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HE WAS LIFTING SHOR TPIPE ON DREDGE AND PULLE DHIS LOW BACK AND BUTTOCKS.
MMOVING THE DREDGE. WHEN DREDGE OPERATOR EXCELLORATED THE WENNCH SLIPPED THRU HIM OFF BALANCE. HE SCAPED AND BRUISED HIS ARM. IT GOT INFECTED.
TRUCK TURNE DOVER. IT WAS IMPROPERLY LOADED. AND HE TRIED TO DUMP ON UNLEVEL GROUND. HE WAS WEARING SEAT BELT. WHEN IT TURNED OVER. IT JERKED HIM AROUND.
HE WAS GETTING OUT OF TRUCK, WHEN LOADER OPERATR DUMP SOME GRAVEL IN THE BED. IT SHOOK THE TRUCK AND HTI HIS HEAD. HAD TO HAVE 1 STICH.
HE WAS OPENING RAIL ROAD CAR DOOR TO CLEAN OUT BEFORE LOADING. THE DOOR BAR SLIPPED AND HIT HIM ON LEFT SIDE OF NECK AND SHOULDER.
TRY TO UNTHAW MOTOR BY TURNING THE BELTS AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER BETWEEN PULLY AND BELT.
HE WAS GETTING OUT OF BACKHOE. THE WIND SLAMMED THE DOOR ON HIS LEFT HAND.
WENT INTO HOPPER TO KNOCK THE BOTTOM OUT. HE FORGOT HE PUT ANGLE IRON ACROSS CAME UP HIT HIS HEAD. KNOCKED HIM OUT.
DRIVING TO FAST WASNT USED TO THE TRUCK HE WAS DRIVING NOT WEARING SEAT BELT TRUCK TURNED OVER WINDSHIELD POPED OUT HE FLEW OUT ON TOP OF WINDSHIELD WENT TO HOSPITAL TREATED & RELEASED
WELDING IN A TIGHT SPOT DIDNT WEAR WELDING HOOD BURNED HIS EYES
REPAIRING FRESH WATER PUMP ON DREDGE. HAND GOT CAUGHT BETWEEN TUBE AND BRACKET. CUT BETWEEN LITTLE FINGER AND RING FINGER.
EE WAS MOVING DREDGE WITH CABLE WINCH WIND WAS BLOWING HARD CREATING EXCESS PRESSURE ON CABLE WINCH HANDLE SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND STRUCK EE ON BACK OF HAND BACK OF RIGHT HAND WAS CUT BUT NO B ROKEN BONES.
4945?T WAIT FOR HELP TO LIFT CUTTING EDGE. EMPLOYEE LIFTED CUTTING EDGE BY HIMSELF AND HURT HIS BACK. DAMAGE UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.
54736YEE WAS RETURNING FROM DREDGE TO LAND IN WORK BOAT EMPLOYEE DOCKED BOAT & AS HE ATTEMPTED TO STEP FROM BOAT TO LAND HIS FOOT SLIPPED CAUSING SIDE OFCALF OF LEG TO STRIKE BOAT DEEP BRUISE 66031LF
EMPLOYEE WAS STANDING ON TOOL BOX MOUNTED ON BED OF 1/2 TON PICKUP TRUCK. P/U WAS POSITIONED NEAR BOOM OF BACK HOE SO EMPLOYEE COULD REACH HEIGHT OF CRACK ON BACKHOE BOOM TO WELD SAME. WHILE W ELDING, EMPLOYEE STEPPED TOO CLOSE TO EDGE OF TOOL BOX CAUSING EMPLOYEE TO LOSE BALANCE AND FALL TO GROUND, STRAINING TRACK OF BACKHOE WITH LEFT SIDE OF RIBS.
EMPLOYEE WAS CARRYING A 5 GAL OIL BUCKET OF OLIL OIL HE STEPPED ON PIPE LINE BEFORE GETTING TO WORK BOAT AT BANK LOST HIS FOOTING AND FELL ON HIS BACK PIPE LINE IS FLAT ON GROUND PROBABLY OI L ON BOTTOM OF SHOE CAUSED HIM TO SLIP CAUSE IMPROPER WALKING WITH OBJECT IN HAND NOT KEEPING SURE FOOTING EMPLOYEES WILL BE REINSTRUCTED TO PROPER FOOTING