Newt Marine Services
Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle — Fractures — MARTHASVILLE, Missouri
| Employer | Newt Marine Services |
| Address | 17764 Bernheimer Rd, GPS_Coordinates: 38.661300, -91.244184 |
| City, State ZIP | MARTHASVILLE, Missouri 63357 |
| Report ID | 2023032772 |
| Event Date | March 28, 2023 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures |
| Body Part | Jaw, chin |
| Event Type | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle |
| Source of Injury | Barge |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237990 |
| GPS Coordinates | 38.67000, -91.25000 |
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Incident Narrative
A crew was preparing to replace a sheave on a spud on a platform barge. The spud was hoisted up with an excavator using a chain rigging so that the sheave could be changed. The injured employee was pulling the cable from the spud hoist drum to provide enough slack in the cable line. When additional cable was released from the hoist drum, the chain rigging around the spud slipped, causing the spud to fall suddenly. The hoist cable quickly tightened and the cable raised off the deck of the barge. The injured employee was then struck by the one-inch, steel cable, resulting in a lower jaw bone fracture.
Incident Summary
On March 28, 2023, a worker at Newt Marine Services in MARTHASVILLE, Missouri suffered fractures to the jaw, chin. The incident was classified as machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle, with barge identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 73 severe injury reports involving "Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle" incidents in our database. Browse all Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle injuries.
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