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DSC Dredge, LLC

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — RESERVE, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at DSC Dredge, LLC in RESERVE, LOUISIANA
Employer DSC Dredge, LLC Report ID 2018010294
Address 156 Airport Rd. City, State ZIP RESERVE, LOUISIANA 70084
Event Date January 10, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Secondary Source Angle irons
Industry (NAICS) 333120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.07000, -90.57000

Incident Narrative

A winch drum was sitting on top of a piece of angle iron to keep it elevated. An employee was laying beneath the angle iron, blowing sand off the drum to prep for painting. He then used the drum to pull himself up from the ground. One side of the drum shifted and fell on him, lacerating his left cheek, right thumb, and behind his right ear and breaking his jawbone and right thumb.

Incident Summary

On January 10, 2018, a worker at DSC Dredge, LLC in RESERVE, LOUISIANA suffered fractures to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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