Safety Alert
Loss of Balance Results in Laceration to Leg from Grinder
Loss of Balance Results in Laceration to Leg from Grinder
- IADC
- Safety Alert
- IADC Alert 12-10
- Line of FireMachinery and Equipment
- Dropped objectsSlips, trips and falls
- Working at height
- Grinding equipmentLadder
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
An able seaman aboard a standby vessel lost his balance while using an electric grinder from the top of a ladder. The falling grinder cut his right leg above the knee, causing a 5 cm wound. Crew assistance and a platform doctor’s examination preceded referral to an onshore hospital.
Classifications: Dropped objects; falling objects; DROPS.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Grinding equipment; angle grinder; grinding wheel.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
The alert concerns a grinder causing a leg laceration after a loss of balance.
IADC Alert 12-10. Themes: line of fire, machinery and equipment.