Emp. reports he had gone under a handrail onto a 15"" plank on the dredge middle deck with 1-1/2"" hose to rinse sand out of chute that runs into #2 crusher. He pulled on hose to release slack. Hose fell between plank & sand tank pulling him to lower deck. Was not wearing fall protection.
DREDGE LUCASMetal/Nonmetal
- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 9
- Years on record
- 2000–2004
- Latest incident
- Aug 2004
Reportable incidents
9 on file2004 · 3 incidents
Employee was using high pressure hose to clean deck of dredge when he lost his grip-the hose struck him in groin.
CO-WORKER WAS MOVING DREDGE, EE WAS IN KITCHEN OF VESSEL. INJURED EE STATES THAT HE STEPPED ON CHAIR TO RETREAVE GLASSES FROM THE TOP CABINET, LOST HIS BALANCE, FALLING INTO A WINDOW. BOTH OF HIS HANDS WENT THRU GLASS.
2002 · 2 incidents
HOSE CLAMP ON HOSE WAS STUCK OUT, WHEN WATER WAS TURNED ON PRESSURE FORCED HOSE BACK AND CUT HAND.
2000 · 4 incidents
THE EMPLOYEE WAS EXITING THE DREDGE ONTO THE TRANSFER BOAT WHEN HE LOST HIS FOOTING. AS THE EMPLOYEE FELL, HE SKINNED HIS SHIN ON THE FRONT OF THE TRANSFER BOAT.
THE EE STATES THAT WHILE HE WAS WORKING ON THE ""SAND SIDE"", THAT HE SLIPPED AND HIT HIS RIGHT SHIN ON A SINGLE AGGREGATE. THE EMPLOYEE REPORTED THE INCIDENT AND CONTINUED TO WORK. THE SHIN LA TER BECAME INFECTED AND REQUIRED MEDICAL HELP ON3-19-20.
EE WAS MOVING FROM THE DREDGE DECK UP ONTO A SAND BARGE THAT WAS BEING LOADED. THE EE TWISTED HIS RIGHT KNEE AS HE WAS DISMOUNTING THE LADDER.
THE EMPLOYEE WAS WORKING ON THE TRASH CHUTE WHEN HE WAS STEPPING OVER A SERIES OF 2 BAFFLES. THE EMPLOYEE TWISTED HIS LEFT KNEE WHILE NEGOTIATING THE BAFFLES. THE EMPLOYEE FINISHED HIS SHIFT A ND REPORTED THE INJURY 1/9/00.