Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2017-06-07 | Wickliffe | Kentucky | James Marine, Inc. | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle |
An employee was taking a wheel out of the Kort nozzle on a boat. The employee was pulling out the wheel using a crane and a come-a-long when waves hit the bottom of the boat and caused the load to shift and land on him, breaking his left foot/ankle and pinching his left ring finger. | |||||
2015-10-21 | Port Arthur | Texas | Tubal Cain Gas Free Services | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
The employee was watching a vacuum truck. For shade the employee sat underneath a gangway. A tanker vessel traveled by where the barge was stationed. The waves rocked the barge allowing the gangway to fall on the employee. The employee's entire right side, upper torso, back and pelvis sustained injuries. | |||||
2015-03-18 | Monroe | Wisconsin | Emmi Roth USA, INC | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was injured when a hoist that he was using malfunctioned, causing the basket on the hoist to fall into a tank of hot water caustic solution. This caused waves of the solution to develop and spill over onto the employee, resulting in severe burns to the employee's legs and feet. |