THE EE WAS BENDING OVER TO PICK UP A MOP AND PULLED A MUSCLE IN HIS BACK.
DREDGE MALLARD Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 51
- Years on record
- 1983–1997
- Latest incident
- Aug 1997
Reportable incidents
51 on file1997 · 6 incidents
PULLING ON WRENCH, TAKING MAIN PUMP APART.
THE EE WAS CARRYING FUEL OIL IN A 2 1/2 GALLON WATER JUG. HE JUMPED FROM DREDGE TO BARGE CAUSING THE BOTTLE TO SLAP, SPLASHING FUEL IN HIS EYES.
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING A BURNT FUSE IN ELEC. BOX. HE DID NOT KNOW THE BOX HAD SHORTED OUT,SO WHEN HE TURNED OFF POWER THE BOX WAS STILL HOT. WHEN HE PUT NEW FUSE IN THE ELEC. BOX IT B LEW OUT,B URNING HIS RIGHT HAND AND PART OF HIS RIGHT ARM.
WHILE UNLOADING DREDGE STORES EE LIFTED A BOX OF MEAT & STRAINED HIS STOMACH [ABDOMEN]
THE EE WAS PLACING OXYGEN BOTTLES THAT WAS BEINGHOISTED UP ON SECOND DECK OF DREDGE INTHE BOTTLERACK, WHEN ONE OF THE BOTTLES BEING HOISED ;UP STARTED SPINNING. HE TRIED TO STOP THE BOTTLE & WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT SHOULDER BY THE BOTTLE
1996 · 7 incidents
CATCHING BARGE THAT WAS COMING ALONG SIDE OF DREDGE. SLIPPED IN MUD ON DECK. FELL ON KNEE.
PICKED UP THE BUTT PLATE FOR A HEAT EXCHANGE & TWISTED AROUND WITH IT & PULLED A MUSCLE.
UNLOADING GRACERIES FROM CREW BOAT TO DREDGE.
PULLING ON A CHAIN FALL AND BRUISED HIS HAND.
WHILE SECURING A BARGE TO DREDGE, EE BECAME ENTANGLED IN ROPE.
WHILE SECURING A BARGE TO THE DREDGE THE EE PULLED ON THE LINE AND OVEREXERTED HIMSELF CAUSING A MUSCLE STRAIN.
WHILE WORKING ON SWING BLOCK, EMPOYEE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE SWINGING A 4# HAMMER.
1995 · 4 incidents
A SPOOL OF 1 1/8" CABLE WAS BEING UNCOILED. THE CABLE SPOOL WAS RESTING IN A CRADLE, WITH INJURED EMPLOYEE STANDING BEHIND THE SPOOL. THE SPOOL BEGAN TO FREE-SPOOL DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE CAB LE FALLING INTO THE WATER. INJURED EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STOP THE FREE-SPOOL WITH A SHORT PIECE OF PIPE WHICH GRABBED THE SPOOL, INJURING EMPLOYEE.
WHILE WORKING ON A STARBOARS SWING CONVEYOR HEADROLLER, THE CONVEYOR SWUNG IN AND PINNED EMPLOYEE AGAINST A WALL.
EE SLIPPED ON THE DECK & LATER DELVEOPED A BACK STRAIN THAT HE BELIEVED WAS CAUSED BY THE SLIP.
WHILE CUTTING A PIECE OF IRON SOME RUST OR OTHER FOREIGN MATTER POPPED INTO EE RIGHT EYE.
1994 · 8 incidents
EE WAS WORKING ON REMOVING A PIN FROM AN ANCHOR CHAIN BY USING A PUNCH WHEN THE HAMMER STRUCK THE PUNCH IT SLIPPED & PENETRTATED HIS LEFT HAND NEAR THE THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING ON BARGE & ABUG HIT HIMIN THE EYE HE WIPED HIS EYE WITH A DIRTY GLOVED HAND & AGGREVATED THE EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS TUGGING ON A CABLE & PULLED HIS LEFT SHOULDER MUSCLE
DRAGGING WIRE SCREENS OVER METAL HAND RAILS AND A PIECE OF RUST WENT INTO EMPLOYEE'S LEFT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLING ON DOOR AND PULLED RIGHT SHOULDER MUSCLE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN SIDE OF BARGE & SLIPP OVERBORAD WHILE ATTEMPTING TO GET BACK ON DREDGE.
EE BELIEVES THAT HE WAS WET AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK FROM THE WELDING PROCESSAS HE WAS WELDING ON SOME PIPE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKIGN ON BARGE WHEN HE STUMBLE DON HATCH COVER.
1993 · 10 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING THE DECK OF THE DREDGE WHEN HE PULLED ON THE HOSE THEN SLIPA ND HURT HIS LEFT SIDE.
EE WAS GRINDING WITH HAND GRINDER ON FRONT FACING STARBOARD ROTARY WASHER. EE WAS WEARING EYE PROTECTION, BUT A SMALL AMOUNT OF FOREIGN MATTER ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING HAND GRINDER ON A PIECE OF METAL. ALTHOUGH EMPLOYEE HAD SAFETY GLASSES ON SOME FOREIGN MATTER ENTERED HIS RIGHT EYE.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS BURNING A ROLLER OFF AN INCLINE BELT WHEN A HOT PIECE OF SLAG DROPPED DOWN THE EMPLOYEE'S BOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE A CABLE, IT WAS TOO TIGHT SO HE STEPPED BACK ONTO ANOTHER CABLE, THIS CABLE TIGHTENED AND HE WAS THROWN TO DECK.
EE WAS WELDING AND WHEN HE REMOVED HIS SHIELD SOMETHING FLEW IN HIS EYE.
EMPLOYEE WAS GIVING SLACK IN A BARGE ROPE AND WAS STANDING OVER A SLACK BARGE HANDLING CABLE. THE BARGE CABLE TIGHTENED UP AND WHEN IT DID IT HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT KNEE.
A CABLE WAS STUCK UNDER A PADEYE ON THE DECK AND THE EMPLOYEE ATTEMPTED TO GET IT LOOSE AND IT CAME LOOSE AND HIT HIM IN THE BACK OF THE EAR.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A FIRE HOSE OT WASH SHELL OUT FROM UNDER A CONVEYOR BELT AND WATER AND SHELL FRAGMENTS BLEW IN HIS FACE.
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING DOWN STAIRWAYK, CARRYING A COME-A-LONG, WHEN HIS FOOT SLIPPED.
1989 · 2 incidents
I NAME WAS UNHOOKING THE FRICTION ON STARBOARD BARGES WRENCH TO CHANGE CABLE AND THE ARMS OF THE FRICTION HIT HIM HARD ON HIS L LEG
I.NAME PUTTING FUSE IN PORT SWING UNIT.FUSE MOUNTS ARCED TO GROUND AT TIME HE WAS INSERTING FUSE AND CAUSED FLASHBURNS TO RIGHT HAND.INSULATION IN FUSE BOX FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE AND BOX WAS RE PLACED. Y Y
1987 · 5 incidents
HE WAS GREASING3#3 WASH WATER PUMP. HE DID NOT STOP THIS PUMP BEFORE HE GREASED PUMP. HE GOT HIS LEFT HAND IN BELTS.
THE INJURED WAS3HELPING STAND UP SOME SHEETS OF STEEL THAT WERE LYING ON DECK.THEY FELL AND SCRAPED HIS CHEST AND STOMACH.
I NAME AND SIX 2THER DREDGE HANDS WERE WORKING ON THE 2ND DECK BEHIND THE GALLEY STANDING UP PLATE TO BE SECURED. I NAME WAS IN F RONT OF THE PLATE AND THE OTHER HANDS WERE HELPING LIFT AND HOLD IT UP. THE3PLATE STARTED TO FALL OVER ON I NAME AND THE HANDS COULD NOT HOLD IT
I NAME WAS GOIN1 TO STARBOARD SIDE OF DREDGE ANDPED ON STEPS THAT GO OVER THE DISCHARGE BOX ON THE STERN OF DREDGE
I.NAME WAS PULL3NG CABLE OFF PORT ANCHOR WINCH. HE SAID HE HURT HIS BACK
1985 · 4 incidents
I.NAME WAS WORK3NG ON STARBOARD SWING BELT WAS USING PIPE WRENCH TO TURN BOLT. THE WRENCH SLIPPED & I.NAME HIT THE DECK & THE WENT OVERBOARD.
HE WAS TAKING THE FREE BOARD MEASUREMENTS ON BARGE #591,STEPPED ON PART OF THE BROKEN PEN,HURT HIS BIG TOE ON LEFT FOOT.
PORT ANCHOR BOOM ON MALLARD FELL.
PORT ANCHOR BOOM ON MALLARD FELL
1984 · 4 incidents
HE WAS WALING DREDGE.DROPPED SPUD AND WAS GOING IN SPUD HOUSE TO CHECK CABLE ,LOOSE CABLE CAME DOWN STAIRS -HIT ON BACK OF NECK.
THE MAN WAS AT TOP OF STEPS STARBOARD STERN BY SCREW WASHER WHICH IS ABOUT 12\ TO MAIN DECK. IT WAS RAINING, STEP WERE WET AND SLIPPERY. HE WAS OBSERVED AT TOP OF STEPS BUT NO ONE SAW HOW FAR HE FELL DOWN THE STEPS. THE NEXT TIME HE WAS SEEN HE WAS LAYING ON DECK ABOUT 4\ FROM STEPS.
HE WAS GETTING CABLE FROM UNDER DISCHARGE PIPE. I.NAME REPORTED TO I .NAME THAT HE BELIEVED HE HURT HIS BACK.
DRIVING V BELT PULLEY BACK IN PLACE ON STARBOARD BOW BARGE WINCH PULLEY CHIPPED OR SOMETHING ON THE FACE OF IT FLEW IN FAIRCLOTHS RIGHT EYE
1983 · 1 incident
GOT SOMETHING IN LEFT EYE ...STARTED BOTHERING HIM AFTER HE HAD BEEN STRAINGHTENING STARBOARD SPUD CABLE ON DRUM AND WASHING DECKS DOWN.