Blairsferry Dredge Dept. 487 — Accidents
Total: 6 accidents | Fatalities: 0
| Date | Classification | Injury | Days Lost | Narrative |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/11/2025 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Employee was using an utility knife to cut a hose off the radiator of a portable water pump. EE was cutting with right hand, they allowed their left hand to get in the way. The blade passed through th... |
| 08/04/2024 | FIRE | ACCIDENT ONLY | None | The affected building is a 9-bay retail rental storage unit with 7 private renters. 2 of the bays are used by the operator- one as a wash bay and the 2nd one is primarily for storage of supplies unrel... |
| 12/28/2022 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 2d restricted | While driving a brass rod out of a dredge chain link, EE used an 8 pound maul with two hands. EE slipped with right hand. As the momentum of EE's swing continued, EE's right index finger landed betw... |
| 10/16/2021 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | WAS LIFTING UP ANCHORS WITH A HAND WINCH AND EE THOUGHT THE WINCH WAS LOCKING AS IT WAS RAISED. WHEN I RELEASED THE HANDLE IT SPUN AROUND AND HIT EE'S RIGHT THUMB. UPON XRAY IT WAS DISCOVERED THE TI... |
| 04/28/2016 | HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) | NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT | None | Tightening bolt when socket slipped and head hit hydraulic cylinder. |
| 09/04/2013 | FALLING/SLIDING/ROLLING MATERIALS | DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY | 114d restricted | MINER WAS WORKING ON A CONVEYOR APPROXIMATELY 15' OFF THE GROUND REMOVING A ROLLER NEAR A WRAP PULLEY. A CHAIN SUPPORTING THE WRAP PULLEY STRUCTURE SLIPPED AND THE STRUCTURE WITH THE MINER ON IT DROPP... |