July 21, 2001
TX · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
MACHINERY
Metroplex Sand & Gravel LTD · Struck by powered moving object
14" POLY-PIPE WAS IN PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED OVER LAND. ONE END OF PIPE WAS SECURED WITH ROPE AND EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED TO KEEP PIPE FROM SLIDING INTO WATER- LITTLE RESISTANCE IF ANY WAS N EEDED ON PIPE. SOMEWHERE DURRING TIME EMPLOYEE WRAPPED ROPE AROUND WAIST-DURRING THIS TIME TRACK HOE MOVING ON ROAD TO REPAIR PIPE GRABBED ROPE AND CINCHED EMPLOYEE AT MID SECTION OF BODY.