Bertucci Contracting Corporation
Fall or jump from water vehicle — Fractures — LAKE VILLAGE, Arkansas
| Employer | Bertucci Contracting Corporation |
| Address | Mississippi River Mile Marker 529.2 |
| City, State ZIP | LAKE VILLAGE, Arkansas 71653 |
| Report ID | 2020098487 |
| Event Date | September 6, 2020 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Fall or jump from water vehicle |
| Source of Injury | Barge |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237990 |
| GPS Coordinates | 33.33000, -91.29000 |
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Incident Narrative
On 9/06/2020, a spud barge with an excavator was tied to a deck barge by two steel cables around timber heads, one forward and one aft. As the excavator was removing rock from the deck barge, the deck barge began to sway, creating more tension on the aft cable. At 1:00 PM, the cable slipped over a timber head on the spud barge, released, and struck an employee on the spud barge and propelled them overboard. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the left hand.
Incident Summary
On September 6, 2020, a worker at Bertucci Contracting Corporation in LAKE VILLAGE, Arkansas suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as fall or jump from water vehicle, with barge identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 14 severe injury reports involving "Fall or jump from water vehicle" incidents in our database. Browse all Fall or jump from water vehicle injuries.
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