MOVING DRISCO PIPE ON THE #6 PILE, A PIECE OF PIPE HIT THE EMPLOYEE AND THREW HIM IN THE AIR. WHEN HE HIT THE GROUND HE INJURED HIS RIGHT ANKLE.
Lee Creek Dredge Metal/Non-Metal
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 35
- Years on record
- 1985–1989
- Latest incident
- Sep 1989
Reportable incidents
35 on file1989 · 10 incidents
FOREIGN OBJECT ENTERED INJ RT EYE WORKING IN PIT AREA DURING WINDY AND RAINY CONDITIONS.FOLLOWING DAY,COMPLAINED OF RIGHT EYE STILL BEING IRRITATED.1ST WENT TO SAFETY OFFICE,THEY COULD SEE PAR TICLE IN EYE UNDER MAGNIFICATION.SENT TO MED CENTER WHERE DR REMOVED IT AND SENT HIM BACK TO WORK.
WHILE PUSHING A PIECE OF SHEET METAL DUCT INTO PLACE ON A PIECE OF BUCKET WHEEL EQUIPMENT CONTRACTORS HAND SLIPPED ALONG SHARP EDGE OF DUCT
STEPPED OUT OF A CONEX BUILDING AND STEPPED ONTO UNEVEN GROUND.ANKLE TWISTED TO THE LEFT.
WORKING ON THE BLEND SYSTEM. PREPARING TO SPLICE A 100 FOOT BELT. WORKING IN HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY FOR A HSORT PERIOD OF TIME.
DRILLING A HOLE THROUGH AN ALUMINUM BOX AND DRILL BROKE TRHU, THE DILL GRABBED AND SPUN DRILL MOTOR.
WELDING OUTSIDE DURING HOT WEZTHER WITH WIND BLOWING, FELT IRRITATION IN LEFT EYE AFTER HE LEFT WORK.
HOT SLAG FELL ON BOOT AND WENT THROUGH HOLE ONTO TOP OF LEFT FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO LEVEL OUT A STRUCTUREL COMPONENT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPERATE A 6 TON COME-A-LONE IN THE DOWN POSITION THE CHAIN SLIPPED P ULLING HIS LEFT HAND UP AGAINST THE WORKING MECHANISM OF THE COME-A-LONG CAUSING INJURY TO HIS LITTLE FINGER & SCRAPING HIS INDEX FINGER
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING PIPE WITH A HAMMER,PIPE SLIPPED AND STRUCK EMPLOYEES LEFT ELBOW.
1988 · 2 incidents
CLIMBING UP ONTO CONVEY. BELT FELT TIGHTNESS IN BACK THEN STOOPED DOWN IN CONVEY. SHOOT AND FELT INSTANCE SHARP PAIN IN R. LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TRUCK AND A PIECE OF 30' DREDGE PIPE. ATTEMPTING TO PUSH PIPE AWAY AND STRUCK LEFT ARM AGAINST TRUCK TOOL BOX.
1987 · 6 incidents
HAND WAS JAMMED3BETWEEN ON IMPACT WRENCH AND A METAL PLATE RESTR DUTY MEDICATION
CUTTING A CONVE2OR BELT WITH A RAZOR KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS LEFT LEG
WAS CHANGING PO8ITIONS WHILE USING A GRINDER;LEFT HAND STRUCK EDGE OF GRINDER.(R.DUTY,SUTURES)
OPENING A BOX W3TH A UNILITY KNIFE, SLIPPED AND STRUCK FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.
GETTING OUT OF 5 TRUCK, STEPPED ON A FOSSILE AND FELL.
ATTEMPTING TO U8E A PRYBAR TO MOVE A PIPERING, WHILE PUSHING ON PRYBAR FELT BURNING SENSATION IN RIGHT PARATHORACIC AREA.
1986 · 7 incidents
WORKING ON BEND3FEEDER ON 12-31-86.EYE FELT IRRITATED AND REPORT TO FIRST AID ON 01-05-87.
WHILE PULLING A3PIN OUT OF A 245 BACKHOE WITH A 50 TON RAM THE THREADS PULLED OUT CAUSING THE MECHANISM TO FALL THE WEIGHT AND FORCE OF THE ARAM HIT THE LEFT HAND RESTRICTED DUTY
STEPPED OUT OF 7HE BACK OF A TRUCK ON TO SOFT GEROUND, RIGHT KNEE GAVE WAY
PULLING ON WREN7H FELT SEVERE PULL IN RIGHT SHOULDER
STANDING IN THE3BUCKET OF A BACKHOE WELDING ON THE BACK HOE STICK STEPPED BACKWARDS & FEET SLIPPED ON WET SURFACE OF THE BUCKET CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL & STRIKE RIGHT SIDE ON RIM OF BUCKET
SLIPPED FELL GO3NG DOWN STEPS TO ENGINE ROOM ON DREDGE.
GREASING PIPE O3 PONTOON; STEPPED ON AIRCHECK NIPPLE AND TWISTED ANKLE.
1985 · 10 incidents
WATCHING AS A TRACK WAS BEING REPLACED ON A D9 DOZER,AS THE TRACK CAME ACROSS THE FRONT IDLER A PIECE OF METAL BROKE FROM THE ROLLER AND STRUCK EMPLOYEE\S FACE.
FOOT WAS CAUGHT BETWEEN TWO 11/2IN CABLES WHEN ONE CABLE SLID OVERBOARD
DRIVING A SCRAPER,HIT A BUMP,BOUNCED AND HIT STEERING WHEEL.
INSTALLING CLEAN OUT T ON MAIN PUMP OF DREDGE LOCKING ARM SLIPPED OUT OF BRACKET AND ONTO EMPLOYEE S FINGER.
WORKING ON SIDE BOOM WIND BLEW DIRT IN LEFT EYE
PULLING EYE OF 7ABLE OVER CLEAT BOAT SHIFTED PULLING CABLE TAUT CATCHING FINGERS BETWEEN CABLE AND CLEAT.
TYING UP TO DREDGE DREDGE SWUNG AROUND PULLING THE ROPE FINGER WAS CAUGHT IN A LOOP OF ROPE WHICH PULLED TAUT DENUDING FINGER
PULLING ON A LA9GE CABLE RELEASED CABLE AND A PUXX SPUR ON CABLE WENT THROUGH FINGER.
EMPLOYEE ATTEMP7ED TO CHECK THE CHAIN ON A FEEDER SYSTEM AND STRUCK HAND ON A SHARP EDGE.
EMPLOYEE WAS ST9PPING FROM 50 FT TENDER BOAT TO SMALLER BOAT, BOATS DRIFTED APART CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO FALL BACKWARDS TWISTING KNEE.