Safety Flash
Lost time injury (LTI): Hand injury during mooring operations
Lost time injury (LTI): Hand injury during mooring operations
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 01/15
- Hand and Finger InjuriesLine of FireMarine Operations
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuries
- BunkeringMooring operations
- Mooring fittingsMooring lines
- Job safety analysisOperating and work proceduresRisk assessmentSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A crewman sustained severe left-hand lacerations when relative vessel movement tensioned a mooring rope, trapping his palm between its eye and a bollard. The flash identifies insufficient slack, absent VHF coordination and lone working, with lessons on bridge-led communication, pre-work risk assessment, weather-related procedures and buddy working.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Bunkering; marine refuelling; marine refueling.
Classifications: Mooring operations; berthing; unmooring.
Classifications: Mooring fittings; cleats; bollards.
Classifications: Mooring lines; mooring rope; mooring wire.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A member has reported an incident which a crew member injured his hand during mooring operations.
IMCA SF 01/15. Themes: hand and finger injuries, line of fire, marine operations.