NORMAL WORKING CONDITIONS. EE WAS MOVING FLAPPER ON DREDGE WITH 2 TON BEEBE HAND WINCH. HIS HAND SLIPPED OFF HANDLE OF WINCH & THE HANDLE HIT EE IN THE FACE. LACERATION TO UPPER LIP & NOSE ARE A.
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Showing all 17NORMAL WORKING CONDITIONS: USING WRENCH TO LOOSEN BOLTS ON PUMP. THE BOLT BROKE LOOSE WHILE HE WAS PUSHING DOWNWARD AND BENT HIS WRIST BACK.] SPRAINED RIGHT WRIST
NORMAL WORKING CONDITIONS: EE WAS LOWERING ENGINE ROOF OVERHEAD DOOR.HANDLE ON THE HAND WINCH SLIPPED OUT OF HIS HAND AND HIT EE ON THE RIGHT FOREARM. BRUISED RIGHT FOREARM AND RIGHT ELBOW STRAIN.
NORMAL WORKING CONDITIONS. EE WAS REMOVING IMPELLER FROM 10' PUMP WITH A SLEDGEHAMMER A METAL SHARP BROKE OFF AND HIT LEFT FOREARM.
NORMAL WORKING CONDITIONS. EE WAS TYING BARGE TO DREDGE AND THE ROP BROKE AND CRUSHED KNUCKLE ON RIGHT HAND.
NORMAL WORKING CONDITIONS. EE WAS CUTTING CONVEYOR BELT WITH BOX KNIFE. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND CUT PALM OF LEFT HAND.
NORMAL WORKING CONDITIONS, EE WAS CHANGING FUEL FILTER ON THE TOWBOAT, WAS USING HAND WRENCH TO LOOSEN FILTER AND FELT SHARP PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK.
EMPLOYEE WAS PICKING UP A BEAM WITH A COME-A-LONG SO A CHAIN HOIST COULD BE HOOKED UP TO THE BEAM WITH A HOOKING THE CHAIN HOIST (COME-A-LONG) SLIPPED AND CRUSHED HIS FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING HAND WINCH. THE HANDLE SLIPPED HITTING HIS LEFT FOREARM CUTTING HIS ARM.
WORKING CONDITION NORMAL. PULLING A COME-A-LONG, AND STRAINED LEFT SHOULDER.
SMASHED FINGER ON L HAND
SUBJECT WAS HARD WIRING TWO BARGES TOGETHER USING WIRE ROPE 7/8" DIAMETER A RATCHET AND PICKS. WHILE TIGHTENING THE CABLE (ROPE) WITH THE RATCHET ONE OF THE PICKS CAME LOOSE AND THE RATCHET HA NDLE SNAPPED BACK HITTING HIM ACROSS THE RIGHT FOOT BELOW THE ARCH AND TOE OF FOOT.
EMPLOYEE WAS USING A CRESENT WRENCH AND A 4 FOOT BAR TO SLIDE A MOTOR TO ADJUST THE BELTS WHEN HE STRAINED THE MUSCLES IN THE GROIN.
PULLING A SAND BARGE FORWARD INTO POSITION ALONG SIDE THE DREDGE USING A WINCH AND 3" HANGER.
CHANGING BEARING PIECE OF STEEL FLEW OFF & WENT IN THUMB
TIGHTENING WENC2 ON DREDGE TO HOLD ROCK BARGE. AS HE STARTED TO SLACK THE CABLE, THE WENCH HANDLE CAME LOOSE AND STARTED UNWINDING AND HIT HIS LEGS.
FIXING PACKING ON PUMP AND WRENCH SLIPPED