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Employee, a deckhand, was pulling a cable when EE strained a muscle in EE's lower back. Employee was examined and given a shot of muscle relaxer and prescribed medication.
EE was moving from the shaft of the screw to the floor of the screw near the top of the machine. When stepping down EE hit EE's knee on the corner of the pea gravel chute that run into the screw. Condition is still under evaluation.
Employee was accessing the second deck of a Diester screen to check screens and their knee dislocated while getting in the screen. After imaging it was determined they had torn ligaments. Employee is now scheduled for surgery on 4/10/26
Squatting to retrieve a rope and caused a back spasm.
Associate Slipped on patch of ice and injured EE's right leg
Employee was shoveling frozen material from under a conveyor belt. Employee went home and their back started hurting. Employee had a strained lower back muscle and was prescribed a steroid pack and muscle relaxer.
Employee was removing snow and ice from a conveyor belt with a flat nosed shovel. While pushing the ice off the belt, the shovel caught on the belt and employee's body weight went forward. The wooden handle came back and hit employee in the mouth. This caused 2 teeth to break and had to be extracted. Antibiotic prescribed.
Associate was placing a spud pin in the spud when left pinky finger became injured. Associate Received a Transverse Fracture to the left pinky finger. Associate treated and released.
Visitor incident report. Visitor was walking when visitor tripped and hit head on the ground. Visitor was transported to the local hospital where visitor received stitches.
Employee was removing a side wall bucket guard on a loader. The guard was stuck. EE used a 4lb hammer to dislodge it. When EE hit it a piece of metal chipped off and went into EE's leg. Removed in ER. Returned to work, no stitches, antibiotic prescribed.
Dust got in the eye of the employee when they went to retrieve a wrench they dropped. The wrench fell onto a covered belt. Employee hit the cover and dust got into their face. No foreign bodies were found when seen at the doctor. Antibiotic drops were prescribed as precaution.
Deckhand was moving a cable when a burr went through their leather glove and punctured left pinky. The burr had to be removed at the hospital. Antibiotic was prescribed and tetanus shot given. Returned back to work. No other treatment given.
While using a sledge hammer to loosen a pump impeller, a finger on the right hand was caught between the handle and the pump shell. This caused a fracture of the end of the finger.
Employee was up on Pc650 Excavator fueling it. EE missed a step with their foot and twisted leg and fell still on the excavator. Two workers had to help get EE off the excavator. EE injured left leg. Extent of injuries are unknown at this point.
While placing a pipe patch, a finger tip was smashed between a hammer handle and the pipe.
The employee was injured while manning a safety line used to hold in a deck barge. The rope slipped from the kevel and caused employee's wrist to jerk, spraining the wrist.
The employee had a piece of slag enter EE's ear while cutting metal in a screen waste chute. Originally it was treated with drops, but later it was determined to need surgery (7/21/2022).
Employee cut by sharp metal pipe. The crew was installing a safety mid-rail on a walkway when the associate was struck by the sharp end of a 1 1/4 pipe. The Pipe contacted the right hand between the thumb and index finger causing a laceration the injury required other than first aid.
Employee was picking up a 50 gal drum, used as a trash can, and dumping it into a dumpster. When EE went to lift the drum, EE hurt left arm. After medical evaluation EE had a torn left bicep tendon that required surgery to repair.
Employee was removing a pin on a cylinder with a sledgehammer and grizzly bolt. Employee swung and missed the bolt used to drive the cylinder out and smashed right index finger requiring stitches.
The employee cut EE's finger in two places while removing spud pins from the starboard spud. The cuts required 13 stitches, total. Gloves were being worn at the time. The stitches were done by MedExpress in NLR.
Day Shift Quarry Manager was inspecting a self retracting life line when they experienced shoulder pain. After a period of diagnostic imaging, it was determined that they had a torn tendon in their shoulder. Surgery was needed to repair the tendon. Surgery was completed on 8/30/19.
QC Tech noticed no rock coming off the belts at the Wash Plant. Went to investigate and noticed the plant operator trying to clean a chute that had backed up. The rod the operator was using to clean the chute out came out and hit the QC Tech cutting right ear.
The employee was using a pipe wrench to loosen a pipe. The wrench slipped from the pipe, causing EE's left hand to be cut on the middle knuckle. The employee was wearing gloves at the time. The cut required stitches, which were done at Concentra Health in Little Rock, AR.
Removing pin with bar, pin and or bar struck tooth, breaking it.
Associate was removing driftwood from between barges and dock string
Thoracic Sprain pulling wire.
Taking a wire rope off of a barge timber head. Wire rope had a burr on it and caught my finger.
Associate was attempting to rotate a spud collar when EE lost EE's grip causing the associate to lose EE's balance a fall to the deck from ground Level.
Employee was helping install a cutting edge on the motor grader. EE right hand index finger and ring finger was pinched between the cutting edge and the mold board. Stitches were required.
Miner fell of a distance of 11 feet from a conveyor system onto steel deck.
The crew was changing an anchor wire on the Dredge IV when the load shifted unexpectedly. The shift causing the lifting equipment to become taut thus causing a recoil action on the chain. The associate was struck in the lower portion of the facial area. The associate received a small cut on the left cheek and lower lip.
EE was attempting to remove a line used to secure barge on dredge. The line had become fouled during normal operation. EE attempted to jerk the line free with right hand when the injury happened in the right shoulder area. Management was notified and arrangements were made for a medical evaluation.
Employee was using a pocket knife with EE's left hand to cut a piece of plastic. The knife slipped and cut EE's right index finger.
Employee was using a metal break to bend aluminum to cover doors and windows on the office building. While bending the last piece he was adjusting the metal with his free hand. When pulling down the bend I caught his left pinkie.
Employee was removing a rock from the walkway of loaded barge. Employee reached down with his left hand to slide the rock off when another rock that was resting on top of the rock he was trying to move released and came down on his left index finger.
Employee fell at work bruising his right knee on 4/14/14. On 5/29/14 employee went to the doctor to find that cellulites had set in his right leg. Employee was prescribed antibiotics to treat the illness.
Employee was cutting the tabs off of Polydeck screens. Employee went to move a ratchet form that was sitting on the stack of Polydeck panel. The knife slipped out of his right hand and cut his left thumb.
It was partly cloudy. 50 degrees. Employee was wearing rubber boots.
Employee was working near an energized Soft Start Component. Started convulsing or having a seizure. Possible electrocution. Still unknown.
Miner was hooking up a trailer to his pickup. Miner felt no pain in his right arm while lowering the jack. Miner returned the trailer and unhooked the trailer. Miner felt no pain while unhooking the trailer. While in office miner felt tenderness in his right arm.
Employee was descending from the top of a metal conex, after securing the conex for transportation. Employee fell while descending, landing on the bed of the trailer.
Employee walking away from equipment when he felt a pop in his left ankle.
Welding. Welding and a piece of slag fell between my life jacket and shirt. Caught my shirt on fire and burnt my abdomen.
It was a cool sunny morning. Employee was walking up the stairs to operate plant when his knee popped.
sunny warm, mid 80's. Employee came in on day off to help replace eletric motor at plant.
We thought employee was suffering from Heat Exhaustion but after being examined at the Hospital it was determined he had a Heart Attack.
Deckhand was washing the M/V Super Stone when he stood up and hit his head on the A/C unit on the deck.
Late afternoon, cloudy, misting rain.
Helping a welder and burnt my eyes. I did not report this injury to my employer until 10/11/2011.