Dredge Thaddus Carr: 20 MSHA citations Metal/Non-Metal

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.

WHILE TRYING TO PUNCH OUT CUT OFF BOLTS ON CRUSHER, MISSED HITTING FINGER WITH SLEDGE HAMMER.

WHILE EMPLOYEE WAS ON TOP OF GRIZZLY POUNDING ROCKS OUT OF GRIZZLY WITH A #12 SLEDGE HAMMER, A PIECE OF ROCK BROKE AWAY, FLEW AND HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT EYE UNDER HIS SAFETY GLASSES.

EMPLOYEE WAS CROUCHED DOWN ON 3A CATWALK TIGHTENING BELT CLIP IN 55' BELT. HE WAS USING A WRENCHON THE LOWER SIDE OF THE BELT AND A RATCHET ON THE TOP SIDE OF THE CLIP. SOCKET SLIPPED OFF NUT AND EMPLOYEE FELL BACKWARD.

EE WAS CROSSING OVER MAIN WATER LINE AT FEED END OF #1 CONVEYOR. HE WAS CARRYING RETURN ROLLER TO #8 CONVEYOR TO REPLACE IT. EE WENT TO STEP OVER 12" MAIN WATER LINE AND SLIPPED ON SAND AND GR AVEL ON DECK.

WHILE ON SUPPLY BARGE CUTTING NYLON BANDS ON ROLL OF SKIRT RUBBER WITH UTILITY KNIFE, KNIFE SLIPPED ON NYLON BAND AND CUT HIS LEFT KNEE REQUIRING SIX STITCHES.

WHILE DRAGGING 30 HP MOTOR ACROSS THE DECK, MOTOR CAUGHT ON DECK AND EE ALMOST FELL DOWN PULLING HIS RIGHT SHOULDER.

EMPLOYEE WAS ON BARGE #1003 REMOVING TIE ON BREAST LINE, LOTS OF TENSION ON LINE, REMOVING LINE (TURNS ON TIMBERHEAD) LINE SNAPPED PULLING THROUGH LEFT HAND.

HALFWAY THRU STARTING YAHL MOTOR PROCESS MOTOR BACK FIRED AND REVERSED DIRECTION OF THE PULL CORD RIPPING CORD AWAY FROM FINGERS OF RIGHT HAND. ON 7-7-95 A HARD LUMP WAS DISCOVERED IN INJURED AREA. SURGERY TO REMOVE LUMP WAS DONE ON 8-7-95.

EMPLOYEE WAS ABOVE DOUBLE SCREW VAT & WAS GOING TO PATCH 14" DROP PIPE. HE SLIPED FROM ANGLE & HIT HIS LEFT SIDE ON WAY DOWN. ANGLE WAS WET & FILM OF SAND ON IT.

GOING FROM HEAD OF #2 CONVEYOR TO CATWALK ON #1 CONV TO GET A SHOVEL

EE WAS BURNING OFF FLAT BAR ON TOP OF GRIZZLY GRATING.

EMPL PULLING OUT BARGE HAUL CABLE. CABLE WENT INTO RIVER.EMPL JERKED CABLE BACK ONTO DECK AND PULLED MUSCLES IN LOWER BACK.

THE EE WAS COMING OFF OF THE BOOM ON THE MANITOWOC 4600 CRANE TO THE ROOF OF A BLDG ON 10 DERRICK HE STEPPED ON A CABLE ON THE ROOF TWISTING HIS LEFT ANKLE.

WHILE WALKING DOWN THE LANDING STAIRS, HE FELT A SLIGHT POP IN HIS RIGHT KNEE.

EE WAS CARRYING PLASTIC MILK CRATE WITH COAL OFF 2 CONVEYOR FOR COAL BARRELS AND SLIPPED ON A PIECE OF GRAVEL THAT WAS ON THE STEPS AND FELL FROM CATWALK TO THE DECK.

SLEDING 1@/4" LINER PLATE IN SUMP UNDER 6 X 16, FINGER GOT SMASHED BETWEEN HANDLE AND LINER PLATE.

EMPLOYEE CLEANING PARTS ON RIG WITH CHEMSON, EMPLOYEE SPILLED CHEMSOL ON BOOT AND IT SOAKED THROUGH CAUSING BLISTER.

WHILE EMPLOYEE, I,NAME WAS CLOSING SLIDING DOOR ON RIG, THE DOOR STOPPED SLIDING AND I,NAME PULLED MUSCLE IN NECK.

STARTED TO GO UP STEPS ON STORE ROOM AND FOOT SLIPPED, HE WENT DOWN HITTING RIGHT SIDE OF RIGHT KNEE.

EMPLOYEE WAS GETTING READY TO STEP FROM BARGE TO BOAT AND RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OUT PUTTING ALL HIS WEIGHT ON LEFT LEG, TWISTING LEFT KNEE. BARGE WAS WET DUE TO RAIN.

POUNDING CENTER ON TOP DECK HAMMER SLIPPED OFF CNETER BAR HIT EMP IN R. KNEE.

WALKING DOWN BARGE,LINE I.NAME CARRYING CAUGHT ON HATCH.PULLED LINE TIGHT CAUSING RIGHT WRIST TO BE TWISTED.

EMPLOYEE STEPPING FROM SAND BARGE TO DREDGE (APPROX. 1-1/2' STEP DOWN FROM BARGE TO DREDGE) EMPLOYEE SAID HE JUST STEPPED WRONG. DECK ON DREDGE WAS DRY WHERE EMPLOYEE STEPPED.

THE EMPLOYEE WAS PUTTING A BARGE WIRE ON A BARGE IN THE FLEET. WHILE PULLING THE WIRE, HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL.

EMPL WAS MOVING 1 1/2" PUMP WHEN HE PLACED IT ON THE STEPS UNDER #4 CONVEYOR AT DESIGNATED CROSSING HE STRAINED HIS BACK

DID NOT DUCK DOWN WHILE GOING UNDER #4 GRAVEL BELT LOW HEAD ROOM ON WALKWAY NO HARD HAT

EMPLOEE WAS ENGAGING THE TRANSMISSION ON A SMALL BOOM CRANE THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAD SLIPPED AND A SINGLE STRAND OF WIRE CABLE ENTERED HIS HAND

ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING CHISEL INTO TAPER LOCK, PIECE OF CHISEL BROKE OFF & FLEW STRIKING E MYSELF IN FOREHEAD.

CARRYING 3 INCH3PUMP DOWN SIDE OF BARGE STUMBLED AND STRAINED LOWER BACK AREA

EMPLOYEE WAS CO4ING ON DREDGE AT START OF SHIFT COMING OVER STEPS ON STERN OF DREDGE PANTS LEG CAUGHT ON STEP EMPLOYEE FELL ON KNEE AGAINST STEP.

EMPLOYEE WAS CA9RING RETURN IDLER FROM BACK OF PICK UP TRUCK TO YAWL SMALL BOAT AND SLIPPED ON SMALL STONES ON RIVER BANK. WHEN HE SLIPPED RETURN IDLER CAME BACK AND HIT EMPLOYEE ABOVE RIGHT E YE CAUSING ACCU7E. 7 STITCHES AT OHIO VALLEY HOP.

EMPLOYEE FELL F9OM ON TOP OF GUARD TO DECK GUARD WAS APPROX. 10-12 FT HIGH. HE WAS STEPPING BACK WHEN HE FELL.