Safety Flash
Winching equipment
Winching equipment
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 03/00
- Control of WorkHand and Finger InjuriesMachinery and EquipmentManagement of Change
- Crushing and pinch pointsHand and finger injuries
- Inspection and maintenance
- CraneWinchWire rope
- Management of changeOperating and work proceduresRisk assessment
- Marine industry
- Vessel
Summary
This safety flash describes two vessel incidents: a tugger winch crushed a crew member’s toe, while crane wire respooling during maintenance trapped another worker’s hand and severed his index finger. Reported shortcomings concerned risk assessment, management of change, manual spooling procedures, operator positioning and visibility.
Classifications: Crushing and pinch points; crush hazards; pinch points.
Classifications: Hand and finger injuries; finger injury; hand injury.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Crane; cranes.
Classifications: Winch; winches.
Classifications: Wire rope; steel wire rope.
Classifications: Management of change; MOC; change management.
Classifications: Operating and work procedures.
Classifications: Risk assessment; hazard assessment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Classifications: Vessel; aboard ship; onboard vessel.
Summary
Two winching-related incidents caused toe crushing and finger amputation during operation and maintenance activities.
IMCA SF 03/00. Themes: control of work, hand and finger injuries, machinery and equipment, management of change.