Dredge IV / Henderson Yard — Accidents

Total: 25 accidents | Fatalities: 1

Date Classification Injury Days Lost Narrative
01/29/2026 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY None Associate Slipped on patch of ice and injured EE's right leg
01/14/2022 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee cut by sharp metal pipe. The crew was installing a safety mid-rail on a walkway when the associate was struck by the sharp end of a 1 1/4 pipe. The Pipe contacted the right hand between the t...
03/06/2018 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 330d lost Associate was attempting to rotate a spud collar when EE lost EE's grip causing the associate to lose EE's balance a fall to the deck from ground Level.
05/01/2017 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted The crew was changing an anchor wire on the Dredge IV when the load shifted unexpectedly. The shift causing the lifting equipment to become taut thus causing a recoil action on the chain. The associat...
03/30/2017 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 44d restricted EE was attempting to remove a line used to secure barge on dredge. The line had become fouled during normal operation. EE attempted to jerk the line free with right hand when the injury happened in th...
07/08/2016 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 4d restricted While attempting to dislodge a short length of barge rope impeding the dredge pump, the victim's hand slipped, and EE sustained a cut to left middle finger when it came against the pump wear plate edg...
06/28/2014 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 24d lost Victim was performing normal tasks (hosing decks, positioning barges, testing sand samples, etc.) When he began to experience lower back discomfort.
04/17/2014 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 2d lost, 6d restricted While using a box cutter knife to cut the long ends of plastic wire ties, the knife slipped resulting in a 2 cm laceration on the top of the victim's left hand. The wound was closed by a physician wit...
12/10/2013 OTHER FATALITY Fatal Victim was last observed accessing the stern if barge NBN-611. Shortly after, he was noticed to be missing. Snow was present on the barge. Damage or impairment is unknown at this time.
12/13/2012 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 140d lost After obtaining a sand sample from a barge being loaded at the dredge, the victim stepped down to the dredge deck (a distance of 12"" to 15"" down). His left knee ""popped"" as his weight made contact...
02/08/2012 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 2d lost Employee was engaged in the task of securing a loaded aggregate barge to an empty barge along side the dredge. In the process of placing the 2"" diameter soft line up on the deck fitting of the empty...
06/09/2010 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 265d restricted EE was moving barge rigging rachets (approx. weight 50 lbs.)from the dredge tender vessel to the barge deck. As a result of this action, EE reported that he sustained a muscle strain in his lower back...
11/11/2009 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 6d restricted EE lifted and tossed the ""eye"" end of a 5/8"" diameter cable that was attached to a barge drop-back winch on the dredge. The cable end that he was tossing over the barge deck fitting was estimated a...
08/08/2008 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 25d lost While wiping down the inside walls of the dredge classifier, the EE was sitting on a plank with his feet on the floor. He leaned out to clean the walls surface and his hand (holding a cloth) slipped c...
06/19/2008 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While in the process of releasing the tension on a fixed mounted barge winch on barge hmt-408, the ratchet handle of the winch ""kicked"" toward the employee. The sudden movement of the handle caused...
12/18/2007 SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 4d lost While stepping from the fore-deck of the M/V Delta Kelly J onto the river bank, the employee injured his right knee. It was a re-injury to an initial knee problem sustained while the employee was serv...
10/16/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None While the employee was walking along the walkway on the side of a barge, he had his arm draped inside the cargo box. He rubbed his arm along a rough area of the inside of the barge cargo box coaming a...
08/11/2007 OTHER NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None Employee was climbing a fixed position ladder when he sustained a spider bite to his lower left arem. The employee had not missed work but visited a doctor who has prescribed a tetnus injection, an al...
01/25/2007 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DYS AWY FRM WRK & RESTRCTD ACT 317d lost, 99d restricted Employee purports to injuring his back while pushing on a 14"" dia. pipe while in a seated position pushing with his feet. He was engaged in a maintenance project with others on the re-assembly of the...
07/18/2003 NO VALUE FOUND DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 5d lost EE WAS PUTTING ON A PAIR OF GLOVES. APPARENTLY A SMALL SPIDER (POSSIBLY A BROWN RECLUSE SPIDER)WAS IN THE FINGER OF ONE OF THE GLOVES. THE EE WAS BITTEN ON THE LEFT RING FINGER AND AGAIN ON HIS LEFT F...
08/12/2002 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS AWAY FROM WORK ONLY 30d lost EMPLOYEE WAS ASSISTING IN POSITIONING A DECK WINCH. USING PRYBARS, TWO MEN WERE MOVING THE WINCH INTO POSITION WHEN ONE BAR SLIPPED. THE LOAD (APPROXIMATELY 250 POUNDS) WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE OTHER BA...
02/27/2002 HANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED) NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A CUT WITH A HACKSAW ON A DEFECTIVE BEARING. THE UNSECURED BEARING MOVED IN THE PROCESS AND THE BLADE OF THE SIMPLEMANUAL- OPERATED HACKSAW CUT THE SECOND FINGER OF THE EE'S...
07/17/2001 HANDLING OF MATERIALS NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None WHILE POSITIONING A SPUD ON THE DREDGE, THE EMPLOYER WAS REMOVING A PIN. THE LIFTING COLLAR WAS NOT PROPERLY SECURED AND DROPPED ABOUT 12"" CATCHING HIS RIGHT HAND MIDDLE FINGER BETWEEN THE PIN HE WAS...
05/14/2001 MACHINERY NO DYS AWY FRM WRK,NO RSTR ACT None EE WAS ENGAGED IN REPAIR WORK WELDING AND ASSISTING A SECOND EE IN WELDING. SOMETIME DURING THE SHIFT EE SUSTAINED A WELDING FLASH BURN TO HIS EYES EITHER FROM CATCHING A DIRECT FLASH OR FROM A REFLEC...
02/26/2000 HANDLING OF MATERIALS DAYS RESTRICTED ACTIVITY ONLY 2d restricted WHILE HANDLING A BARGE MOORING CABLE, A SINGLE PROTRUDING WIRE STRAND OF THE CABLE PUNCTURED THE SKIN OF THE EMPLOYEE'S RIGHT THUMB. EMPLOYEE WAS WEARING GLOVES AT THE TIME.