Safety Flash
Worker sustained severe facial injuries during vessel maintenance
Worker sustained severe facial injuries during vessel maintenance
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 02/06
- Competence and TrainingControl of WorkLine of FireMachinery and Equipment
- Line of fire
- Inspection and maintenance
- Hand tools
- Job safety analysisOperational supervisionPermit to workSafety communication
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
A worker suffered severe facial injuries when a hand-held pipe slipped beneath a pressurised hydraulic jack during J-lay tower maintenance aboard an alongside pipelay vessel. The flash identifies unsuitable tooling, an incomplete reused job safety analysis, omitted briefing coverage and limited supervision, and outlines work-planning lessons.
Classifications: Line of fire; struck-by hazards.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Hand tools; hand-held tools; handheld tools.
Classifications: Job safety analysis; JSA; job hazard analysis; JHA.
Classifications: Operational supervision.
Classifications: Permit to work; PTW; work permit.
Classifications: Safety communication; toolbox talk; toolbox talks.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
A makeshift pipe slipped from a hydraulic jack during vessel maintenance and struck a worker in the face.
IMCA SF 02/06. Themes: competence and training, control of work, line of fire, machinery and equipment.