Safety Flash
Person injured going down ladder
Person injured going down ladder
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 02/24
- Personal Protective EquipmentSlips, Trips and FallsWorking at Height
- Falls from heightHuman factorsSlips, trips and falls
- Working at height
- LadderPersonal protective equipment
Summary
A worker descending a fixed carousel manhole ladder lost his footing and fell approximately 87 cm. His helmet came off and his head struck a steel structure. The flash discusses possible contributions from misjudgement, an unsecured chinstrap and poor lighting, and records lighting improvements and reminders to secure PPE correctly.
Classifications: Falls from height; fall from height.
Classifications: Human factors; human performance; ergonomics.
Classifications: Slips, trips and falls; same-level falls.
Classifications: Working at height; work at height.
Classifications: Ladder; ladders.
Classifications: Personal protective equipment; PPE; personal protection equipment.
Summary
A person was descending the fixed ladder of a carousel manhole lost his footing and fell approximately 87 cm, his helmet came off, and his head struck the edge of a steel structure.
IMCA SF 02/24. Themes: personal protective equipment, slips, trips and falls, working at height.