All MSHA-reportable accidents at Hunter Sand & Gravel, LLC. operations in 2012. Fatalities appear first.
After obtaining a sand sample from a barge being loaded at the dredge, the victim stepped down to the dredge deck (a distance of 12" to 15" down). His left knee "popped" as his weight made contact with the lower level of the dredge.
Employee was engaged in the task of securing a loaded aggregate barge to an empty barge along side the dredge. In the process of placing the 2" diameter soft line up on the deck fitting of the empty barge, the victim says that he strained his back muscle.