EMPLOYEE HAD JUST RETURNED TO THE DOCK, AFTER MEETING W/DREDGE OPERATOR. HE HAD DIS-EMBARKED FROM THE JON BOAT & JUMPED OVER SOME ROCKS THAT WERE ON THE DOCK. WHEN HE WENT INTO THE UPWARD MOTION TO JUMP THE PILE OF ROCK, HE FELT A ""POP"" IN HIS RT. CALF. WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ON HIS FOOT, HE FELT AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF PAIN IN HIS CALF.
Worker was fueling the fuel barge at the shore dock. The worker, rather than set up the cat walk to access the fuel barge, jumped from the shore to the fuel barge. He miscalculated the distance and bumped his right knee on the edge of the catwalk latch, puncturing a 1/2 inch hole, just above his right knee-cap, requiring 3 stitches.
EE WAS REMOVING STUCK ROCK AND DEBRIS FROM THE CUTTER HEAD ON DIXIE DREDGE. IN THE PROCESS OF KNEELING DOWN TO DISLODGE A ROCK WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER, HE BUMPED HIS RIGHT KNEE ON THE ANGLE IRON THAT IS USED AS A TOE KICK ON THE CATWALK. ON 3-5-04 HE DECIDED THAT HE SHOULD BE CHECKED BY A DOCTOR.
EE WAS GRINDING SOME 3X3 PLATES ON A FIXED-STAND GRINDER/BUFFER. HE SAID HE GLANCED AROUND & DID NOT SEE ANY SAFETY SHIELD OR GLASSES BUT THOUGHT THE DEFLECTOR WOULD PROVIDE THE PROTECTION NE EDED. HE GOT A SPECK OF SLAG IN HIS LEFT EYE, WHICH WASHED OUT, BUT SCRATCHED THE CORNEA.
EMPLOYEE WAS WELDING ON A 18"" PIPE AND HAD COMPLETED A PORTION OF THE TASK, HE WAS PREPARING TO ROLL THE PIPE, AND WITH HIS LEATHER WELDING GLOVE PARTIALLY ON, GRABBED THE GROUND LEAD TO THE W ELDER THAT HAD BEEN TURNED OFF. HE RECEIVED 2ND DEGREE BURN TO HIS LEFT HAND ON THE WEB BETWEEN FINGER 1 AND 2.
LOADER OPERATOR WAS STARTING TO CLIMB HIS LADDER ON HIS LOADER WHEN HE REACHED UP, NOT PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT HE WAS DOING AND HAMMED HIS RIGHT THUMB INTO THE UNDERSIDE OF THE TOP STEEL STEP . HE THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER, SO HE DIDN'T REPORT IT TO HIS SUPERVISOR UNTIL 11-19-01. HE WENT TO MD ON 11-20-01 & MISSED ONE DAY OF WORK.
MINER WAS CLEANING UP ROCKS THAT HAD FALLED OFF THE MOVING FEED CONVEYOR. HE SAID HE TOSSED A COUPLE OF THEM BACK ONTO THE FEED CONVEYOR AND WAS IN THE PROCESS OF PICKING UP ANOTHER ROCK WHEN HE WAS HIT IN THE BACK BY A ROCK THAT ROLLED OFF THE CONVEYOR BELT. THIS KNOCKED HIM TO THE GROUND, WHERE CO-WORKERS FOUND HIM.