WALTER WEST DREDGE Metal/Non-Metal

EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON BARGE, HEARD HOSE LEAK AND FLIPPED UP HOOD TO SEE THAT HOSE WAS DETACHED FROM TORCH AND WAS ON FIRE. AS EMPLOYEE WENT TO SHUT OFF TANKS, IT WENT NEAR HIS EYE AND HE REC EIVED A MINOR BURN.

95149Y OCCURRED WHEN THE HOIST BLOCK OF THE DIGGING LADDER MOVED UNEXPECTEDLY DROPPING 3" ONTO THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT FOOT.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS CROSSING FROM DREDGE OVER TO THE BARGE DECK WHEN HE SLIPPED & FELL BETWEEN THE DREDGE & BARGE. BEFORE HITTING THE WATER HE STRUCK HIS LEFT ELBOW ON THE SIDE OF BARGE.

WAS USING A TORCH TO CUT 5/16" BOLTS ON HOLD DOWN STRIPS ON URETHANE SCREENS IN A SAND BUCKET;AFTER CUTTING BOLTS,WITH GOGGLES OFF,TOOK CHIPPING HAMMER AND STARTED KNOCKING BOLTS OUT OF METAL ON SAND WHEEL SCREENS,A PIECE OF METAL OR FLAC HIT LEFT EYE.

WELDING DOING MAINT ON BARGE PIECE RUST GOT IN EYE CONT'D WORK HIS SHIFT HE WENT TO DR AFTER WORK HE RETURNED TO WORK NEXT DAY DID NOT LOSE ANY TIME.

FELL TO DECK.

INJURED WAS WELDING ON BOW OF M/V BEVERLY, HAMMERING ON WELD. A PIECE OF SLAG GOT IN LEFT EYE.

REPAIR WORK TO BARGE WALKING DOWN SIDE BARGE CUT FINGER ON SHARP PROTRUDING METAL ON BARGE

DECK MAN I.NAME WAS ON DECK OF BARGE WITH A ROPE IN HIS HAND THAT WAS TIED TO A 3 IN WATER PUMP SITTING ON THE DECK OF DREDGE APPROX 4 FT BELOW HIM I.NAME WAS PULLING ON ROPE TO LIFT PUMP AS I.NAME WAS LIFTING FROM DECK OF DREDGE PUMP CAUGHT ON BARGE RUBBER AND I.NAME JERKED TO UNLODGE PUMP AND HURT BACK

MOVING 500 LB ELEC CONTROL AND SWITCH BOX IN PLACE ON DREDGE WALTER WEST.BOX HAD TO BE LEANED OVER TO GET THRU DOOR AND BOX SLIPPED ON STEEL FLOOR AND FELL PINNING RIGHT LEG AGAINST WELDING MA CHINE.