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EE was moving barge rigging rachets (approx. weight 50 lbs.)from the dredge tender vessel to the barge deck. As a result of this action, EE reported that he sustained a muscle strain in his lower back.
EE lifted and tossed the "eye" end of a 5/8" diameter cable that was attached to a barge drop-back winch on the dredge. The cable end that he was tossing over the barge deck fitting was estimated at less than 20-pounds for the portion that he held. The EE claimed that his elbow "popped" as he tossed the eye end.
While wiping down the inside walls of the dredge classifier, the EE was sitting on a plank with his feet on the floor. He leaned out to clean the walls surface and his hand (holding a cloth) slipped causing him to fall forward. The over-extension allegedly led to a muscle strain.
While in the process of releasing the tension on a fixed mounted barge winch on barge hmt-408, the ratchet handle of the winch "kicked" toward the employee. The sudden movement of the handle caused a muscle strain in the employee's right shoulder. The employee visited an emergency room where he was given a muscle relaxer.
While stepping from the fore-deck of the M/V Delta Kelly J onto the river bank, the employee injured his right knee. It was a re-injury to an initial knee problem sustained while the employee was serving in the military service.
While the employee was walking along the walkway on the side of a barge, he had his arm draped inside the cargo box. He rubbed his arm along a rough area of the inside of the barge cargo box coaming and sustained a minor cut on his left forearm. He was given a tetanus shot and a flake of rust was removed.
Employee was climbing a fixed position ladder when he sustained a spider bite to his lower left arem. The employee had not missed work but visited a doctor who has prescribed a tetnus injection, an allergy injection, and a regiment of six penicillin shots. It is believed that the bite was from a brown recluse spider.
Employee purports to injuring his back while pushing on a 14" dia. pipe while in a seated position pushing with his feet. He was engaged in a maintenance project with others on the re-assembly of the dredge suction line.
EE WAS PUTTING ON A PAIR OF GLOVES. APPARENTLY A SMALL SPIDER (POSSIBLY A BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER)WAS IN THE FINGER OF ONE OF THE GLOVES. THE EE WAS BITTEN ON THE LEFT RING FINGER AND AGAIN ON HIS LEFT FOREARM AS HE WAS QUICKLY REMOVING THE GLOVE.
IN THE PROCESS OF INSTALLING A NEW CLASSIFER ON DREDGE III, THE EE WAS TIGHTENING BOLTS WITH AN 1 1/4" COMBINATION WRENCH. WHILE PULLING THE WRENCH, THE WRENCH SLIPPED STRIKING THE EE ON HIS L WOER LIP. THE INJURY REQUIRED THREE SUTURES AND CHIPPED A TOOTH.
EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN POSITIONING A DECK WINCH. USING PRYBARS, TWO MEN WERE MOVING THE WINCH INTO POSITION WHEN ONE BAR SLIPPED. THE LOAD (APPROXIMATELY 250 POUNDS) WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE OTHER BAR. THE TRANSFER OF WEIGHT PINNED THE INJURED EMPLOYEE'S FINGER BETWEEN THE PRY BAR AND AN ELECTRIC MOTOR.
EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A CUT WITH A HACKSAW ON A DEFECTIVE BEARING. THE UNSECURED BEARING MOVED IN THE PROCESS AND THE BLADE OF THE SIMPLEMANUAL- OPERATED HACKSAW CUT THE SECOND FINGER OF THE EE'S LT. HAND.
WHILE POSITIONING A SPUD ON THE DREDGE, THE EMPLOYER WAS REMOVING A PIN. THE LIFTING COLLAR WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED AND DROPPED ABOUT 12" CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PIN HE WAS REMOVING AND THE COLLAR ON THE SPUD. THE COLLAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROPERLY SECURED BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE PIN.
EE WAS ENGAGED IN REPAIR WORK WELDING AND ASSISTING A SECOND EE IN WELDING. SOMETIME DURING THE SHIFT EE SUSTAINED A WELDING FLASH BURN TO HIS EYES EITHER FROM CATCHING A DIRECT FLASH OR FROM A REFLECTION OFF THE WATER. HE WAS WEARING SAFETY GLASSES AND INTERMITTENTLY A FACE SHIELD OR WELDING HOOD.
EE WAS ASSISTING IN MAINTENANCE PROJECT. A 2 15/16" SHAFT WAS LIFTED ONTO THE TAILGATE OF A PICKUP, AND A MECHANIC WAS REMOVING A TAPER LOCK BURSHING. THE INJURED EE WAS STANDING IN THE PROXIM ITY WHEN A SMALL CHISEL, BEING USED TO SPREAD THE TAPERLOCK SUDDENLY FLEW OUT STRIKING THE INJURIED EE.
EMPLOYEE WAS DECKING ON THE M/V MARY JANE AS THE BOAT PREPARED TO LAND AT THE CRANE BARGE. A STEEL MANDOOR WAS OPEN. AS THE BOAT TURNED SHARPLY TO LAND AGAINST A BARGE, THE DOOR SWUNG SHUT A S THE EMPLOYEE STARTED THROUGH THE DOOR, CATCHING HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS BUILDING EQUIPMENT GUARDS. HE WAS WELDING PIPE SUPPORTS WHEN MOLTEN SLAG FROM THE WELDING PROCEDURE BURNED AND DAMAGED THE ACETYLENE HOSE OF A CUTTING TORCH THAT LAY NEAR HIM. THE FLASH OF BURNING ACETYLENE GAS BURNED THE EMPLOYEE'S LEFT HAND AND RIGHT FOREARM.
WHILE HANDLING A BARGE MOORING CABLE, A SINGLE PROTRUDING WIRE STRAND OF THE CABLE PUNCTURED THE SKIN OF THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME.