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PASSING STERN OF DREDGE ENROUTE TO POWER CABLE WHEN ROCK FELL FROM STACKER, HIT LAUNCH, BOUNCED HITTING EE IN FACE.

JAMMED FINGER BETWEEN GUARD AND SUPERSTRUCTURE WHILE HOLDING TO REPLACE GUARDING.

WHILE DOING MAINTENANCE ON JIG BEDS DURING OIL UP, EMPLOYEE STRAINED LOWER BACK.

SAFETY GLASSES MAY HAVE HAD AN IMPROPER FIT SO THAT,WHILE AIR-LANCING, A PIECE OF METAL SLAG FLEW INTO HIS EYE.

54736YEE ALLEGES HE HIT HIS ELBOW ON STEEL PIPE WHILE SMOOTHING OUT CONCRETE. DATE OF INJURY WAS 8-27-92, NOT REPORTED TO EMPLOYER UNTIL 9-3-92. THERE WERE NO WITNESSES TO THIS ACCIDENT.

21520CAVED IN ON BARGE AND BOAT PINNNING EMPLOYE EBETWEEN LADDER OF DREDGE AND BOAT, TWISTING HIS LEFT KNEE.

ANOTHER EMPL STARTED FORKLIFT WHICH ISNT SUPPOSED TO START IN GEAR BUT IT STARTED IN REVERSE.I.NAME TRIED TO MOVE OUT OF THE WAY BUT LEG WAS PINNED BETWEEN FORKLIFT AND A WELDING TABLE.

INJURED WAS USING A WATER HOSE TO UNPLUG THE GOLDROOM PUMP.THE PUMP WAS EXTREMELY HOT.WATER USED ON THE PUMP CAUSED HOT STEAM DIRT AND SCALDING WATER TO SHOOT BACK AT THE EMPLOYEE.

EE PICKING UP A 5 GALLON BUCKET AND WENT TO SWING AROUND WITH IT WHEN HE HEARD AND FELT HIS BACK POP.

PICKED UP STEEL CUT PALM OF HAND

THEY WERE WORKING AT WELDING UP A HOLE IN THE DECK UNDERNEATH THE CLEANER JIG ON THE PORT SIDE. THE LADDER WAS LIFTED UP AND WATER STARTED COMING BACK INTO THE AREA UNDERNEATH THE CLEANER JIG SO THAT IT WASN'T POSSIBLE TO DO THE WELDING JOB. THEY HAD SOME TIME SO THEY DECIDED TO REMOVE THE TRIP HAZARD IN FRONT OF THE GOLD CAGE ON THE LOWER PORT DECK SIDE. HE WAS WORKING WITH I.NAME

EE AND OTHER EMPLOYEE WERE REMOVING THE IMPELLER ON THE SAVEALL PUMP. THEY COULD NOT LOOSEN THE IMPELLER AND EE USED A BALL PEEN HAMMER TO STRIKE THE FIN OF THE IMPELLER TO ATTEMTP TO DISLODGE THE IMPELLER. AS THE BALL PEEN HAMMER STRUCK THE BLADE OF THE IMPELLER, IT SHATTERED AND A PIECE OF METAL PUNCTURED HIS LEFT FOREARM BECOMING IMBEDDED UNDER THE SKIN.

HE WAS HOSING DOWN MAIN DECK. HE HAD A HEART ATTACK 5-20-88. AND HAD BEEN RELEASED TO RETURN TO WORK 7-18-88. IT IS NOT KNOWN WHETHER THIS HEARD ATTACK IS WORK RELATED. 2ND HEART ATTACK.

FOREIGN BODY WAS DISCOVEREDIN EMPL'S LEFT EYE. EMPL DOESN'T KNOW HOW OR WHEN IT GOT THERE.

HE WAS CUTTING PIECES OF RUBBER INTO LENGTHS WITH APOCKET KNIFE HE HAD BORROWED FROM ANOTHER EMPLOYEE. HE WAS HOLDING HTE KNIFE IN HIS RIGHT HAND AND HE PULLED TOWARDS HIMSELF IN ORDER TO CUT THE PIECE OF RUBBER. THE KNIFE SLIPPED AND PUNCUTURED HIS RIGHT LEG ABOVE THE KNEECAP.

SHELL PLATES ARE 3'X6'X3/4" AND WIGHT 1320 LBS. EACH PLATE HAS FOUR BOLTS HOLES ACROSS THE TOP, BOTTOM AND TWO ROWS OF FOUR EACH FROM TOP TO BOTTOM ANDIS ALIGNED WITH THE BOLT HOLES ON THE SH ELL LINER. WHEN THE DREDGE IS OEPRATING THE TROMMEL IS ROTATED SO THAT EACHJ PLATE IS INSTALLED TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TROMMEL SHELL LINER MAKING WORK SAFER AND EASIER. THE BOTTOM PLATE HAD A

WELDING HORIZONTAL BARS IN PLACE ON MAIN DRIVE.

I,NAME WORKING INSIDE THE LADDER, AIR ARCHING AND A FOREIGN OBJECT FLEW IN HIS LEFT EYE.

ATTEMPTING TO PULL AIRPUMP OUT OF HULL WHICH WAS LOCATED ON PORT SIDE OF SWING WENCH. AIRPUMP WAS ATTACHED TO TWO RUBBER HOSES ON HOSE AIR OTHER WATER OUTLET PUMP WAS SITTING ON BOTTOM OF HULL APPROX 11'6" DOWN I BEGAN PULLING HOSE UP. ABOUTHALFWAY UP FROM BOTTOM OF HULL IT BECAME LODGED BETWEEN LADDER AT SIDE OF HULL AT TIME I HAD TO TRY & JERK PUMP TO SIDE IN ORDER TO FREE PUMP A

THE DREDGE WAS IN OPERATION AND THE MOVEMENT OF THE DREDGE COMBINED WITH THE MOVEMENT OF THE BARGE CAUSED I.NAME TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE. HE HELD HIS OPEN KNIFE IN HIS RIGHT HAND FOR CUTTING ROPE TO TIE OFF THE OXYGEN AND ACETYLENE BOTTLES HE HAD JUST LOADED ONTO THE BARGE. THE SUDDEN LURCH CAUSED HIM TO LOOSE HIS BALANCE. HE GRABBED THE BOTTLES WITH HIS LEFT HAND FOR SUPPORT. AT THE

I,NAME WAS TRYING TO PUMP WATER OUT OF THE ELECTRICAL HULL, AND HAD TAKEN OUT THE WET VAC MACHINE, WHICH HAD THE GUARD MISSING THAT COVERS THE FAN ON THE MOTOR. AN ELECTRICAL PUMP, AN AIR PUMP AND THE WET VAC ARE USED TO PUMP WATER FROM THE HULL. AS THE SHOP VAC IS FILLED WITH WATER, THE SHOP VAC IS SHUT OFF AND THE WATER IS EMPTIED INTO THE HULL TO BE PUMPED BY THE ELECTRICAL PUMP

I.NAME COMPLAINED OF BACK HURTING. HIS JOB REQUIRES CONSTANT TWISTING. I.NAME'S INJURY BECAME REPORTABLE ON 2/90 DUE TO HIM STARTING PHYSICAL THERAPY. I.NAME DID NOT REPORT INJURY UNTIL 2/7/90 .

I.NAME WAS FILLING BUCKETS WITH SAND FROM UNDERNEATH PORT-STERN TABLE. HE REACHED DOWN TO LIFT A BUCKET FROM UNDER THE TABLE PICKED UP BUCKET AND PULLED HIS LOWER BACK.

INJURED WAS REMOVING LUNCH FROM REFRIGERATOR IN CLOSING DOOR TO THE REFRIGERATOR THE DOOR HIT HIS TOOTH WHEN HE HIT HIS HEAD ON TOP CABINETS AND COULD NOT CLEAR THE WAY OF THE REFRIGERATOR DOO R.

EMPL WAS OBSERVING DREDGE START UP. SEEMED HAVE SEIZURE PASSED OUT FALLING FACE FIRST ONTO STEEL DECK.

USING AUTO OVERLAY MACHINE.DURING JOB,REPOSITIONED NOZZLE ASSEMBLY & REMOVED PROTECTIVE ARC SHIELD AS IT DIDNT FIT IN NEW POSITION.I.NAME FAILED TO REPLACE SHIELD WITH SUITABLE FITTING SHIELD AND EXPOSED HIMSELF TO OPEN ARC.I.NAME LOOKED DIRECTLY INTO ARC ENVELOPE WITHOUT EYE PROTECTION TO USE ARC LIGHT FOR SILHOUETTE FOR JUDGING WELD DEPOSITION.

EMPL WAS CHANGING WALKWAY. EMPL STEPPED ON NAIL THAT WAS STICKING OUT OF BOARD ON LONG STACKER WALKWAY.

INJURED WAS REMOVING CHUTE FROM 48 CONVEYOR WITH LOADER.HE WAS LIFTING CHUTE WITH LOADER,ON ELEG OF THE CHUTE WAS HUNGUP AND INJURED PULLED THE LEG TO FREE IT.THE LEG SNAPPED BACK AND CAUGHT H IS FINGER AGAINST PART OF THE CONVEYOR.

INJURED WAS WELDING IN A CONFINED SPACE AND THERE WAS ARC FLASH FROM THE OTHER WELDER.HE RECEIVED FLASH BURN IN BOTH EYES.

HE WAS ON THE LADDER PRYING LADDER ROLLER BACK INTO POSTION. THE PRY BAR SLIPPED AND HE GRABBED THE BUCKET TO BREAK HIS FALL, PUTTING STRAIN ON HIS ARM.

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START MOTOR, MOTOR KICKED BACK, SNAPPING EMPLOYEE'S WRIST.

JUMPED OFF FORKLIFT.FOREIGN OBJECT IN BOOT WHICH PUNCTURED THE HEEL OF HIS FOOT.

I NAME WAS MOVING FROM ONE PLACE TO A NEW LOCATION AND THERE WAS SAND AND MUD ON THE FRAMES AND IT FELL OVER I NAME GOT IN HIS R EYE

INJURED WAS COMING DOWN GANTRY LADDER HE SLIPPED AND FELL TO THE DECK,LANDING ON HIS FEET.LEFT FOOT SUSTAINED MOST OF THE CONTUSION.HE JAMMED HIS ARCH AND HEEL OF HIS LEFT FOOT.HE DID NOT REQU EST MEDICAL TREATMENT ON THE DATE OF THE INJURY.AT THIS TIME INJURED COMPLAINED OF PAIN IN HIS HEEL AND ARCH AREA OF HIS LEFT FOOT.

JUMPED OFF LADDER ON NUT WITH L FOOT

BARRING LIP TO DETACH FROM ENTAGNLEMENT WITH OTHER LIP BAR SLIPPED PINNING RIGHT FOOT UNDER LIP.

INSTALL LADDER SPLICE.ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WORKING WITH AND ABOVE INJURED AND WRENCH SLIPPED AND FELL STRIKING INJUREDS HEAD LEFT SIDE CUTTING BEHIND EAR AND EAR.

WHILE GREASING PORT UPPER TRUMMEL BEARING SLIPPED AND FELL STRICKING ELBOW ON BEAM SCRATCHING HAND TRYING TO BRAKE FALL.

INJURED & TWO OTHER MEN WERE SEGREGATING & LOADING SCRAP INTO BACKHOE BUCKET TO BE LOADED IN LARGE CONTAINER. INJURED HAD JUST FINISHED PLACING SOME SCRAP IN BUCKET & WAS STANDING INFRONT OF B UCKET. EMPL WAS STANDING OFF TO ONE SIDE OF BUCKET ATTEMPTING TO POSITION UPRIGHT 4"X4"X6 1/2' LONG PIECE OF OLD CRANE WHEN HE LOST CONTROL OF MATERIAL & IT FELL TOWARDS INJURED. EMPL YELLED

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES HE REINJURED RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE LOADING STEEL SCRAP.

I,NAME IS A LOADER OPERATOR HE SAYS FROM RUNNING/OPERATING LOADER HE HAS SHOULDER AND NECK PAIN.

USING AIR IMPACT WRENCH AIR CAME OUT OF WRENCH BLOWING DUST INTO EYES

RECEIVED FLASH WHILE TWO WELDER WORKING IN NEAR PROXIMITY.

WORKING ON EQUIPMENT & HIT KNEE ON PIECE OF METAL.

GUIDING LOADED SKIP TO GROUND. SKIP TURNED JUST AS IT TOUCHED GROUND ON ONE CORNER, OPPOSITE SIDE CAME TO REST AGAINST FOOT.

I NAME WAS LIGHTING OVER IN BUCKET REPAIR SHOP BLOW BACK FROM FLAME WHEN LIGHTING THE OVEN BURNED I NAME RT HAND

REMOVING HEEL PLATE FROM TUMBLER HEEL PLATE SLIPPING CATCHING 2ND FINGER BETWEEN HEEL PLATE AND LADDER.

EMPLOYEE ALLEGES EXPOSURE TO ASBOSTOS FUMES FROM PUD BRAKE LINING.

I NAME WAS STANDING ON THELOWER RIB ON THE TROMMEL BENDING OVER THE RIB HOLDING THE AIR GUN AND HAD JUST FINISHED TIGHTENING THE BOLT WHEN HE LIFTED THE AIR GUN TO PLACE ON THE NEXT BOLT HE FE LT A PAIN IN HIS LOWER BACK THE AIR GUN WEIGHTS APPROX 25-30 LBS AND HE LIFTED THE GUN WITH ONE HAND

REMOVING LARGE DIAMETER PIECE OF WATER PIPE.IT WAS TIED OFF WITH ROPE.CUT IT OFF FROM REST OF PIPE AND STARTED RELEASING ROPE.THE WEIGHT OF PIPE JERKED ROP CATCHING FINGERS IN LOOP.REPORTED TO SUPV ON DAY OF ACCIDENT.SLIP MISPLACED. PERSONNEL DEPT RECD 5-15-89.