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A bolt sheared off the dredge arm and struck the employee in the hard hat.
A tire was stuck in the cutter head of the dredge. Employee was cutting the tire with a grinder when the grinder kicked back and struck employee in the right palm; causing a laceration approximately 1 1/2 inches. Employee was wearing gloves and grinder was in good operating condition. LED lighting on the dredge was all functioning.
EE was removing the rail from the top of a horizontal I-beam using a cutting torch at waist level. When the last weld was cut the rail fell from the beam striking ee in the right leg at the knee then sliding down leg.
The slurry water supply hose appeared to be leaking, it was under ice so we attempted to raise it's pump by cranking the hand crank. I felt a sharp pain, pull or tear in right shoulder.
Affected employee was standing in the middle of an empty barge preparing to tie it up when the barge bumped the dock barge causing the employee to lose his footing and fall onto his right shoulder.
I was cutting on the bottom of a washer on the Dredge, when the cutting torch popped and sparks flew from the metal & rust that I was cutting. At the time I felt something stinging in my eye. Tried to wash it out with no success, then reported it to my Supervisor. I was wearing safety cutting glasses at the time.
Grinding on a flange when a piece of steel got into the employee's right eye. He was wearing his shield and glasses. Steel was not embedded; used antibiotic eye drops as a percaution.