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54736YEE ALLEGES HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON STEEL PIPE WHILE SMOOTHING OUT CONCRETE. DATE OF INJURY WAS 8-27-92, NOT REPORTED TO EMPLOYER UNTIL 9-3-92. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THIS ACCIDENT.
THEY WERE WORKING AT WELDING UP A HOLE IN THE DECK UNDERNEATH THE CLEANER JIG ON THE PORT SIDE. THE LADDER WAS LIFTED UP AND WATER STARTED COMING BACK INTO THE AREA UNDERNEATH THE CLEANER JIG SO THAT IT WASN'T POSSIBLE TO DO THE WELDING JOB. THEY HAD SOME TIME SO THEY DECIDED TO REMOVE THE TRIP HAZARD IN FRONT OF THE GOLD CAGE ON THE LOWER PORT DECK SIDE. HE WAS WORKING WITH I.NAME
EE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING THE IMPELLER ON THE SAVEALL PUMP. THEY COULD NOT LOOSEN THE IMPELLER AND EE USED A BALL PEEN HAMMER TO STRIKE THE FIN OF THE IMPELLER TO ATTEMTP TO DISLODGE THE IMPELLER. AS THE BALL PEEN HAMMER STRUCK THE BLADE OF THE IMPELLER, IT SHATTERED AND A PIECE OF METAL PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOREARM BECOMING IMBEDDED UNDER THE SKIN.
HE WAS CUTTING PIECES OF RUBBER INTO LENGTHS WITH APOCKET KNIFE HE HAD BORROWED FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE WAS HOLDING HTE KNIFE IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND HE PULLED TOWARDS HIMSELF IN ORDER TO CUT THE PIECE OF RUBBER. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCUTURED HIS RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE KNEECAP.
SHELL PLATES ARE 3'X6'X3/4" AND WIGHT 1320 LBS. EACH PLATE HAS FOUR BOLTS HOLES ACROSS THE TOP, BOTTOM AND TWO ROWS OF FOUR EACH FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ANDIS ALIGNED WITH THE BOLT HOLES ON THE SH ELL LINER. WHEN THE DREDGE IS OEPRATING THE TROMMEL IS ROTATED SO THAT EACHJ PLATE IS INSTALLED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TROMMEL SHELL LINER MAKING WORK SAFER AND EASIER. THE BOTTOM PLATE HAD A
HE WAS ON THE LADDER PRYING LADDER ROLLER BACK INTO POSTION. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND HE GRABBED THE BUCKET TO BREAK HIS FALL, PUTTING STRAIN ON HIS ARM.
BARRING LIP TO DETACH FROM ENTAGNLEMENT WITH OTHER LIP BAR SLIPPED PINNING RIGHT FOOT UNDER LIP.
INSTALL LADDER SPLICE.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WORKING WITH AND ABOVE INJURED AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING INJUREDS HEAD LEFT SIDE CUTTING BEHIND EAR AND EAR.
WORKING ON EQUIPMENT & HIT KNEE ON PIECE OF METAL.
REMOVING LARGE DIAMETER PIECE OF WATER PIPE.IT WAS TIED OFF WITH ROPE.CUT IT OFF FROM REST OF PIPE AND STARTED RELEASING ROPE.THE WEIGHT OF PIPE JERKED ROP CATCHING FINGERS IN LOOP.REPORTED TO SUPV ON DAY OF ACCIDENT.SLIP MISPLACED. PERSONNEL DEPT RECD 5-15-89.
REMOVING WEAR PLATE FROM BUCKET UTILIZING SLEDGE HAMMER AND WEDGE AFTER AIT-ARCING,WEAR PLATE BROKE LOOSE,FALLING,STRKING EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT FOOT.
I.NAME WAS PULLING ON A SLING PORT DECK BOW SHEAVE COUNTER BALANCE PULLED ON SLING AND CUT FINGERS RT HAND
USING A SOCKET WRENCH TO TIGHTEN A LOOSE BOLT ON A ROLLER ON THE STACKER, AS HE PULLED ON THE WRENCH (HIS HANDS MAY HAVE BEEN WET OR GREASY) THE WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIS RIGHT FOREFINGER STRUCK
USING CHIPPING 2AMMER TO REMOVE SLAG FROM WELD HAMMER FRAGMENTED AND A PIECE OF METAL WENT INTO HIS LEFT HAND
I.NAME WAS ON T2E PORT BOW SIDE OF THE BUCKETLINE PUTTING THE BUCKET PIN RAM WHICH IS APPROX 7 FT LONG WEIGHING 300 LBS SUSPENDED ON A CABLE FROM A SHEAVE I.NAME WAS PUSHING THE RAM TOWARDS TH E BOW HAD PLACE8 HIS HAND OVER THE END OF THE RAM AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN THE RAM AND A PROTRUDING WASHER ON A GANTRY BEAM AT THE PORT BOW OF THE BOAT
WHILE(NAME) WAS3WORKING WITH (NAME) CONSTRUCTING JIG BEDS PUTTING BOLTS(LONG AND 3/8" IN DIAMETER)ON EITHER SIDE OF THE JIG BED,HE HAD FINISHED INSTALLING ONE BOLT,HAD TIGHTENED IT DOWN WITH A BOX-END WRENCH3AND A CRESCENT WRENCH. HE TOOK THE BOX-END WRENCH OFF, AND THEN CHECKED THE TIGHTNESS OF THE NUT,USING A CRESCENT WRENCH,PUSHING DOWN ON THE NUT,THE WRENCH THEN SLIPPED OFF AND
HE WAS SWINGINT3THE HAMMER ON THE FRONT BOLT ON THE HEEL PLATE AND THE WRENCH BROKE FREE AND HE HURT MY BACK
TIGHTENING BOLT8 ON ROCK GUARDS.PUTTING ROCK GUARDS ON D-7 CAT FELT SHARP PAIN IN LOWER BACK AND LEFT HIP.
WHILE ATTEMPTIN1 TO ASSIST IN REMOVING A BRONZE BUSHING FROM ITS HOUSING THE EMPLOYEE USING A 6 FT LONG COLD CHISEL AND A 36 OZ BALL PEIN HAMMER HIT HIS THUMB INSTEAD OF THE CHISEL WITH THE B ALLPEIN HAMMER 3
PULLING ON IMPE5LER WRENCH SLIPPED AND HIT TOOTH LEFT FRONT TOOTH.
I NAME WAS HELPING SPLICE CABLE.AS I NAME WAS TUCKING THE TAIL OF THE CABLE THE TAIL KICKED BACK HITTING I NAME IN THE MOUTH.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS CUTTING GRAPHITE PUMP PACKING WHEN THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT HIS PALM.
PULLING HARD ON CRESCENT WRENCH.AS BOLT TURNED FREE,HE WAS THROWN OFF BALANCE FALLING BACK AGAINST I BEAM BRUISING HIS BACK.