Employee was checking compartment on off load barge for water and stepped in compartment hole and hit his shoulder against side of barge. He said he wasn't hurt when he went home at end of shift. Didn't start investigation until employee called in sick on his next shift, which was 7-8-07.
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Showing all 9Employee had cleaned off land barge; once exiting the barge by ladder, ladder hooks broke while he was on the fifth step causing him to fall backwards.
WHILE EE WAS MOVING A GAS PUMP ON BARGE #526 HE STEPPED INTO A GUNNEL HOLE AND FELL. HE WORKED ANOTHER 30 MIN. AND WENT TO DOCTOR DUE TO BACK PAIN.
OPERATOR WAS GOING TO SWITCH OUT BARGES. HE WENT TO STEP FROM THE BARGE TIE OFF DVA TO THE BARGE AND LANDED FLAT SORTED ON BOTH FEET AND JAMMED HIS BACK.
OPERATOR WAS CLIMBING EXTENSION LADDER OUT OF BARGE, HE DID NOT HAVE THE HOOKS LOCKED AROUND THE RUNGS OF THE LADDER. WHEN HE GOT SO FAR UP THE LADDER IT STARTED RETRACTING AND CAUSED OPERATOR TO FALL BACKWARDS AND LAN IN THE BOTTOM OF THE BARGE. THE FALL RESULTED IN A BROKEN COLLAR BONE RH.
MECHANIC WAS REMOVING RADIO FROM WATER TRUCK. HE STEPPED OUT OF CAB ONTO STEPS AND LOST HIS FOOTING, RESULTING IN A FALL TO THE CONCRETE FLOOR OF SHOP. HE HURT HIS LEFT SHOULDER, ARM, AND HIP.
SCALE MAN WAS ATTEMPTING TO PLACE A HEATER UNDER SCALES, WHILE CARRYING HEATER DOWN STEPS BETWEEN LIGHT AND HEAVY WEIGH SCLALES HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACK ON TO STEPS.
EMPLOYEE WAS FUELING HIS LOADER, AND WHEN HE RETURNED THE FUEL NOZZEL HE LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL, TWISTING HIS LEFT LEG. HE THEN WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND THEY SAID IT WAS A SPRAIN.
FUELER AND GREASER WAS FUELING LOADER #9. HE WAS CLIMBING DOWN LADDER AND STEPPED OFF LAST STEP.WHEN HE MADE CONTACT WITH THE GROUND, HE TWISTEDHIS FOOT. WENT TO THE HOSPITAL AND X-RAYS SHOWED A BROKEN BONE.