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Employee was attempting to repair broken swing cable on dredge. Operator, co-worker and EE were in service boat when wall in front of dredge fell in water, causing wave to rock boat, throwing him on his back across rear bench of boat.
The employee was shoveling sand for about 10 minutes without back-brace.
Employee was walking down hill to fresh water pumps to check water level in dredge pond. As he was going down hill, his foot slipped on loose sand & went into wash out hole causing him to fall & twist his right knee.
Employee was climbing onto rear (push block) of 615C elevating scraper to make a repair to the top guard assembly. His foot slipped on slick mud spot causing him to fall backwards onto concrete floor of shop.
EMPLOYEE WAS ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A 962 FRONT END LOADER WHICH WAS STUCK IN THE MUD. WHILE GUIDING A 972 FRONT END LOADER BACKING UP TO REMOVE THE 962, EYE CONTACT WAS LOST BETWEEN EE & THE 972 LOADER OPERATOR WHICH RESULTED IN EE BEING TRAPPED BETWEEN BOTH COUNTER WIEGHTS. EE BEGAN YELLING WHICH MADE THE 972 OPERATOR PULL UP.
THE EMPLOYEE HAD FINISHED CHANGING SCREENS WHEN HE STEPPED DOWN ON THE CATWALK APPROX. 2 & 1/2' BELOW. WHEN HIS FOOT LANDED, THE INJURY OCCURED.
WHILE TOWING DREDGE WITH DOZER, EMPLOYEE PLACED HAND ON ROPE. TOW ROPE BROKE & BACKLASHED AROUND HAND, THUS CRUSHING HAND.
WHEN EE BENT OVER HIS HARD HAT FELL OFF HIS HEAD. HE PICKED IT UP AND WENT TO STAND HITTING HIS HEAD ON A PIECE OF STEEL RESULTING IN A GASH TO THE TOP OF HIS HEAD. THIS CUT REQUIRED 5 STITCHES.
THE EE WAS LIFTING 100 LB BAGS OF SAND WHILE RESTACKING PALLETS. HE WAS WEARING A BACK BRACE.
WORKER BENT OVER TO MOVE A 50 LB SCALE WEIGHT WHEN INJURY OCCURRED.
WORKER WAS OPERATING THE BAGGER/PALLETIZER MACHINE WHEN BACK INJURY OCCURRED.
WALKING OUT OF DOOR TO SHOP, THE WIND CAUGHT THE DOOR AND SLAMMED IT ON TO HIS HAND & THE DOOR JAM.
EE WAS CHANGING A ROLLER OUT ON A CONVEYOR. HAD HIS RIGHT ARM EXTENDED OUT AND TURNED HIS HEAD TO THE LEFT WHEN HE FELT A SHARP PAIN IN HIS UPPER BACK (RIGHT SIDE).
THEY RAN THE WATER HOSE UP THE LADDER, WHEN EE CAME DOWN, HIS FOOT SLIPPED ON THE HOSE. HE CAUGHT HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM, INJURING IT.
EMPLOYEE BENT DOWN TO PICK UP A 100# BAG OF SAND, AND A PAIN WENT ACROSS HIS BACK CAUSING HIM TO FALL OVER WITH A BAG IN HAND.
EE WAS CHANGING SCREENS HE REMOVED THE COVER & PLACED IT ABOVE WHERE HE WAS WORKING, THE COVER SLID DOWN HILL MASHING HIS RT. HAND.
WELDER WAS WELDING WITH A BATTERY OPERATED FACE SHIELD. THE BATTERIES WENT DEAD. HE CONTINUED TOWELD WITH IT.
EMPLOYEE WAS ON BAGGER LINE 2 AND WHEN A BAG OF SAND FILLED UP AND POPPED OFF IT CAUGHT AN UNPLUGGED SMALL FAN (USED TO KEEP DUST AWAY FROM BAGGER) AND PULLED FAN DOWN AND HE WENT TO GRAB THE FAN WITH HIS RIGHT HAND AND HIS HAND CAME ACROSSBAGGER PIPE AND CUT HIS HAND BETWEEN 2 FINGERS.
EMPLOYEE WENT TO CLOSE DOOR ON MAINTENANCE TRUCKAND ACCIDENTLY CLOSED THE DOOR ON HIS FINGER. IT CAUSED A MINOR CUT, AND FINGER WAS THROBBING. 4 DAYS LATER IT BEGAN SWELLING AND HE REPORTED TH E INJURY ON THE 8TH.
IT WAS FOGGY MORNING WITH HEAVY DEW, THE LADDER WAS WET FROM THE DEW-HE WAS CLIMBING THE LADDER TO GET INTO THE MACHINE-HE SLIPPED AND FELL BACKWARDS ONTO THE GROUND INJURING HIS BACK. PULLED MUSCLE.
EE STOOD UP IN WORK BOAT, STEPPED OVER SEAT TO GET OUT OF BOAT, SLIPPED & FELL..
WORKING ON A STOPPED UP PIPE LINE, EE'S HARD HAT FELL OFF HIS HEAD. EE BENT OVER TO PICK UP HARD HAT. STOOD UP STRIKING HEAD ON GUARD OVER HEAD.
WHILE USE HAND WINCH TO WINCH BOAT ONTO TRAILER SAFETY LATCH FAILED (DISENGAGED) ALLOWING HANDLE TO FREE WHEEL AND MASHED LEFT HAND BETWEEN HANDLE AND TRAILER.