The employee had just finished moving a portable generator when they slipped and fell, striking an elbow on the deck of the dredge. This action resulted in the employee sustaining a closed fracture to the left ulna bone near the elbow.
Muskogee DredgeMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 7
- Years on record
- 2000–2021
- Latest incident
- May 2021
Reportable incidents
7 on file2021 · 1 incident
2019 · 1 incident
Employee was performing maintenance on a v-belt and sheave assembly when EE's right thumb became entangled between the belt and sheave resulting in the right thumb being severed.
2009 · 1 incident
Employee was attempting to access the dredge via the skiff boat. He stepped over onto the skiff boat without realizing there was frost on the seat. Employee slipped on the frost and fell back and hit his head. This caused a laceration that required five staples.
2006 · 1 incident
Employee fell from walkway & fractured his left ring finger and received a laceration to his right leg.
2005 · 1 incident
EE was walking to the plant and soil caused with and caused him to trip and hurt knee was a first aid case until dr drained fluid off knee 2-14-05
2004 · 1 incident
EMPLOYEE WAS TRYING TO START THE DREDGE ENGINE. THE SOLENOID ON THE STARTER STUCK CAUSING A SHORT WHICH CAUSED THE BATTERY TO EXPLODE. THIS GOT A SMALL AMOUNT OF ACID INTO THE EMPLOYEE'S EYES WHICH WERE QUICKLY FLUSHED.
2000 · 1 incident
EE WAS STANDING ON A LADDER WORKING ON A 988 CAT LOADER. A FOOT OF THE LADDER SANK IN THE SAND AND CAUSED THE LADDER TO LEAN. THE EE SLIPPED AND LOST HIS BALANCE, SLID DOWN THE LADDER AND CUT HIS CHIN.