYEE WAS USIN G THE BATHROOM ADN A SPIDER LANDED ON HIS ARM AND BIT HIM. THE BITE BECAM EINFECTE DAND HE WENT TO THE DR ON 11-6-95.

EMPLOYEE CLIMBED DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF CONVEYYRO LADDER AND JUMPED TO GROUND INSTEAD OF STEPPING. DID NOT WANT TO GO TO DR UNTL 3-8-95. WHEN HE WAS WALKING,TRIPPED AND RE-INJURED THE ANKLE.

EE WAS CLIMBING ONTO LOADER AND THE BOTTOM STEP TWISTED AND CAUSED HIM TO FALL AND STRAIN HIS BACK.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTIN GOUT SECTION FO BELT TO BE REPLACED AND THE BOX KNIFE HE WS USIN GSLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT FOREARM.

EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A PIECE OF MET AL IN A HOPPER & THE METAL POPPED LOOSE & STRUCK H IS LEFT INDEX FINGER SMASHING IT AGAINST A HOPPER BEAM

EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING BY THE TWO SLIDING DOORS AT THE BACK OF THE SHOP ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS GRINDING ABOUT TEN FEET AWAY & A PIECE OF SLAG GOT IN HIS LEFT EYE EMPLOYEE NOT POSITIVE THAT HE GOT SLAG AT THIS TIME BUT THINKS IT WAS THE PROBABLE PLACE

AFTER INSTALLING SKIRT RUBBERS ON GLASS SAND PLANT DOWN OFF CONVEYOR WHEN OPERATOR STARTED THE CONVEYOR CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FLIPA ND BE THROWN TO THE GROUND.

EMPLOYEE STRAINED HIS LEFT SHOULDER WHEN LIFTING A PIPELINE FOR THE 8" DREDGE.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING AN OIL FILTER FROM A FRONT END LOADER. THE FILTER SLIPPED AND HE GRABBED FOR IT AND WHEN HE DID HE HIT HIS FINGER ON THE EDGE OF THE DRAIN BARREL CAUSING A LACERATION.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING DRUM OFF READY MIX TRUCK ADN A PIECE OF METAL FELL ON HIS LEFT LEG WHICH CAUSED A LACERATION. X-RAYS WERE TAKEN AND THERE WERE NO FRACTURES.

EMPLOYEE WAS HELPING ANOTHER EMPLOYEE REMOVE A MOTOR FROM THE SCALPING SCREEN AND THE OTHER EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND DROPPED IT ON HIS HAND.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE STRAINED BACK WHILE OPERATING FRONT END LOADER 3-4 WEEKS AGO. DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 2/3/92. INJURY NOT REPORTED UNTIL THEN. DOES NOT REMEMBER WHAT DAY IT WAS.

EMPLOYEE CLAIMS TO HAVE STRAINED BACK WHILE OPERATING FRONT END LOADER 3 OR 4 WEEKS AGO. DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL 2-3-92. INJURY NOT REPORTED UNTIL THEN. DOES NOT REMEMBER WHAT DAY IT WAS.

EMPLOYEE WAS TAKING THE SAW BLADE OFF THE WEEDEATER AND THE WRENCH SLIPPED CAUSING THE BLADE TO HIT IN THE LEFT PALM.

EMPLOYEE WAS HANDED A TAILPULLEY BY TWO OTHER EMPLOYEES AND STRAINED HIS SHOULDER WHILE HOLDING IT. DID NOT GO TO DOCTOR UNTIL MARCH 13, 1991.

EMPLOYEE WAS STOCKPILING CONCRETE SAND WITH HIS LOADER & HIT A DIP IN THE YARD CAUSING THE LOADER TO BOUNCE WHICH THREW HIM FROM SIDE TO SIDE

EMPL HELPING MECHANIC CHANGE BEARING ON A BLOWER.MECHANIC HIT BEARING WITH HAMMER AND PIECE OF STEEL BROKE OFF AND STRUCK EMPL ARM.

EMPLOYEE RAN LEFT FRONT WHEEL OF LOADER OFF IN TOO DEEP WATER FILLED CHUG HOLE CAUSING HIM TO GET A JAR AND MASH HIS RIGHT TESTICLE. TESTICLE HAS INFLAMMATION IN IT.

EMPLOYEE WAS HOLDING PARTS IN PLACE WHILE WELDER WAS WELDING PARTS TOGETHER AND GOT A FLASH BURN TO BOTH EYES.

EMPLOYEE WAS ASEMBLING A SECTION OF PIPE IN A VETICAL POSITION AND A FLANGED SLEEVE SLID DOWN FROM ABOVE AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER. REQUIRED SEVEN STITCHES.

STEPPING DOWN FROM FLUID DRYER SLIPPED TURNED ANKLE.

EMPLOYEE CAME DOWN THE STAIRS IN THE GLASS SAND PLANT TO GET AN INK PEN THAT HAD DROPPED ON THE FLOOR. HE TWISTED HIS ANKLE ON THE SECOND STEP OF THE STAIRS.

EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING A TRANSMISSION FROM A TRUCK THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED AND T HE JACK DID TOO CAUSING THE EMPLOYEES FINGER TO BE CAUGHT BETWEEN JACK AND TRANSMISSION

EMP WA> ATTEMPTING TO DISLODGE A CBLE FROM A FIBERGLASS FLOTATION DIVICE WITH A PICK. THE PICK PENETRATED THE FIBERGALSS AND W HEN HE ATTE MPTED TO DISLODE THE J PICK THE SHRARP END CAME CAME BACK AND HIT HIM IN THE LEFT EYE.

EMPLOYEE WAS KNOCKING SOME DUST LOOSE FROM THE DUST COLLECTOR DISCHARGE PIPE WITH A RUBBER HAMMER. HIS FINGER BRUSHED AGAINST THE METAL COVER OF THE FINISH ELEVATOR CONVEYOR COVER AND WAS CUT. FOUR STITCHES WERE REQUIRED IN HIS RIGHT LITTLE FINGER.

EMP WAS PULLING3ON A BAR TO ROLL THE TAIL PULLEY OF THE ELEVATOR CONVEYOR THE BAR SLIPPED AND PINCHED HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE B A R AND ELEVATOR

EMPLOYEE WAS CU7TING TREES WITH CHAINSAW FOR ROAD. AREA WAS GROWN UP. AFTER MAKING A CUT EMPLOYEE STEPPED BACK, TRIPPED AND CHAINSAW CUT LEG.

EMP PICKED UP G9INDER WITH RIGHT HAND EMGAGED SWITCH WHILE HOLDING GRINDER TOO CLOSE TO LEFT HAND. WAS GRINDING METAL SURFACE ON BIN

EMPLOYEE WAS CLIMBING OFF 560 LOADER WHEN FOOT SLIPPED OFF LADDER CAUSING KNEE TO CONTACT RUNG OF LADDER WE THOUGHT THIS WAS A SIRST AID CASE UNTIL HE COMPLAINED AGAIN WENT TO DR & HAD SURGERY 10-24-83 MISSED NO WORK UNTIL 10-24-83 NOT TOTALLY SURE INJURY JOB RELATED

EMPLOYEE WAS PREPARING TO REPLACE HYDRALIC LINE ON CAT 980 LOADER HE HAD THE CUTTING EDGE OF THE BUCKET DOWN BUT THE BACK OF THE BUCKET UP WORKED THE CONTROLS TO RELIEVE PRESSURE WHEN HE LOOSE NED HOSE HOWEVER THERE WAS STILL PRESSURE AND IT PINNED HISLEGS BETWEEN CROSSBAR AND DIFFERENTIAL CAUSING FRACTURE BOTH ANKLES