HITTING CABLE WITH PRYBAR WHEN CABLE LET GO CAUSING BAR AND CABLE TO KICK BACK AND HIT HIS FINGER AND BOTH LEGS CAUSING HIM TO FALL BACK ABOUT 3' ONTO DECK.
Dredge Thaddus CarrMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 6
- Years on record
- 2000–2003
- Latest incident
- Oct 2003
Reportable incidents
6 on file2003 · 3 incidents
EE WAS CLEANING GRIZZLY AND WAS REMOVING ROCKS WHEN ONE SLIPPED AND HE CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEENTHE ROCK AND SLIDER ON THE GRIZZLY.
WHILE TURNING BELT SHEAVE, FINGER GOT CAUGHT UNDER BELT AND SHEAVE AND TORE SKIN AT END OF FINGER.
2002 · 2 incidents
EE WAS REMOVING A STARTER FOR THE M.V. CHIPPER OFF THE HILL USING A SMALL CRAIN, AFTER STARTER WAS ON DECK OF THE BARGE HE WAS GOING TO PUT IT AWAY ONTO THE BOAT. HE WAS ABOUT TO DROP IT & TRI ED TO CATCH IT BEFORE IT FELL INTO RIVER OR ONTO THE DECK. HIS FINGER WAS SMASHED BETWEEN STARTER & A BIT.
EE WAS BURNING CRANE CABLE WITH CUTTING TORCH. TORCH DEVELOPED LEAK & IGNITED, CAUSING BURN TO HAND. UNBURNED GAS MAY HAVE ENTERED GLOVE AT CUFFR THEN IGNITED AS BURNING CABLE PRODUCED SPARKS.
2000 · 1 incident
WHILE TRYING TO PUNCH OUT CUT OFF BOLTS ON CRUSHER, MISSED HITTING FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.