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PULLING ON WRENCH, TAKING MAIN PUMP APART.
THE EE WAS PLACING OXYGEN BOTTLES THAT WAS BEINGHOISTED UP ON SECOND DECK OF DREDGE INTHE BOTTLERACK, WHEN ONE OF THE BOTTLES BEING HOISED ;UP STARTED SPINNING. HE TRIED TO STOP THE BOTTLE & WAS STRUCK ON RIGHT SHOULDER BY THE BOTTLE
PULLING ON A CHAIN FALL AND BRUISED HIS HAND.
WHILE WORKING ON SWING BLOCK, EMPOYEE HIT HIS RIGHT HAND WHILE SWINGING A 4# HAMMER.
A SPOOL OF 1 1/8" CABLE WAS BEING UNCOILED. THE CABLE SPOOL WAS RESTING IN A CRADLE, WITH INJURED EMPLOYEE STANDING BEHIND THE SPOOL. THE SPOOL BEGAN TO FREE-SPOOL DUE TO THE WEIGHT OF THE CAB LE FALLING INTO THE WATER. INJURED EMPLOYEE TRIED TO STOP THE FREE-SPOOL WITH A SHORT PIECE OF PIPE WHICH GRABBED THE SPOOL, INJURING EMPLOYEE.
EE WAS WORKING ON REMOVING A PIN FROM AN ANCHOR CHAIN BY USING A PUNCH WHEN THE HAMMER STRUCK THE PUNCH IT SLIPPED & PENETRTATED HIS LEFT HAND NEAR THE THUMB
EMPLOYEE WAS GIVING SLACK IN A BARGE ROPE AND WAS STANDING OVER A SLACK BARGE HANDLING CABLE. THE BARGE CABLE TIGHTENED UP AND WHEN IT DID IT HIT EMPLOYEE IN THE RIGHT KNEE.
EE HIT HIS RIGHT KNEE WHEN A WRENCH SLIPPED WITH AN EXTENDED PIPE THEN HE TWISTED HIS KNEE WHEN HE TRIED TO REGAIN HIS BALANCE.