April 22, 2003
NE · Metal/Non-Metal
barge/boat/dredge/towbarge/towboat/leach operator, riverman, deck hand
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Lyman-Richey Sand & Gravel Company · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS REPAIRING WENCH ON DREDGE WHILE STANDING ON A WET HOSE. HE SLIPPED AND TRIED TO CATCH HIMSELF WITH HIS RIGHT ARM. THE EMPLOYEE RUPTURED HIS RIGHT BICEP MUSCLE REQUIRING SURGERY.