Safety Flash
Entanglement in moving or rotating machinery
Entanglement in moving or rotating machinery
- IMCA
- Safety Flash
- IMCA SF 03/14
- Line of FireMachinery and Equipment
- Entanglement
- Inspection and maintenance
- Rotating machinery
- Marine industry
Summary
This safety flash relays a United States Coast Guard incident involving a crew member whose hair caught in a rotating propeller shaft during watchkeeping rounds. The person suffered life-threatening injuries and permanent disfigurement. It highlights entanglement risks associated with moving or rotating machinery.
Classifications: Entanglement; caught in machinery; drawn into machinery.
Classifications: Inspection and maintenance; asset inspection; equipment maintenance.
Classifications: Rotating machinery; rotating equipment.
Classifications: Marine industry; shipping industry; maritime sector.
Summary
A crew member suffered life-threatening injuries when hair became entangled in a rotating propeller shaft.
IMCA SF 03/14. Themes: line of fire, machinery and equipment.