Employee was on the trailer, getting ready to set the first load. He stepped back and his foot went in a hole in the trailer. He lost his balance and fell backwards. His body was hanging off the side of the trailer and his foot was still caught in the hole. He has a severely sprained right ankle.
BOX #9Metal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2000–2013
- Latest incident
- Oct 2013
Reportable incidents
9 on file2013 · 1 incident
2008 · 1 incident
Employee was putting a pipeline back together when the pipe smashed his left knee against the hydraulic ram on the work barge.
2005 · 2 incidents
Employee was operating overburden belt fed by the backhoe. A large chunk of overburden fell off the top of the belt hitting the employee on the lower left side of the back.
EE WAS TIGHTENING COME-A-LONG TO PULL BACKHOE TRACK. THE COME-A-LONG TURNED LOOSE AND EE FELL BACKWARDS AND SAT DOWN ON GROUND HARD, INJURED BEHIND AND LOWER BACK
2003 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING A 1"" RUBBER HOSE WITH A RAZOR KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED OFF THE HOSE AND CUT HIS LOWER RIGHT WRIST REQUIRING FOUR STITCHES.
2002 · 3 incidents
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A 12 LB SLEDGE HAMMER TO DRIVE OUT A TRACK PIN IN THE MASTER LINKS ON THE TRACKS OF A KOMATSU PC HYDRAULIC EXCAVATOR. WHILE SWINGING THE HAMMER, HE FELT EXCRUCIATING PAIN IN HIS RIGHT STOMACH.
EE WAS REPAIRING A MUDBELT & BECAME OVERHEATED. HE RESTED, THEN WORKED THE REST OF THE DAY AT A LESS STRENUOUS JOB. HE WORKED THE FOLLOWING WEEK IN A/C EQUIPMENT BUT CONTINUED TO SUFFER HEADAC HE & FATIGUE. HE SAW DOCTOR MONDAY, 7/22 & WENT IN FOR TESTS 7/23. AFTERNOON OF 7/23 HE QUIT FOR ANOTHER JOB.
EE WAS CLEANING MUD BELT WHEN HE WAS STUNG BY A WASP ON THE LEFT FOREARM. HE REPORTS THAT HE WOKE UP ON 5-11-02 WITH A KNOT AND PAIN AT THE SIGHT. ON 5-14-02 HE WENT TO THE DOCTOR.
2000 · 1 incident
EE WAS WELDING ON GRAVEL PLANT. HE RAISED HIS SHIELD TO LOOK AT THE WELD AND A PIECE OF SLAG POPPED OFF AND INTO HIS RIGHT EYE.