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MACHINERY

220170370003 · 01/22/2017 · Wyandotte Dredging

Details

Degree of injury
DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY
Classification
MACHINERY
Accident type
Fall to the walkway or working surface
Occupation
Barge/Boat/Dredge/Towbarge/Towboat/Leach operator, Riverman, Deck hand
Activity
Barge, Boat, Dredge
Injury source
BLDG,STRUCT,BOAT,RAFT,NEC
Nature of injury
UNCLASSIFIED,NOT DETERMED
Body part
BACK (MUSCLES/SPINE/S-CORD/TAILBONE)
Days lost
360
Mine experience
3 years

Operator

Controller (parent)
Barry L Moore
Operator
Wyandotte Dredging
Mine
1601338

Narrative

A south bound tow boar pushing 6 loaded barges had trouble controlling the vessel and hit the dredge boar in the rear. It knock the operator our of the captains chair onto the floor. EE was taken to the emergency room.

Source

Authoritative
MSHA Open Government Data
Machine
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