Safety Flash
UK HSE: uncontrolled movement of fabrication caused injury
UK HSE: uncontrolled movement of fabrication caused injury
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 01/22
- Control of WorkLine of Fire
- Crushing and pinch pointsLine of fire
- Hot work
- Operating and work proceduresRisk assessment
Summary
An HSE prosecution followed life-changing injuries when a dolphin jacket weighing approximately 7.7 tonnes moved uncontrollably during fabrication and welding, crushing a worker’s feet. The flash describes a failed positioning and securing method using forklift trucks and temporary steel supports, alongside absent written risk assessments and work method statements.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Hot work; welding and cutting.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Summary
The UK Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted an engineering company after an employee sustained life-changing injuries whilst welding an industrial steel fabrication.
IMCA SF 01/22. Themes: control of work, line of fire.