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January 22, 2017 LA · Metal/Non-Metal barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand MACHINERY
Wyandotte Dredging · Fall to the walkway or working surface

A south bound tow boar pushing 6 loaded barges had trouble controlling the vessel and hit the dredge boar in the rear. It knock the operator our of the captains chair onto the floor. EE was taken to the emergency room.

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